We remember M. Cherif Bassiouni, one of the most important and widely respected experts on International Criminal Justice.
The Fried-Gal Colloquium was honored to host Professor Bassiouni in May of 2015. He was a profound influence across generations and "...liked to build bridges and point to the similarities between the faiths instead of the differences." -- New York Times Obituary
The Fried-Gal Colloquium was honored to host Professor Bassiouni in May of 2015. He was a profound influence across generations and "...liked to build bridges and point to the similarities between the faiths instead of the differences." -- New York Times Obituary
The Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Initiative
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THE GAL FOUNDATION, a long time supporter of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, established the Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program at the Law Faculty in 2010. The first academic program in Israel devoted to Transitional Justice, it also supports, with other departments, the Masters in Human Rights and Transitional Justice, multi-disciplinary research, clinical work and community outreach. Students take study trips to international sites of past and current conflict, such as Rwanda, Northern Ireland and Cyprus, and within Israel, where Arab and Jewish citizens either live in mixed cities and localities or live in separate communities. Learn more about transitional justice.
The program also hosts the Fried-Gal Colloquium chaired by Visiting Prof. Ruti Teitel, the Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law at NY Law School and Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics.
The program also hosts the Fried-Gal Colloquium chaired by Visiting Prof. Ruti Teitel, the Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law at NY Law School and Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics.
Latest News:
2022: The Fried Gal Transitional Justice program has moved to the Clinical Education Center (CLEC) at the Law Faculty. We are excited to be partnering with the premier clinic in Israel, and to continue to support the important academic research and the Colloquium chaired by Prof. Ruti Teitel.
May-June 2022: We co-hosted Prof. Kevin Jon Heller, of the Center for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen for a significant Lecture on "Accountability for the crime of aggression in the War on Ukraine." see Poster. The Fried-Gal Colloquium is also holding session with lectures and readings by Prof. Ruti Teitel, Prof. Kevin Jon Heller and faculty members of the Hebrew University, Dr. Alexandra Herfroymischler and Prof. Areej Sabbagh-Khoury.
June 2019: The Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program and Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem hosted Prof. Fabián Salvioli of Argentina, the UN Special Rapporteur on on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, and former President of the UN Human Rights Committee, for a lecture on Gender Dimensions in Transitional Justice. The discussion was chaired by Prof. Ruti Teitel of New York Law School.
2018: The Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program conducted workshops and study tours on the conflict in Cyprus under the guidance of Adv. Limor Yehuda, PhD candidate at the Hebrew University Faculty of Law, whose research focuses on the resolution of ethno-national conflicts. The workshops included an introduction to and comparison of the Cyprus and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, a review of initiatives and actions that various parties have taken to promote peace and reconciliation in Cyprus, and a critical evaluation of concepts and methods of Transitional Justice in situations where peace agreements have not yet been achieved. read more.
May-June 2022: We co-hosted Prof. Kevin Jon Heller, of the Center for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen for a significant Lecture on "Accountability for the crime of aggression in the War on Ukraine." see Poster. The Fried-Gal Colloquium is also holding session with lectures and readings by Prof. Ruti Teitel, Prof. Kevin Jon Heller and faculty members of the Hebrew University, Dr. Alexandra Herfroymischler and Prof. Areej Sabbagh-Khoury.
June 2019: The Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program and Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem hosted Prof. Fabián Salvioli of Argentina, the UN Special Rapporteur on on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, and former President of the UN Human Rights Committee, for a lecture on Gender Dimensions in Transitional Justice. The discussion was chaired by Prof. Ruti Teitel of New York Law School.
2018: The Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program conducted workshops and study tours on the conflict in Cyprus under the guidance of Adv. Limor Yehuda, PhD candidate at the Hebrew University Faculty of Law, whose research focuses on the resolution of ethno-national conflicts. The workshops included an introduction to and comparison of the Cyprus and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, a review of initiatives and actions that various parties have taken to promote peace and reconciliation in Cyprus, and a critical evaluation of concepts and methods of Transitional Justice in situations where peace agreements have not yet been achieved. read more.
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November 2018: The Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program and Minerva Center for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland in Israel, hosted an international symposium on the interplay between global politics and transitional justice, bringing together local and international scholars and practitioners engaged in transitional justice initiatives and research.
December 2017: the Faculty of Law's Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program and the Minerva Center for Human Rights held an international workshop on "Constitutional Arrangements as a Means to Resolve Ethno-National Conflicts" on December 17th and 18th, 2017. The keynote speaker was Prof. Chris McCrudden of Queen’s University Belfast and University of Michigan Law School and Prof. Ruti Teitel co-chaired the opening session.
Additionally, the Bi-Annual Fried-Gal Colloquium on Transitional Justice took place at Hebrew University December 18-27. Speakers included Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, who has recently been appointed the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism. Prof. Ní Aoláin is Regents Professor at Univ. Of Minnesota Law School and holder of the Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society. She is also Prof. of Law and Associate Director at Ulster University’s Transitional Justice Institute (Belfast).
December 2017: the Faculty of Law's Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program and the Minerva Center for Human Rights held an international workshop on "Constitutional Arrangements as a Means to Resolve Ethno-National Conflicts" on December 17th and 18th, 2017. The keynote speaker was Prof. Chris McCrudden of Queen’s University Belfast and University of Michigan Law School and Prof. Ruti Teitel co-chaired the opening session.
Additionally, the Bi-Annual Fried-Gal Colloquium on Transitional Justice took place at Hebrew University December 18-27. Speakers included Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, who has recently been appointed the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism. Prof. Ní Aoláin is Regents Professor at Univ. Of Minnesota Law School and holder of the Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society. She is also Prof. of Law and Associate Director at Ulster University’s Transitional Justice Institute (Belfast).
October 2017 Prof. Barak Medina, Co-Academic director of the Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program, was elected to serve as the University's 24th Rector by the Senate of the Hebrew University.
Prof. Medina holds the Justice Haim H. Cohen Chair in Human Rights Law. He serves as the Academic Director of the Research Center on Multiculturalism and Diversity, Co-Academic Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Dignified End of Life, Chair of the Academic Committee of the Center for Clinical Legal Studies, and Head of Hebrew University’s Office of Assessment and Evaluation. He holds a LLM degree, Harvard University ‘96 and a PhD in Economics, Hebrew University ‘99. In 2001 he joined the Faculty of Law, and between 2009 and 2012, served as Dean of the Faculty. His new book, Human Rights Law in Israel, was published in Spring of 2017.
Prof. Medina holds the Justice Haim H. Cohen Chair in Human Rights Law. He serves as the Academic Director of the Research Center on Multiculturalism and Diversity, Co-Academic Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Dignified End of Life, Chair of the Academic Committee of the Center for Clinical Legal Studies, and Head of Hebrew University’s Office of Assessment and Evaluation. He holds a LLM degree, Harvard University ‘96 and a PhD in Economics, Hebrew University ‘99. In 2001 he joined the Faculty of Law, and between 2009 and 2012, served as Dean of the Faculty. His new book, Human Rights Law in Israel, was published in Spring of 2017.
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December 2016 Geoffrey Robertson QC delivered the keynote address at the Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Colloquium, chaired by Prof. Ruti Teitel.
Prof. Yuval Shany, former Dean of the Law Faculty and head of the Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Program introduced Sir Geoffrey, who spoke of his efforts to have the Armenian Genocide recognized by the world community, including the Human Rights Court, and read from his newest book, An Inconvenient Genocide. He recalled Raphael Lemkin, a lawyer of Polish-Jewish origin, who coined the term Genocide as "referring to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group". Geoffrey Robertson QC, world-renowned human rights lawyer recently represented Armenia with barrister Amal Clooney at the European Court of Human Rights. He founded and jointly heads Doughty Street Chambers in London; he is a visiting professor at Queen Mary University of London. Until 2007 he sat as an appeal judge at the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone. |
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- May 2016 Prof. Ruti Teitel hosted Dr. Pierre Hazan, Assoc. Prof. at Neuchatel Univ. and co-founder of Hirondelle and Justice at the Fried-Gal Transitional Justice Colloquium in Jerusalem. Dr. Hazan spoke on "The Media - between Perpetrator and Victim" and shared his personal views on the politics of memorialization.
- December 2015 Luis Moreno Ocampo, former & first Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, taught jointly with Professor Ruti Teitel, at the Fried-Gal Colloquium and addressed the issue of the ICC's role in transitional justice processes in the Middle East. Guest lectures, were Prof. Yuval Shani, Dean of the Law Faculty and Dr. Roy S.Schondorf, Israel's Deputy Attorney General (International Law).
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Prof. Yuval Shani, Dean of the Hebrew U. Law Faculty (seated) and Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo.
Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo and Prof. Ruti Teitel
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- May 2015 The Fried-Gal Colloquium hosted M. Cherif Bassiouni, Emeritus Professor of Law at DePaul University in Chicago. Frequently referred to as the father on International Criminal Law, he is linked to the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which he championed. Prof. Bassiouni met with students and presented a lecture entitled “Reflections on Peace: But Where is Justice and Reconciliation?”
- Read More about Prof. Bassiouni
March 2013 The 2013 Transitional Justice Workshop: Northern Ireland as a Case Study
Press and more :
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- Minerva Center for Human Rights October 2017 Newsletter
- The Times of Israel: Ex-ICC prosecutor praises, but doesn’t endorse, Israeli report on settlements’ legality
- Associated Press: Palestinian war crimes move against Israel could backfire, says ex-ICC prosecutor
- Al-Monitor: Former ICC prosecutor says Palestinians can join court