Page 9 - Academic and Experiential Study in Israel

Visit the Knesset (the israeli parliament) to learn about legislative
processes.
Visit the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, recognized by israeli law as the
supreme authority on Jewish law.

At The Israel Democracy Institute, talk about the impact of religion on
laws affecting personal status.

Visit Dirasat, the Arab Center for Law & Policy, and meet with young
Arab policy leaders.

meet a representative from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Military
Court.

lecture by representative of Blue and White Human Rights on
privacy rights in a nation confronting security threats.
Law in the start-up nation: patent protection in israel and the world
with executive advisor to a leading start-up company.
Tour South Tel Aviv or Holot detention facility to discuss legal status
of African asylum seekers in israel.

discuss Sharia Law, the prophetic moral code of islam, with muslim
Sheikh.

enjoy an encounter with international students studying law in israel,
and compare the different legal systems around the world.

Meet with a senior female Arab attorney to discuss Arab women’s
legal rights in matrimonial law.

Visit the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, which oversees israel’s
judicial system. meet with a senior advisor to the minister and learn
about what happens when politics and the justice system meet.

tour the Israeli Supreme Court to learn about the israeli Justice
system.

Hear from Prof. Ruth Gabizon about the challenges in creating a
constitution for the Jewish State, and establishing an equal and
democratic law and governing system in this conflicted country.

Have a discussion comparing Muslim law to the Christian and the
Jewish judicial systems and laws.

Visit the Supreme court's library to better understand the Ottoman
and British imperial influences on the Israeli law system.

Israel and the international law – how it affects decision making and
how binding is it in fact?

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