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What is the International Law Forum?

The International Law Forum is an academic center devoted to the more effective development of international law and policy, by supporting experts and scholars in the field. Since its establishment in 2004, the Forum has sought to provide a medium through which outstanding research, review, public debate, and the widespread dissemination of international law issues could be pursued. 

 

What are the Forums' Goals?

The Forum aims to facilitate the assembly and dissemination of information pertinent to current developments in International Law. Other activities of the Forum aim to improve the manner in which international law is interpreted, and subsequently utilized by States, from within their domestic spheres.

 

Forum Activities

In pursuit of its goals, the Forum actively engages interested academics, advanced students, government officials, lawyers and NGO activists from both Israel and abroad, and brings them together in one location to present their research findings and opinions.
The Forums' current range of activities includes:
 
  1. Weekly seminars: In the seminars, research papers are presented and recent developments in international law are discussed.
  2. Year in Review: The Forum organizes an annual meeting that aims to discuss the major developments in international law in the passing year. 
  3. International conferences: The Forum organizes conferences  and symposiums on key international law issues and developments. See here to find out more about the next conference. 
  4. Research projects: The Forum initiates the establishment of specific study groups in order to study in-depth specific international law issues. 
  5. Student Activities: such as local and international moot court competitions are co-ordinated through the Forum. Fantastic opportunities to apply for scholarships, or internships with international tribunals may also be advertised.
  6. Publications: The Forum publishes online research papers on international law issues. You can view these papers on the award winning Social Science Research Network site, otherwise known as SSRN. See http://papers.ssrn.com.

Prominent Israeli guest speakers at Forum events have included senior government officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli Supreme Court President, the Israeli Attorney General, and the Israeli Defence Force Advocate General. The regular presence of speakers of this caliber, emphasizes both the size and quality of the Forum, and illustrates one of the many ways in which the Forum encourages interdisciplinary communication- making it an excellent interface between the Israeli and global community, and a vibrant, up-to-date centre from which to disseminate new concepts and information on International Law. 

By engaging scholars from both Israel and abroad, the Forum has established itself as a focal point for research work undertaken worldwide. In 2008-2009 the Forum aims to expand on and secure the services it provides by strengthening its administration and establishing a permanent legal clinic focused on International Law.

   

Meetings' Program 2024-2025

The meetings of the International Law Forum in the coming semester will take place on Mondays, at 13:00, except the first meeting which will be on Wednesday (together with the Cyber workshop).

Reading materials will be distributed in advance prior to each meeting, as well as the link for the session. Each meeting will begin by a short presentation by the speaker, followed by a round-table discussion. All meetings will be conducted in English. 

The meetings' program (which is subject to changes – to be announced in advance) is as follows:

Topics

Speakers

Date

Only for students of the International Law Workshop

Introduction Session

29/10/2024

International Law and English Law - Is the Tide Coming in or Going Out?

Prof. Malcolm Shaw

12/11/2024

Time of Crisis: Climate change and the Temporal Challenge

 Dr. Doreen Lustig

19/11/2024

The need for oversight on Surveillance Technologies: A (painful) Perspective from Israel

Dr Tal Mimran

3/12/2024

Year in Review - 2024

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31/12/2024

The Bandwagon of International Law

Prof. Shai Dothan

21/1/2025

TBA

Prof. David Kretzmer

28/1/2025

 

hope to see you all at the meetings!


We thank the following funds for their generous support:
Dr. Emilio von Hofmannsthal Fund
Hersch Lauterpacht Fund
Bruce W. Wayne Chair Fund