The Battle over the Israeli Judiciary

10:00am — Welcome

10:15am — Introduction

• Jack Goldsmith: Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

10:45am — Panel 1: Judicial Appointments and the Authority of Government Lawyers

Moderator

• David Schizer: Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law & Economics, Columbia Law School

Panelists

• Talia Einhorn: Professor of Law (em.), Ariel University; Director, Israeli Institute for Legislative Research and Comparative Law

• Hon. Michael Mukasey: Attorney General of the United States (2007 – 09); Judge (1988 – 2006), U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York

• Yuval Shany: Former Dean and Hersch Lauterpacht Professor of Public International Law, Hebrew University

12:15pm — Lunch

1:15pm — Panel 2: Judicial Review

Moderator

• Samuel Moyn, Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History, Yale Law School

Panelists

• Daniel Friedmann, Former Minister of Justice (2007-09); Professor of Law (em.) and former Dean, Tel Aviv University; former Dean, College of Management

• Judith Resnik: Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School

• Rivka Weill, Full Professor of Law at the Harry Radzyner Law School, Reichman University

2:45 — Break

3:00 — Panel 3: Political Context and Geopolitical Implications

Moderator

• Judith Goldstein, Janet M. Peck Professor of International Communication, Stanford University

Panelists

• Michael Walzer, Professor (em.), Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

• Ron Soffer: Soffer Advocates, Paris;member of the Paris, New York and Israel Bars; member of the bar of the International Criminal Court in The Hague