Minerva Workshop in Human Rights and Public Law

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Faculty of Law

Minerva Workshop in Human Rights and Public Law, 2024-25

Barak Medina

 

The workshop meets approximately seven times each semester. The discussions will be held in English.

First Semester - On Wednesday, from 16:30 to 18:00 in room 447 (Cheshin Buliding).

Second Semester - On Monday, from 14:00 to 15:30 in room 119 (Cheshin Buliding).

 

Schedule (First Semester)

Date

Author

Title

 

Nov. 6

 

               Introduction [no paper]

 

Nov. 13

 

Barak Medina, HUJI

On Constitutional Identity, Democratic Legitimacy and Judicial Review in Times of Democratic Backsliding: The Case of Israel

 

Nov. 27

 

Michael Karayanni, HUJI

A “Third Camp” in Israel’s Constitutional Upheaval: The Voice of the Silent Palestinian-Arab Minority

 

Dec. 11

 

Tomer Broude, HUJI

The Discursive Evolution of Human Rights Law: Empirical Insights

 

Jan. 1

 

Gila Stopler, Law & Business Academic Center

The Feminist Critique of Liberalism and the Challenge of Right-Wing Populism: From Religious Exemptions to Religious Control

 

Jan. 15

 

Raphael Cohen-Almagor, U. of Hull

Male Circumcision in the Name of Tradition and Good Health

 

Jan. 22

 

Anne Rethmann, FU

In the Struggle of World Politics: The World Jewish Congress and the UN Declaration of Human Rights

 

 

Schedule (Second Semester)

Date (14:00-15:30)

Author

Title

 

March 31

 

Netta Barak-Corren, HUJI

Designing Constituent Assemblies

 

April 21

 

Chagai Schlesinger, HUJI

Two Concepts of Judicial Deference to Religious Claims

 

May 5

 

Noa Kwartaz, HUJI

 

 

May 12

 

Einat Albin, HUJI

 

 

May 26

 

Ofra Bloch, TAU

 

 

June 9

 

Alon Harel, HUJI