Bell Yosef

Prof. Aeyal Gross

Bell is a PhD Candidate at the Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies at Tel Aviv University. In her project, under the supervision of Prof. Aeyal Gross, she wishes to discuss mechanisms to achieve a close, open, and sincere dialogue between the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) and the Israeli Supreme Court. Her work investigates existing mechanisms such as the Limitation Clause, the Overriding Clause, Reading Down, Reading In, the Severability Doctrine and Reference Question, in order to examine whether these can be used, within the scope of Israeli constitutional law, in a manner that will improve the current, tense atmosphere of the constitutional dialogue. Bell's research has won her The President of Israel Scholarship for Innovative and Excellent Research for the year of 2018.
In her LL.M. thesis (cum Laude), Bell discussed the normative status of the legislative process in the Israeli HCJ (High Court of Justice) proceedings. She demonstrated how the Israeli Supreme Court’s decisions were affected by pending legislation, and subsequently using the mere existence of the legislation process to postpone, remove, or dismiss petitions. She illustrated the pros and cons of this trend, and suggested eight criteria to direct the court on the matter of when and how to promote a fair normative status.
Since 2008, Bell has served as research and teaching assistant in a variety of legal disciplines, including Constitutional Law, Labor Law, Property Law, Contract Law, Legal Ethics, Roman Law, Legal Aspects of Pornography, and Legal Aspects of Property and Real-Estate. In 2012, she became a junior lecturer in Contract Law and Property Law, a post she continues to hold to this day.

Bell’s overall interests lie in Constitutional Law, with a specific affinity for constitutional dialogue and Human Rights.

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