Students sued the Hebrew University for allowing smoking in the hallways and for lack of efficient enforcement of a law prohibiting smoking in public spaces. The court held that a reasonable interpretation of the law prohibits the smoking in the hallways and that the University must instruct its personnel to enforce the law.
An individual or organization may sue their own government in order to advance or protect the public interest. For example, an NGO may sue the government claiming the government’s weak tobacco control laws violated their constitutional right to health.
Students sued the Hebrew University for allowing smoking in the hallways and for lack of efficient enforcement of a law prohibiting smoking in public spaces. The court held that a reasonable interpretation of the law prohibits the smoking in the hallways and that the University must instruct its personnel to enforce the law.