Prosecutor state
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Prosecuter state (sometimes also called judicial branch state, Bagatzocracy or Juristocracy) is a state where the supreme court or attorney general has full control over all societal institutions, including the military, without any checks or balances[1] The term has been applied by historians and political commentators to the state of Israel under Aharon Barak, especially since 1992.
According to one definition, "The prosecutor state is characterized by the presence of ruling elite force of jurists as a watchdog of the aristocracy defined as broadly that the state must maintain an enormous vigilance and enforcement apparatus... This apparatus is not accountable to the public and enjoys immense police powers... Whether the legislative or administrative branches are able to maintain their respective responsibilities is an open question; indeed the civilian government is so penetrated by the apparatus that there is no clear distinction between the two."
In some cases, juristocracies feature literal, direct rule of the state by officials originating from the attorney general office - as it was, for instance, in Israel under Aharon Barak, and as it is in Israel under Avichay Mandelblit.
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