Turning Theory into Practice: The Struggle for Mandatory Arbitration in Israel
The Israeli judicial system has for many years been overburdened by the volume of cases that it has to hear. Statistics produced by the courts' management in 2016 stated that by the end of 2015, the average volume of cases per judge, per year in the Magistrate Court was 1,650 (a bench of 411 judges). In the District Court, it was 350 (a bench of 179 judges). This problem is accentuated by the fact that many cases can be extremely lengthy, often stretching over many years. Thi
