Law

The Hebrew University Faculty of Law

Founded in 1949 immediately after the establishment of the State of Israel, HU's Faculty of Law is Israel’s world-renowned flagship of legal education and research. The Faculty is comprised of several research institutes and forums. Distinguished alumni include seven of the 14 current Supreme Court justices, Ambassadors to the United Nations, several Attorney-Generals, senior government officials, and of course, practicing lawyers.

The Faculty of Law supports and serves Jerusalem's underprivileged communities and community centers by promoting student volunteerism at specialized legal clinics. Learn more about the Clinical Legal Education Center for Human Rights and Social Responsibility and its women's rights program.  Read a newsletter about the experiences of  legal students working in these clinics.  View HU's new video: The Jerusalem Justice Center: Law Clinics for Social Responsibility

The Aharon Barak Center for Interdisciplinary Legal Research opened in 2011. The Barak Center provides research grants and support for the use of interdisciplinary methodology for the study of different areas of law.  Read more about the Aharon Barak Center For Interdisciplinary Legal Research. 

The Faculty also expanded its international programs, which include student and faculty exchange programs, and joint PhD programs. 

Selected Accomplishments:

• "Jewish Rioters Face Stiffer Penalties in IDF Courts" - The Jerusalem Post, December 15, 2011

• "HU Students to Represent Israel in Humanitarian Law Contest" - Jpost.com, November 30, 2011

• Law Students Win ICRC-Sponsored International Humanitarian Law Competition for Second Consecutive Year (November 2011)

• "HU and TAU law faculties ranked among world’s top 100" - JerusalemPost.com, August 4, 2011
• "Law professor Gavison wins Israel Prize for legal research" - The JerusalemPost.com, March 21, 2011
• A world-leading center for the study of Jewish law, comparative law, and public international law, greatly contributing to the development of the Israeli legal system, legal theory, and international law
• The Minerva Center for Human Rights is Israel’s preeminent academic center in Israel for human rights research and education; it has the only postdoctoral fellowship in Israel in this field
• The Faculty of Law Library is Israel's oldest, largest, most diversified and prestigious law library
• The Israel Malz Institute for Jewish Law’s Hebrew Annual of Jewish Law, is the premiere publication in the field
• The Faculty’s Israel Law Review is tapped as a resource on discussions of Israeli law by international scholars
• A Joint Executive LL.M Program with Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC 

Law Students Win ICRC-Sponsored International Humanitarian Law Competition for Second Consecutive Year

Winning team defeats ten other groups

Four Hebrew University Professors Named Winners of EMET Prize

Annual prize is a mark of excellence and influential academic and professional achievements

Hebrew University's Academic Year Opens with 23,000 Enrollment

Ninety new humanities courses, innovative MA programs offered this year

Four Hebrew U. Researchers to be Awarded 2011 EMET Prize

Recipients Join Elite Cadre of EMET/Nobel Laureates

Former Mossad head, Meir Dagan Wins Chaim Herzog Award

Recipient's life is "intertwined with the story of the State of Israel"