About Us

The law faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, located on Mount Scopus, is the flagship of legal research and education in Israel. The faculty, established in 1949 as the first law faculty at an Israeli university, has a glorious past, an impressive record of present day excellence and a promising future.

Most of the leadership of the Israeli legal system, including most of our past and present Supreme Court Justices, have graduated from the law faculty, or taught therein. Most of the recipients of the prestigious Israel Prize in Law and Criminology have also hailed from the faculty.

The current members of the law faculty at Hebrew University are top notch teachers and researchers with an established international reputation and prominent status in the Israeli legal universe. Their research work, which involves developments in legal theory with a global application and more practical oriented study of law from critical and comparative perspectives, is regularly published in the world's top law journals and publishing houses. Our faculty members also distinguish themselves in obtaining competitive research grants and prizes for academic excellence.

Message from the Dean

Message from the Dean

Welcome to the website of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem!

If you are here, then I assume you already know something about the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and that you are interested in learning more. Whether you came here as students, as candidates for studies, as researchers, as graduates of the faculty, or whether you came simply as visitors - welcome to the faculty website - you've come to the right place.

Among other things, you may already know that the Faculty of Law is the leading academic institution in Israel for research and legal education. International rankings have also placed it high among other top-notched institutions for legal education. Perhaps you know that soon the faculty will mark 75 years to its foundation (and the Hebrew University - 100 years). Perhaps you already know that our alumni stand out as leaders of public opinion, and have proven tremendous impact in various platforms and fields - in the legal system, in public service as well as in the private sector, in thought and philosophy, in economics, in the tech industry as well as among political and civil leadership. Perhaps you know that the faculty is located in the refurbished and beautiful historic campus on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem (the invitation to come and visit us is always open) and, at the same time keeps its position at the forefront of legal and interdisciplinary research.

As a graduate of the faculty and as Dean today, I am proud of the faculty’s unique character, which combines excellence in teaching and research with actual contribution to society in Israel and worldwide. The faculty is first and foremost a community: a learning community, a teaching community, a challenging community, a supportive community, a thinking and knowledgeable community, a diverse and inclusive community, a critical community and, definitely a community that is worth being a part of.

Numerous and diverse study programs are available at the Faculty of Law, as it also benefits from (and contributes to) the prolific academic environment of the Hebrew University. Many of the faculty’s students pursue a joint degree, combing legal studies with various fields such as History and Political Science, International Relations, Philosophy, Business Administration, Psychology, Computer Science, and even Medicine. A wide variety of courses are available at the Faculty of Law, in a plentiful of relevant subjects and study programs. These include courses in commercial law, private law, public law, constitutional law, philosophy of law, international law, criminal law and criminology, comparative law courses, legal research methods, interdisciplinary courses, workshops and seminars. The Faculty also offers courses at the Clinical Legal Education Center, in which students experience practical legal work, and are able to make a meaningful contribution in motivating policy changes on various social, economic and environmental issues (such as the rights of persons with disabilities, rights in criminal law proceedings, legal representation of children and youth at risk, and more). More than any other institution in Israel, the faculty offers participation in moot court competitions in Israel and abroad, such as the the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

In the Faculty you will also find a variety of important academic centers and research institutes: the Institute of Criminology, the Sacher Institute for Legislative Research and Comparative Law, the Mishael Cheshin Center for Advanced Legal Studies, the Aharon Barak Center for Interdisciplinary Legal Research, the Federman Cyber Security Center, the Minerva Center for Human Rights, the Matz Institute for Jewish Law, the Center for the Study of Multiculturalism and Diversity, and the new Aumann-Fisher Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy. A new teaching and research program on children's and youth rights will soon be launched at the faculty.

The Faculty sees itself first and foremost as an Israeli academic institution, nevertheless a very important aspect of the research and training of our students is internationality. The Faculty is visited every year by dozens of researchers from abroad, in a variety of fields, as part of academic conferences and teaching programs. We encourage our students to study abroad, as part of nearly 30 exchange programs with leading law faculties around the world. Dozens of exchange and research students also arrive at our Faculty from abroad each year. The Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem jointly operates the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) - an academic branch in London, where we conduct teaching and research activities in collaboration with other leading faculties from all continents (such as Georgetown, Kings College London, Melbourne Law School, National University of Singapore, University of Toronto and more).

The Faculty is also dedicated to strengthening ties with its professional and geographical surroundings. It maintains strong professional relations with leading law firms in Israel and provides its graduates with support for placement in these firms as well as within the public sector, and further for their legal internship. The conferences and seminars held at the Faculty are open to the general public and bring together prominent academic scholars and noted figures of the practical realm. With a commitment to excellence, an ongoing and central goal of the Faculty is to support diversity among its students, embracing all strata of Israel’s society.

The Faculty of Law is a top-tier academic unit, a vibrant community engaged in activities that challenge both thought and action. It is an academic and professional leading, inclusive home, which does not rest on its laurels. Thanks to excellent academic staff, a dedicated and high-quality administrative personnel, socially responsible and outstanding students, and a tradition of academic excellence, the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University is the leading institution for legal studies and research in Israel.

 

Prof. Tomer Broude

Dean | Faculty of Law, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Foreign Degree Recognition

Our unit answer questions and reply to applications only during office hours: Thursdays, between 9am-1pm.  Appointments are to be set in advance, and it case they are missed, or not set in advance by the scheduling system - they will not take place.

In order to promote your application, and respect your time and efforts, we kindly request:

1. Send you application in advance: the applicationt form – WordPDF  – is to be sent in advanced to : degreerec@savion.huji.ac.il, along with all required relevant documents listed in it, scanned as PDF 

2. Only if you receive a reply from our unit, informing you your degree can be accredited, schedule an appointment with us, using the following websitehttps://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/Bookings2@hujiacil.onmicrosoft.com/bookings
you will also receive in the same notice a link for the fee payment  of 420 NIS

Remember to bring with you tou your appointment all original documents that were required and submitted (Diplomas, official grade transcripts, IDs, notary translations, official governmental certificates and apostille certificates). 

 

For more information on this process, please see the Hebrew section of the website.

 

Office HoursThursdays 09:00-13:00.

Room 7

The Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem 9190501
Israel

 

Contact information:
Phone: 02-5882540
Fax: 02-5823042
Email: degreerec@savion.huji.ac.il

Contact Us

Address:

The Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem 9190501
Israel


Faculty:

+972-2-5882528
+972-2-5882528
Prof. Benny Porat, Vice-Dean
+972-2-5882558
Prof. Margit CohnChairman of the Committee for Advanced Legal Studies
+972-2-5881177
Prof. Moshe HirschLLM. Advisor
+972-2-5882511
Ms. Efrat FineAssociate Dean
+972-2-5882507
Prof. Badi Hasisichair of the institute of Criminology
+972-2-5881156
Adv. Danny EvronExecutive Director of The Minerva Center for Human Rights
+972-2-5882554
Dr. Einat AlbinDirector of The Jerusalem Justice Center Law Clinics for Social Responsibility
    
   

Fax Numbers:

Dean's Office: +972-2-5823042

Library: +972-2-5822895
Criminology: +972-2-5881725
Student Affairs: +972-2-5881536

 

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