The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions at the University of Haifa invites you to a conference:
The Israeli Democracy in War - Is the ‘Edge’ Protected?
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014, University of Haifa
Program and participants:
09:00 – 09:15 – Gathering
09:15 – 09:30 – Opening Remarks: Prof. Eli Salzberger, Director, Minerva Center
09:30 – 10:00 – Introduction: Prof. Amnon Reichman, Principal Investigator, Minerva Center
10:00 –11:30 – First session: Legality of Military Activities during Operation “Protective Edge” According to International Law
(First part of the session will be a lecture, followed by an ‘interview with experts’)
Interviewer and chair: Adv. Ido Rosenzweig (Minerva Center)
Colonel Noam Noiman (Department of International Law, Military Advocate General Corps) – Lecture
Interview with Experts:
Prof. Françoise Hampson(School of Law and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex)
Colonel (res.) Pnina Sharvit-Baruch (The Institute for National Security Studies)
Dr. Eliav Lieblich (Inter Disciplinary Center, Herzliya)
11:30 –11:45 – Coffee break
10:45 –13:15 – Second session: The Limits of Freedom to Speech in during Armed Conflicts
(A Round Table Discussion)
Chair: Prof. Gad Barzilai (Dean of University of Haifa Law Faculty; Principal Investigator, Minerva Center)
Facilitator: Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler (The Israel Democracy Institute)
Justice (Emerita) Dalia Dorner (President of the Israeli Press Council)
Adv. Abeer Baker (Clinic of Prisoners Rights and Reentry, University of Haifa)
Adv. Yael Vias Gvirsman (The Concord Research Center for Integration of International Law in Israel, College of Management - Academic Studies)
Adv. Shlomi avramzon (State Attorney, Ministry of Justice)
13:15 –14:15 – Lunch Break
14:15 –16:15 – Third session: Review, Supervision, and Investigations During and After Armed Conflicts
(A Round Table Discussion)
Facilitator and Chair: Prof. Amnon Reichman
Prof. Miguel Deutch (Tel Aviv University, Member of Turkel Commission)
Prof. Amichai Cohen (Dean of Law School, Ono Academic College)
Adv. Miri Frankel-Shor (Legal Advisor for Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee)
Adv. Tamar Feldman (The Association for Civil Rights in Israel)
Dr. Ziv Bohrer (Faculty of Law, Bar Ilan University)
Dr. Gilad Noam(Department of Special International Affairs, Ministry of Justice)
Lieutenant Colonel Roni Katzir (former Assistant Military Advocate General (legal affairs))
16:15 –16:30 – Coffee break
16:30 –18:00 – Fourth session: Rehabilitation and Resilience – the day after / day before
(Lectures and discussion)
Chair: Prof. Eli Salzberger
Colonel Dr.Tamir Moritz (Consultation and Legislation Division, the Military Prosecutor's Office)
Attorney David Rotenberg(The Israeli Compensation Fund)
Adv. Eitan Diamond (Gisha - Protecting Palestinians Freedom of Movement)
18:00 –18:15 – Concluding remarks: Prof. Gad Barzilai
The conference will take place at the University of Haifa
Rabin observatory.
Participation is free upon registration
For more details contact: Dr. Michal Ben Gal, Academic coordinator
Tel: +972(0)50-216-3543 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
