The Battle over the Israeli Judiciary
Columbia Law School
May 4th, 2023
Co-organized by Academic Exchange and the Columbia Law School Center for Israeli Legal Studies
Introduction
- Jack Goldsmith: Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
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 of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York (1988 – 2006)
- Yuval Shany: Former Dean and Hersch Lauterpacht Professor of Public International Law, Hebrew University
Panel 2: Judicial Review
Moderator
- Samuel Moyn, Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History, Yale Law School
Panelists
- Daniel Friedmann, Former Minister of Justice (2009-11); 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, Professor of Law, Harry Radzyner Law School, Reichman University
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 University
- Ron Soffer, Soffer Advocates, Paris