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 |
1 | Nov. 6 | Introduction [no paper] | |
2 | Nov. 13 | Barak Medina, HUJI | |
3 | Nov. 27 | Michael Karayanni, HUJI | A “Third Camp” in Israel’s Constitutional Upheaval: The Voice of the Silent Palestinian-Arab Minority |
4 | Dec. 11 | Tomer Broude, HUJI | The Discursive Evolution of Human Rights Law: Empirical Insights |
5 | 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 |
6 | Jan. 15 | Raphael Cohen-Almagor, U. of Hull | Male Circumcision in the Name of Tradition and Good Health |
7 | 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 |
1 | March 31 | Netta Barak-Corren, HUJI | Designing Constituent Assemblies |
2 | April 21 | Chagai Schlesinger, HUJI | Two Concepts of Judicial Deference to Religious Claims |
3 | May 5 | Noa Kwartaz |
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4 | May 12 | Einat Albin, HUJI |
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5 | May 26 | Ofra Bloch, TAU |
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6 | June 9 | Alon Harel |
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