26 November 2013

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Summer Institute for Law and Policy

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:  Summer Institute for Law and Policy

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law invites applications for its three week Summer Institute for Law and Policy, June 1-20, 2014.

ABOUT HU: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) is the first and leading university in Israel (ranked 59 in the world in http://www.shanghairanking.com). The Faculty of Law, which has long been considered the most prestigious law school in the country and a world-reputed academic institution, is inviting applications for the first of its Summer Institutes for Law and Policy. The Program, offered in English, is dedicated to International Law and Human Rights, and the Middle East Conflict, fields for which the HU Law Faculty has been known as an international hub of academic excellence.

THE SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND POLICY, PROGRAM DETAILS: The program offers four academic courses with top Israeli legal experts; The Legal Aspects of the Middle East Crisis, Prof. Robbie Sabel, Israel's Human Rights Challenges, Prof. David Kretzmer, Information Law and Technology, Dr. Guy Pesach, and International Economic Law in the Age of Globalization, Prof. Tomer Broude.

The program begins June 1st, 2014 and runs through June 20th, 2014. It is run in cooperation with the Rothberg International School, creating a supportive environment, both academically and socially for foreign students.

The program offers an excellent study program in a top notch university, located in an intellectually stimulating environment: the City of Jerusalem, with its long history of conflict and diversity, and the State of Israel - a Start-Up Nation, confronting difficult international law and human rights challenges.

Academically and practically inclined students and practitioners with strong legal backgrounds are invited to apply to the HU Summer Institute. Language of Instruction: English

TUITION: $3,250

ACCOMMODATIONS AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY: $750 (Participants may make alternate hotel arrangements of their choosing). Airfare not included.

Scholarships, stipends and partial tuition waivers will be offered to all qualifying candidates based upon available funding.

FURTHER INFORMATION: See http://instituteforlawandpolicy.com/ or irisa@savion.huji.ac.il

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