Standing of Public Interest Organizations in Israel

The Article suggests that broad standing rights in Israel not only have contributed to the development of constitutional and administrative law, but also encourage the establishment of public interest organizations whose activities focus on filing petitions in those areas. Many of these petitions deal with issues that have significant political implications. This Article presents the broad standing rights in Israel, indicates the role of broad compliance in the development of Israeli constitutional and administrative law, describes the contribution of the broad standing in Israel to the establishment of public interest organizations and civic groups, and offers explanations of the dominance of these organizations and groups in filing petitions on issues which do not involve claims of violation of human rights or of individual interests.