[This is the third post in my series on my mission to Israel. You can read Parts I and II.]
As a general matter, I am skeptical of comparative constitutional law. I think it is exceptionally difficult to master one legal system. I don't even pretend I've figured out own own laws. I barely have enough time to read all of the Supreme Court's decision. (I still need to finish Jarkesy, Corner Post, and NetChoice.) I doubt a professor could purport to be an expert of both Louisiana Civil Law and Texas Common Law, even though the states border each other! How can one person possibly become an expert in multiple legal systems from different corners of the globe, and purport to compare and contrast them? I have no clue. Maybe comparativists are simply smarter than us simple-minded schlubs who are mired in a single, provincial system of laws.
With that caveat in mind, I will describe my admittedly crude crash course into the Israeli separation of powers.
