Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 1 Associate Professor
Résumé
High Education
2008
The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science, Siracusa, Italy Participant (May 25 - June 4, 2008): The 2007 Specialization Course for Young Penalists, the Sharia and International Criminal Law, taught by Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni. Honors: Winner of the Second "Best Oralist" Award at the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law. Activities: Young Penalist, Member of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP); Participant, the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law.
2007-2008
The Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany Visiting Scholar, Post-Doctoral Fellow (September 2007-July 2008): Constitutionalizing Substantive Criminal Law in the German Jurisprudence; International Environmental Criminal Law; Torture, Terrorism and Criminal Law Theory; and The Meaning of Citizenship. Collaborating with Prof. Ulrich Sieber, Prof. Walter Perron, and Prof. Albin Eser. Honors: Winner of the Minerva Research Fellowship and of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Activities: Post-Doctoral and Minerva Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law.
2007
The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science, Siracusa, Italy Participant (May 20-30 2007): The 2007 Specialization Course for Young Penalists, Post-Conflict Justice: Policy Options and Modalities, taught by Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni. Honors: Winner of an acknowledgement medal for rhetorical talents and skills at the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law: "The Best Oralist for Legal Arguments". Activities: Young Penalist, Member of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP); Participant, the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law.
2006-2007
University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada Visiting Scholar, Post-Doctoral Fellow (July 2006-May 2007): Constitutional Influence on Substantive Criminal Law from Canadian Perspective; Collaborating with Prof. Lorraine Weinrib and Prof. Alan Brudner. Honors: Halbert Exchange Research Fellowship of the Munk Centre for International Studies for Post-Doctoral Fellows. Activities: Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Munk Centre and Junior Fellow of Massy College at the University of Toronto; Member of the Law & Philosophy Group on Kant's Readings, directed by Prof. Arthur Ripstein; Research Assistant- Prof. Alan Brudner, Criminal Law Theory; Member, Editorial Board and Special Reader- The Indigenous Law Journal; Adjunct Senior Editor, the Journal of International Law & International Relations; Senior Editor, Journal of Law & Equality.
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 2 Associate Professor
2005-2007
Columbia University School of Law, New York, New York JSD, May 2007: "The Meaning of Criminal Law: Three Tenets on American & Comparative Constitutional Aspects of Substantive Criminal Law", supervised by Prof. George P. Fletcher; Committee members: Prof. Michael Dorf, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, and Prof. Gillian Metzger. Honors: Full Scholarship from Columbia University; Full Fulbright Scholarship; Bretzfelder Constitutional Law Fellowship; Special Fellowship by the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University (for Teaching Assistant position at the Columbia University Department of History, on the "History of the State of Israel"). Activities: Research Assistant- Prof. George P. Fletcher, International and Comparative Criminal Law, the Law of War, Legal Philosophy, the Alien Tort Statute, and Biblical Jurisprudence; Teaching Assistant- Prof. Michael Stanislawski, History of the State of Israel.
2004-2005
LL.M. (with honors), May 2005; G.P.A. 3.6680/4 Concentration: Legal Philosophy, and Comparative & International aspects of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law. Honors: Scholarship from Columbia University; Full Fulbright Scholarship; Parker School of International and Comparative Law Award Certificate; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholars Award for Honors Degree. Activities: Collaborating as Research Assistant- Prof. George P. Fletcher, Criminal Law and Legal Philosophy; Member, Staff Board- Columbia Journal of European Law.
2003-2004
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel LL.M. (the direct track program for doctoral studies for excellent students) (with honors), July 2004; G.P.A. 91.14/100 Concentration: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Legal Philosophy. Activities: Member, Editorial Board- Israel Law Review, an English-language legal quarterly in Israel.
2003
Oxford University-Magdalen College, Oxford, England Summer courses, Comparative Criminal Law and Public International Law, LL.B., January 2003
1999-2003
Haifa University School of Law, Haifa, Israel LL.B. (with honors), February 2003; G.P.A. 90/100 (Ranked 8/164) Honors: Dean's List Scholarship and Dean of Students List Scholarship; Scholarship from Chief Justice of the Religious Islamic Supreme Court of Appeal of Israel and Adalah-The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel; Honor degree from the Weizmann Institution for Sciences (Guide Project- Adults Teaching Youth). Activities: Research and Teaching Assistant- "Interpretation and Judicial Discretion", LL.M. program; Research and Teaching Assistant- articles published in Fordham International Law Journal, "Public International Law", "Islamic Law; " Member, Editorial Board- Mishpat Ummimshal [Law and Government] Law Review; Clinic for Public Legal Representation in Criminal Procedures- Dr. David Veiner (Vice Attorney of the National Public Representation Board); Annual Moot Court Program- argued in front of former three of the Israeli Supreme Court Justices; Supervisor in the University Disciplinary Committee for Students; Member of the Student-Faculty Committee; Head and Member of the "Big Brother/Sister Program"; Invited by the Dean of Students Office to teach private academic lessons to law students, in criminal law and constitutional law. [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 3 Associate Professor
Work Experience
Current
Academia
2008
Zefat College, School of Law, Zefat, Israel August 2008-Current On a Leave of Absence: September 2014-July 2016, Visiting Associate Professor, the University of California at Irvine. Academic Rank and Positions: Dean (since July 9th, 2018-Current). Part of the Founder Faculty Members. Associate Professor (since July 23th, 2017-Current). Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) (July 13, 2009-April 1, 2017). Lecturer (August 11, 2008-July 13, 2009). Research Areas: Comparative Constitutional Law; International & Comparative Criminal Law; the Laws of War; Terrorism; Torture; and Medical Law. Academic Membership: Member at the Sub-Committee for Teaching Development (since 2017-Current). Member at the Steering Committee of the College's "Israeli Hope in the Academic" Project (2017-2021). The High Academic Council: Representative of the Senior Staff (2016-2018). Zefat's UNESCO Unit on Bioethics: Co-Manager and Member of the Board of Management, "Zefat Bioethics Center: Law, Morality and Health Sciences" (2017-2018). Research Forum: Chairman (2016-2019). Council of Research Authority: Chairman (2019-2020). Provides special collaboration and assistance to the Dean's Chambers (August 2008-Septemer 2018). The Appellate Disciplinary Committee for Students: Chairman (2018-Current); Judge and Vice Chairman (2013-2018). The Disciplinary Committee for Students: Judge (August 2008-June 2011); Vice Chairman (July 2011-September 2012). The Disciplinary Committee for Faculty Members: Prosecutor (June 2017-September 2019). Core Courses: Constitutional Law (1st L) (2008-Current). Substantive Criminal Law (1st L) (2008-2014). Criminal Law of Procedure (2nd L) (2009-2010). International Criminal Law (3rd L) (2009-2018). International Criminal Law (English) (Summer 2020). Elective Courses: International Criminal Law (3rd L) (2019). The Annual Moot Court (3rd L) (2011-2014, 2019-Current). Philosophical and Comparative Aspects on Freedom of Speech (3rd & 4th L) (2016-2018). Human Rights and Fighting Terrorism (3rd & 4th L) (2011-2014). Elective Issues on International Criminal Law (3rd & 4th L) (2016-2018). Seminars: Dilemmas in Criminal Law (3rd & 4th L) (2016-2017). Constitutionalism without a Constitution (3rd L) (2016-Current). Human Rights (3rd & 4th L) (2011-2014).
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 4 Associate Professor
Clinics: The Clinic on the Rights of Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Trials (3rd & 4th L) (2013-Current). School’s Committees Chair: Faculty Seminar (2019-2020); Law School's Council (2018-Current); Status Committee; Admission Committee (2018-Current); Recruiting Committee (2018-Current). School’s Committees Membership: Law School's Council (2008-2018); Status Committee (2008-Current); Admission Committee (2008-2018); Teaching Committee (2008-2018); Research Committee (2008-2018); Students Committee (2008-2018); Library Committee (2008-2018); and the Ethics Committee (2008-2018). Academic Activity: Tutoring; Responsible for the establishment of a legal journal for the School. Member of the Steering Committee of the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (2008-2014). Member of the Steering Committee for Multiculturalism (2016-Current). Prizes: The Maof Prize for Excellent Israeli Arab Academic Scholars, granted b the Council for Higher Education (for the years 2011-2013). The "Excellent Lecturer" Prize (for the academic year 2013-2014). The "Excellent Lecturer" Prize (for the academic year 2017-2018).
2008
Haifa University, Haifa, Israel
The International Center for Health, Law and Ethics 2009-2015, 2018-2021 Research Fellow Member, the Board of Management. Head, Department of Bioethics in International Law.
Faculty of Law Referee for Master Thesis Abed Elkarem Abbass, “Honor Killing: Through the Prism of Shari’a and Israeli Law”, (A Thesis submitted for the Master’s degree, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, 2020). Referee for Doctoral Thesis Muhammad Ali, “Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Evidence Derived from Defendant’s Character and Behavior”, (A Thesis submitted for the degree of "Doctor of Philosophy", Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, 2019). Deeb Abbas, "Corporate Misconduct: Criminal Enforcement, Administrative Enforcement or Perhaps Both" (A Thesis submitted for the degree of "Doctor of Philosophy", Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, 2016). Adjunct Assistant Professor Summer 2015 Teaching a summer course on "Self-Defense in Criminal Law Theory", for students in the LL.M. Program of the International Academy for Judges. Adjunct Lecturer Summer 2003 Teaching a summer course on "Constitutional Law", for students of their first year of study. The International Journal 'Medicine and Law' 2008-2015 Editor-in-Chief (2010-2015); Editor (November 2008-August 2010); Perspective Editorial Board Member (Governor) (September-November 2008).
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 5 Associate Professor
Legal Practice
2014
The Northern District Disciplinary Tribunal by the Israeli Bar Association January 2014-March 2022 On a Leave of Absence: September 2014-July 2016, Visiting Associate Professor, the University of California at Irvine. Judge- Sitting in the judicial panel of the Northern District Disciplinary Tribunal by the Israeli Bar Association, thus deciding on cases of legal ethics (January 2014-March 2018). Vice President- (March 2018-March 2022).
Past
Academia
2019
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany December 2019 The Department of History Academic Rank: Visiting Associate Professor Courses: The Arab Citizens of the Jewish and Democratic State
2014
The University of California at Irvine, California, USA September 2014-July 2016 Law School and Department of Political Science Academic Rank: Visiting Associate Professor and Researcher (2015-2016). Visiting Assistant Professor and Researcher (2014-2015). Research Area: Terrorism; Substantive Criminal Law; International Criminal Law; and Constitutional Law. Courses: International Criminal Law. Islam, Terrorism, and the Western Notion of Democracy. Israel: Jewish and Democratic State – Between Conflict and Reconciliation; Israel: Constitutionalism. Human Rights – Marching without a Written Constitution. Prizes: The Schusterman Prize for Academic Excellence, granted by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE). The Jewish Federation & Family Services Fund’s Prize, Orange County (JFFS), granted by the Rose Project.
2012
Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv, Israel October 2012-July 2018 On a Leave of Absence: September 2014-October 2017. Academic Rank: Adjunct Associate Professor (April 2017-July 2018). Adjunct Assistant Professor (October 2012-July 2014). Courses: International Criminal Law (LL.M., October 2013-July 2018). Torture (LL.B., 2nd-3rd L, October 2012-February 2013).
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 6 Associate Professor
The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, Israel June 2012-June 2013 Position: Member, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and the Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Activity: Involved in academic research on matters concerning the institute of citizenship.
2011
Sakhnin College for Pedagogical Training, Sakhnin, Israel October 2011-June 2014 Academic Rank: Adjunct Assistant Professor. Courses: Legal Aspects of the Laws of Education (Masters in Pedagogy and Education Class). Academic Membership: Member of the Disciplinary Committee for Faculty (June 30, 2014-August 1, 2014).
Carmel Academic Center, School of Law, Haifa, Israel October 2011-June 2012 Academic Rank: Adjunct Assistant Professor. Courses: Human Rights and Armed Conflicts in Modern Era (3rd & 4th L). Seminars: Human Rights, Penal Law and the Laws Concerning Armed Conflict (3rd & 4th L).
2009
The Israeli Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel July 2009-May 2010 Collaborating with the Institute on matters of Municipal Equality (Mainstreaming Equality) in the city of Haifa, (With Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer).
2006
Columbia University, Department of History, New York, USA Spring 2006 Lecturer and Teaching Assistant- Prof. Michael Stanislawski, "History of the State of Israel". My responsibilities consisted of attending the lectures and running a reading section of the course for a group of 15-30 undergraduates, advising the students about research topics suitable for their required research paper, grading their papers, and the final exam. In addition, it consisted of giving one lecture to the class as a whole.
2005
The Israeli Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel June-August 2005 Research Assistant- Libel Law (M. Kremnitzer, Kh. Ganyeem, B. Shanor, Sacher Institute & the Israeli Democracy Institute, 2005) (Hebrew).
Legal Practice
2012
Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad – Law Firm, Afola, Israel December 2012-September 2014 Owner- Litigation and corporate departments; specialized in constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, advocacy at courts martial, and litigation in cases before the Supreme Court of Israel.
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 7 Associate Professor
2010
Ohana, Wattad, Koubi– Law Office, Rosh-Pinna, Israel October 2010-September 2014 Owner and Senior Partner- Litigation and corporate departments; specialized in constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, medical law, advocacy at courts martial, and litigation in cases before the Supreme Court of Israel.
The Northern District Public Defense Office, Nazareth, Israel October 2010-September 2014 Adjunct Public Defense Lawyer- Litigation and corporate legal work in criminal law cases in the Northern District of the State of Israel.
Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad – Law Firm, Rosh-Pinna, Israel November 2009-October 2010 Owner- Litigation and corporate departments; specialized in constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, advocacy at courts martial, and litigation in cases before the Supreme Court of Israel.
2003
Haifa University Faculty of Law, Haifa, Israel Summer 2003 Adjunct Lecturer: Teaching a summer course on "Constitutional Law", for students of their first year of study.
Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel March 2003-March 2004 Legal Clerk- Hon. Justice Dalia Dorner. Drafted memoranda in preparation for opinion writing, in the areas of civil law, constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law.
Diplomacy
2016
The Israeli Consulate in Toronto, Canada February 2016-July 2016 Department of Academic Affairs- Collaborating with the Consulate (his Excellency Consul General DJ Schneeweiss); through speaking engagements on issues related to Israel's domestic and international affairs. This includes interviews by written and electronic domestic and international media.
2014
The Israeli Consulate in Houston, Texas, USA September 2014-July 2016 Department of Academic Affairs- Collaborating with the Consulate (his Excellency Consul Daniel Agranov); through speaking engagements on issues related to Israel's domestic and international affairs. This includes interviews by written and electronic domestic and international media.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington, Washington, USA September 2014-July 2016 Department of Academic Affairs- Speaking engagements on issues related to Israel's domestic and international affairs. This includes interviews by written and electronic domestic and international media.
2007
The Israeli Embassy in Berlin, Berlin, Germany October 2007-July 2008 Department of Public Relations- Collaborating with the Embassy (his Excellency Ambassador Yoram Ben Zaiv, and Mr. Aaron Sagui); through speaking engagements on issues related to Israel's domestic and international affairs. This includes interviews by written and electronic domestic and international media.
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 8 Associate Professor
The Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel May 2007-July 2009 Department of Public Relations- Collaborating with the Ministry (Mrs. Amira Oron); through speaking engagements on issues related to Israel's domestic and international affairs. This includes interviews by written and electronic domestic and international media.
2006
The Israeli Embassy in Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada December 2006-April 2007 Department of Public Relations- Collaborating with the Embassy (his Excellency Ambassador Alan Baker, and Mr. Ofir Gendelman); through speaking engagements on issues related to Israel's domestic and international affairs. This includes interviews by written and electronic domestic and international media.
Academic Publications
Books
2018
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, Medical Law in Israel (4th ed., Aspen Publishers, Inc., Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2018) (English) [an updated version of a previous publication in 2016]. § Mohammed S. Wattad (trans.), George P. Fletcher, Basic Concepts on Criminal Law (Ephraim Heiliczer & Mordechai Kremnitzer eds., The Bar Association – Law Books Publishing House, 2018) (Hebrew).
2016
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, Medical Law in Israel (3rd ed., Aspen Publishers, Inc., Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, suppl. 91, 2016) (English) [an updated version of a previous publication in 2014].
2014
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, Medical Law in Israel (2nd ed., Aspen Publishers, Inc., Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, suppl. 84, 2014) (English) [an updated version of a previous co-authored publication in 2010].
2013
§ Mohammed S. Wattad (ed.), Amnon Carmi/Health and Law (2nd ed., Nevo Publication, 2013) (Hebrew).
2010
§ Amnon Carmi & Mohammed S. Wattad, Medical Law in Israel (Aspen Publishers, Inc., Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, suppl. 62, 2010) (English) (equal contribution).
2008
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, The Meaning of Criminal Law (VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K., 2008) (English).
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 9 Associate Professor
Articles in Students/Peer Reviewed Law Reviews and Journals
2020
§ Yael Efron, Michelle LaBron, Maged Senbel and Mohammed S. Wattad, “Like a Prayer? Applying the Theory of Conflicts with Religious Dimensions to the “Muezzin Law” 63 Washington University Journal of Law & Policy 119 (2020) (English) (equal contribution). § Khalid Ghanayim, Mohammed S. Wattad, Yoram Rabin and Yaniv Vaki, "Rethinking the English “Born Alive Rule”: Comparative and Doctrinal Study" 26(2) ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 1 (2020) (English) [was published as the “leading article”] (equal contribution).
2019
§ Asaf Harduf & Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Law of Rights and the Law of Wrongs: Criminalizing Adult Incest" 55(6) Criminal Law Bulletin 955 (2019) (English) [was published as the “leading article”] (equal contribution). § Raphael Cohen-Almagor & Mohammed S. Wattad, “The Legal Status of Israeli- Arabs/Palestinians in Israel” 1 GNLU Law & Society Review 1 (2019) (English) (equal contribution).
2018
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israel at 70: The Rule of Law and the Judiciary" 23(3) Israel Studies Journal 172 (2018) (English).
2017
§ Khalid Ghanayim & Mohammed S. Wattad, "Dignifying the Dadson Principle: Towards a New Approach" 22(3) the Canadian Criminal Law Review 239 (2017) (English) (equal contribution). § Khalid Ghanayim & Mohammed S. Wattad, "Reconsidering the Grounds and the Causing Conditions for the Necessity Defence: Between Justification and Excuse – A Comprehensive Study" 86(1) UMKC Law Review 111 (2017) (English) (equal contribution).
2016
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Elaborating on the Hong-Kong's Experience: Parties to the Crime and the Need to Distinguish between the Solicitor and the Perpetrator by Means of Another" 5 City University Law Review 29 (2016) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Natural Person, Legal Entities, and Corporate Criminal Liability under the Rome Statute" 20(2) UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs 391 (2016) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, “From Rome to Nuremberg with Romanticism: On Terrorism” 38(3) Houston Journal of International Law 689 (2016) (English) [was published as the “leading article”].
2015
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israel's Laws on Referendum – A Tale of Unconstitutional Legal Structure" 27(2) Florida Journal of International Law 213 (2015) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "When Freedom of Expression Says 'No': The Case against Academic Boycott" 171 Telos Journal 76 (2015) (English).
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 10 Associate Professor
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Against Holocaust Denial: Between Criminality and Immorality" 5(2) Philosophy Study Journal 63 (2015) (English) [was published as the “leading article”].
2014
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Twilight Zone – Guidelines for the Characteristics of the Solicitor and the Perpetrator by Means of Another" 2(1) Journal of Law and Criminal Justice 167 (2014) (English).
2013
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Social Protected Interest by the Fraud Offence" in Or Book: For the Honor of Justice Theodor Or 529 (Aharon Barak, Ron Sokol, and Law and Business Law Review eds., Nevo Publication, 2013) (Hebrew).
2012
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "John Hart Ely: An Influential Constitutional Scholar – Protecting "Flag Desecration" Under the First Amendment" 17 Barry Law Review 163 (2012) (English) [was published as the “leading article”].
2011
§ Mohammed S. Wattad & Radmyla Yu. Hrevtsova, "Reflections on International Medical Law" 30(4) The International Journal 'Medicine and Law' 449 (2011) (English) [First Author; equal contribution; was published as the “leading article”]. § Mohammed S. Wattad, "I Believe: Israeli Arabs – Lost in a Sea of Identities" 2(1) Beijing Law Review 1 (2011) (English).
2010
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Islam, Terrorism, and Modern Liberal Societies" 3(2) NUJS Law Review 143 (2010) (English).
2009
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Constitutionalist Funeral of the American Death Penalty" 7-8 Journal of International Crime and History 115 (2009) (English).
2008
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Rome Statute & Captain Planet: What Lies Between 'Crimes against Humanity' and the 'Natural Environment'?" XIX Fordham Environmental Law Review 265 (2008) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Meaning of Wrongdoing – A Crime of Disrespecting the Flag: Grounds for Preserving 'National Unity'?" 10 San Diego International Law Journal 5 (2008) (English) [was published as the “leading article”]. § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Torturing Debate on Torture" 29 Northern Illinois University Law Review 1 (2008) (English) [was published as the “leading article”].
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 11 Associate Professor
2007
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israeli Arabs: Between the Nation and the State" 6(2) Indigenous Law Journal 179 (2007) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Meaning of Guilt: Rethinking Apprendi" 33(2) New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement 501 (2007) (English).
2006
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Revisiting Plessy & Brown – 'Dignity' A Recipe for Humiliation: Why 'Separate but Equal' Cannot Be Equal? A Theory of Legal Thinking" 47(2) The Indian Journal of International Law 177 (2007) (English) [was published as the “leading article”]. § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Resurrecting "Romantics at War": International Self-Defense in the Shadow of the Law of War – Where are the Borders?" 13(1) ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law 205 (2006) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Is Terrorism a Crime or an Aggravating Factor in Sentencing?" 4(5) Oxford Journal of International Criminal Justice 1017 (2006) (English).
2005
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Did God say, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?: Rethinking the "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" in Israeli Constitutional Law" (2005) Oxford U Comparative L Forum 5. (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Book Review: EU Human Rights Policies: A Study in Irony. By Andrew Williams (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004) Pp. 250" 11(2) Columbia Journal of European Law 461 (2005) (English).
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Books
2018
§ Menachem Hofnung & Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Judicial Branch in Israel", in The Oxford Handbook of Politics and Society in Israel 1 (Reuven Hazan, Menachem Hofnung, Gideon Rahat, and Alan Dowty eds., Oxford University Press, 2018) (English) (equal contribution).
2010
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Fighting Terrorism with Restrained Hands", in Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law 221 (Manak Publications, 2010) (English).
2009
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "A Vision of Citizenship: Arabs in a Jewish & Democratic State", in Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) Globalisation, Human Rights and Development 185 (System Law International, New Delhi, 2009) (English).
2004
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Eminent Figures in the State of Israel", in Camille Mansour (ed.) Israel: A General Survey 761 (The Institute for Palestinian Studies, Beirut, 2004) (Arabic). [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 12 Associate Professor
Articles in Non-Peer Reviewed Journals
2020
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, “Between Act and Omission: Constitutional Consequences” Israel’s Bar Association (13.07.2020) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad, “Constitutionalizing Israel’s Substantive Criminal Law: Subject versus Object” Israel’s Bar Association (15.06.2020) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad, “The Legal Status of the Arabic Language Following Basic-Law the Nation” ICON-S-IL Blog, (07.01.2020) (Hebrew).
2019
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Nation-State Law and the Relationships between the State of Israel and Its Arab Citizens " 5 Hedim [Echoes] (March, 2019) (Hebrew).
2016
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "On "Unclear Innocence Verdict" and the Reasoning Duty of Innocence Verdict" 55 Bedlatayeem Btohot [Open Doors] 48 (2015/2016) (Hebrew).
2011
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Improper Behavior: The Applicability of Ethical Norms over Lawyers in their Private Life" 42 Bedlatayeem Btohot [Open Doors] 44 (2011) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Is Criminality a Genetic Character?" 16 Din Shaveh [Equal Law] 2 (2011) (Hebrew).
2007
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, “Revisiting Plessy & Brown: Why "Separate But Equal" Cannot Be Equal” Controversies in Global Politics & Societies (The Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, 2007) (English).
On the Book and Reports
2015
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Report from the International Quarterly Journal on Medicine and Law" 23 World Association for Medical Law Newsletter 11 (2015) (English).
2010
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Message from the Editor-in-Chief" 30(4) The International Journal 'Medicine and Law' 445 (2011) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Message from the Guest Editor" 2(4) World Association for Medical Law Newsletter 1 (2010) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Special Dedication: Prof. Amnon Carmi – A Man of Valor'" 29(3) The International Journal 'Medicine and Law' i (2010) (English). [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 13 Associate Professor
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Welcoming Words as the New Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal 'Law and Medicine'" 29(2) The International Journal 'Medicine and Law' iii (2010) (English).
2009
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Report from the International Quarterly Journal on Medicine and Law" 1(2) World Association for Medical Law Newsletter 4 (2009) (English).
Forthcoming Articles and Books
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, “Commentary: The Legal Status of the Arabic Language in Israel Following Basic-Law the Nation” (Forthcoming, Commentary Book on Basic-Law: Israel – The Nation State of the Jewish People, Israel Democracy Institute Press, 2020) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Judicial Diplomacy: The Israeli Version of the Ripeness Doctrine" (Forthcoming, Neeman Book, Nevo, 2020) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad & Zaid Falah, "When the Solicitor Becomes a Perpetrator by Means of Another" (Forthcoming, Naor Book, Nevo, 2020) (Hebrew) (First Author). § Mohammed S. Wattad, ““UFO”: When the American Doctrine of Ripeness Visited Israel” (Forthcoming, Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs, 2020) (English). § Yael Efron & Mohammed S. Wattad, “When “Allahu Akbar” Becomes a Crime: The Israeli Case” (Forthcoming, UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, 2020) (English) [will be published as the “leading article”] (equal contribution). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israel as a Jewish vs. Democratic State" (Forthcoming, Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2021) (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Crime, Guilt and Punishment: Dignifying Criminal Law" (Forthcoming, Mordechai Kremnitzer Book, 2021) (English). § Alonit Bernson & Mohammed Wattad, “Terror and the Internet: Can the Two Go Together?” in Law and… (Forthcoming, Mohammed S. Wattad, Yael Efron & Yossi Korasim eds., 2021) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad, Yael Efron & Yossi Korasim eds., Law and…: The Interrelationship Between the Law and Its Environment (Forthcoming, 2021) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad & Yael Efron, “Prayer for Peace? Looking Closely at Muezzin Conflicts” (English) (equal contribution) (Forthcoming, Jewish Law Annual, a special issue honoring Prof. Gideon Libson, 2021) (Hebrew). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Nation State Law and the Arabic Language in Israel: Downgrading, Replicating or Upgrading?" (Forthcoming, Israel Law Review, 2020) (English).
In Writing
§ Khalid Ghanayim & Mohammed S. Wattad, “Self-Defense of Battered Wives” (English). § Mohammed S. Wattad, “The Constitutionalization of Criminal Law,” in Oxford Hankbook of the Israeli Constitution (Aharon Barak, Barak Medina, Yaniv Roznai eds., Oxford University Press, 2021). § Mohammed S. Wattad, Three Pillars of Criminal Law (Hebrew).
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Op-Eds
2020 § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Netanyahu: The Duty to Attend Your Criminal Trial is not a Technical Requirement" Walla News, 25.5.20 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Constitutional Impediment to Form a Government" The Times of Israel Newspaper, 7.5.20 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Is Israel Proud of Its Supreme Court?" The Times of Israel Newspaper, 30.4.20 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, “The Constitutional Impediment to Establish an Israeli Government” Rai Alyoum Newspaper, 26.4.20 (Arabic) (London, UK). § Mohammed S. Wattad, “The President of Israel is Constitutionally Forbidden from Granting Netanyahu the Mandate to Establish a Government” Kol Al-Arab Newspaper, 25.4.20 (Arabic) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Edelstein (the Knesset Speaker): By Disobeying the Court’ Decision You are Being a Bad Example" Israel Hayom Newspaper, 26.3.20 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2019 § Mohammed S. Wattad, "If Netanyahu Won’t Resign, the HCJ can Force Him to Do So" Haaretz Newspaper, 10.3.19 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2018
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Last Sanctuary – Against Political Attempts to Weaken Israel’s Supreme Court" Maarive Newspaper, 19.8.18 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad & Yael Efron, "The Bar Exam: Enough Replicating Historical Injustices" The Marker, 5.8.18 (Hebrew) (equal contribution) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Will the High Court of Justice Overturn the "Notwithstanding Clause" as being Unconstitutional?" The Times of Israel Newspaper, 10.5.18 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "In Response to Mahmoud Abbas – with an Emphasis on the Holocaust of North African Jews" The Times of Israel Newspaper, 9.5.18 (English) (Israel).
2015
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Case against Academic Boycott" The Times of Israel Newspaper, 26.4.15 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Islamic State – It is Time for the International Community to Act" Jerusalem Post Newspaper, 21.4.15 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Duty to Voice an Outcry – On the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day" The Times of Israel Newspaper, 20.4.15 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Duty to Voice an Outcry – On the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day" Maariv Newspaper, 15.4.15 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "In Support of the New Election Threshold" Jerusalem Post Newspaper, 9.2.15 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Raising the Elections Threshold – A Historical Opportunity for the Arab Parties" Maariv Newspaper, 8.2.15 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Only Muslims Can Change the World's View of Islam" Jerusalem Post Newspaper, 20.1.15 (English) (Israel).
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§ Mohammed S. Wattad & Bilal Shala'ta, "Representation and Academic Parliamentary Performance Following the Election Day" Kol Al-Arab Newspaper, 23.1.15 (Arabic) (equal contribution) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Should the ICC Worry Israel?" Haaretz Newspaper, 20.1.15 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israel Must Be Worried – The Palestinians' Application to the ICC" Haaretz Newspaper, 19.1.15 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2014
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israel Already Is a Jewish Nation-State – Against Israel's Basic-Law Bill on the Jewish Nation-State", Haaretz Newspaper, 23.11.14 (English) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israel's Jewishness Is Already Guaranteed – Against Israel's Basic-Law Bill on the Jewish Nation-State", Haaretz Newspaper, 22.11.14 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Why Do Not You Simply Vanish the Supreme Court of Israel!? – Against Limiting Judicial Power", Haaretz Newspaper, 28.10.14 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Israeli Arab Prisoners and Jonathan Pollard Shall Not Be Part of the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiation – Constitutional Analysis of the Application of Governmental Power" Maariv Newspaper, 12.4.14 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The State Must Support Collapsing Media" Maariv Newspaper, 23.3.14 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner Is the Most Appropriate Candidate to Become the President of the State of Israel" Maariv Newspaper, 24.2.14 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Limits of the Right to Free Expression" Maariv Newspaper, 2.2.14 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Pinto Scandal: The Limits of Governmental Power" Maariv Newspaper, 16.1.14 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2013
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Violence against Arab MPs Violates their Right to Free Expression" Maariv Newspaper, 29.12.13 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Sphinx Quiz: On the Egyptian Second Military Revolution" Maariv Newspaper, 11.7.13 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Why Did You Keep Silent? – On Prisoner X Affair", Maariv Newspaper, 19.2.13 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Boycotting the Israeli 2013 Elections Means A Clear Victory to the Rich People and Erosion to the Poor People, Most of them are Arabs", Al-Aarab Newspaper, 19.1.13 (Arabic) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "March to the Ballot Box – Calling Upon Israeli Arabs to Vote and Take Active Part in the Israeli 2013 Elections for the Parliament", Panet Website, 19.1.13 (Arabic) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "March to the Ballot Box – Calling Upon Israeli Arabs to Vote and Take Active Part in the Israeli 2013 Elections for the Parliament", Maariv Newspaper, 17.1.13 (Hebrew) (Israel).
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2012
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Judicial Disgrace – Against the Prosecution's Attitude in Olmert's Case", Maariv Newspaper, 11.9.12 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "This Is Why I Resigned from the Ministry of Education", Maariv Newspaper, 8.8.12 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2011
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Protect the Students in Zefat: Hate Crimes against Arabs in Zefat City", Haaretz Newspaper, 28.3.11 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Hard Times Over Zefat Academic College: Hate Crimes against Arabs in Zefat City", Maariv Newspaper, 22.3.11 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Katzav: Crime & Punishment", Maariv Newspaper, 8.3.11 (Hebrew) (Israel). 2010
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Unnecessary Statute: The Israeli Loyalty Act", Maariv Newspaper, 18.10.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Time for Peace: On the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process", Maariv Newspaper, 14.9.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Three Contemporary Notes: Judicial Review of Political Disputes", Maariv Newspaper, 1.8.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Bearded and the Dangerous People: Against Religious Extremists", Maariv Newspaper, 1.7.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The March of Defense to Israel: Protecting the Judiciary", Maariv Newspaper, 5.5.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Arab Shame: For the Holocaust Survivor's Dignity", Maariv Newspaper, 15.4.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "He Causes the Damage, I Fix It: Against Lieberman's Foreign Policy", Maariv Newspaper, 1.4.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "The Public's Authority: Protecting the Israeli Public Broadcast", Maariv Newspaper, 18.3.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Cautious Towards Incitement against the Supreme Court of Israel", Maariv Newspaper, 23.2.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Goldstone's Mandate", Maariv Newspaper, 17.2.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "March of Folly of Israel: On the Israel's Political, Diplomatic and Strategic Mistakes", Maariv Newspaper, 7.2.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Different Blood, Different Law: On the Hypocrisy in Granting Clemency in the Israeli Jews-Arabs Context", Maariv Newspaper, 27.1.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Three Blessings: On the Israeli Humanitarian Assistance in Haiti and on the Israeli Arab MP's (Mohammed Baraki) Visit to Aushwitz", Maariv Newspaper, 24.1.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "No Politician, No Diplomat – But Politico: Against the Israeli Diplomatic Scandal towards Turkey", Maariv Newspaper, 14.1.10 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "No Dan but Dayan: Criteria for Ethical Media Conduct", Maariv Newspaper, 5.1.10 (Hebrew) (Israel).
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2009
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Everything, But Everything, and whatever is the Price: Criteria for Exchange of Hostages Negotiation", Maariv Newspaper, 24.12.09 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Start Investigating, Stop Yelling: On the Israeli Political and Legal Response to the British Arrest Warrants", Maariv Newspaper, 17.12.09 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Waiting for the Prince: On the Vision for Peace between Israel and Syria", Maariv Newspaper, 10.12.09 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Which Hat Do Your Wear Your Honor? On the Israeli General Attorney Position", Maariv Newspaper, 1.12.09 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2005
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "Civil Dressed Anthem", Maariv Newspaper, 18.9.05 (Hebrew) (Israel).
2004
§ Mohammed S. Wattad, "God is Given the Benefit of the Doubt", Maariv Newspaper, 12.9.05 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Citizenship on Condition", Maariv Newspaper, 20.10.04 (Hebrew) (Israel). § Mohammed S. Wattad, "Again, Israeli-Arabs…", Maariv Newspaper, 19.10.04 (Hebrew) (Israel).
Symposia, Conferences, Lectures and Talks
Participant
Symposia
2020
§ Symposium on "Why Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy?", the Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel (September, 2020). § Symposium on "The Israeli Judiciary in Challenging Times?" (Panel with Prof. Yoav Dotan), The American Bar Association, Chicago, USA (September, 2020). § Symposium on "How to Improve Public Trust in the Judiciary?" (Panel with Chief Justice (ret.) Miriam Naor and others), The 9th Annual Law Convention of Israel Bar Association, Herzliya, Israel (September, 2020).
2019
§ Symposium on "Israel’s Arab Citizens: Between the Five Years Plan and the Nation-State Law" (Panel with Aiman Saif, Nasreen Hdad Haj-Yehya and Khader Sawaed), INSS, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (January, 2019).
2018
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§ Symposium on "Israel – A Crisis of Democracy?" (Panel with Dr. Tamar Hostovsky Brandes, Prof. Yoav Dotan, Prof. Eugene Kontorovich, Dr. Ilan Saban, Dr. Adam Shinar, Dr. Hillel Sommer and Prof. Gila Stopler), Harry Radzner Law School, IDC Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel (December, 2018). § Symposium on "Israel’s Jewish and Democratic Balance: Arab Citizens of Israel and the Nation- State Law" (Panel with Prof. Arie Dubnov), Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington D.C., USA (September, 2018). § Symposium on "The Nationality Law: Constitutionality and Civil Society" (Panel with Dr. Meir Elran and Prof. Kontorovich), the Jewish United Fund – Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (September, 2018). § Symposium on "Internal Guidelines for Legal Counseling and Legislation", the Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel (May, 2018).
2017
§ Workshop and Symposium on "Israel as a National State", the Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel (October, 2017-June, 2018). § Workshop and Symposium on "Equality in Elections", the Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel (October, 2017-May, 2018).
2016
§ Workshop and Symposium on "Nation, Religion, and State", the Israel Democracy Institute, Jerusalem, Israel (November, 2016-July, 2017). § "The Judiciary in an era of Social, Political, and Economic Changes", Panel Discussion with Minister of Justice MK Ayelet Shaked, Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Zefat, Israel (November, 2016). § "Is the Court's Duty to Protect the Rights of Both the Majority and the Minority?", "Multiculturalism and Minority Rights”, Institutions, Constitutions: The Judiciary's Role in the 21st Century, A Symposium in Honor of Former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Dr. Asher Grunis, York University, Osgoode Hall Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada (September, 2016). § "A Western or Eastern Nation: The Case of Israel – Challenges to the Israeli Justice System", (Plenary Session, Panel with Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, and Prof. Menachem Hofnung moderated by Prof. Pnina Lahav), the Association for Israel Studies, the 32nd Annual Conference, Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi and Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem, Israel (June, 2016).
2015
§ "Uprising in the Arab World: Explore the Current Situation in the Arab World and Reverberations Felt throughout the World", (Panel with Congressman Ed Royce and Prof. Scott Spitzer, moderated by Dr. Mark Filowitz), Temple Beth Tikva, Fullerton, California, USA (February, 2015). § "Panel Discussion on Israeli Democracy" (Panel with Dr. Anat Maor), Department of Political Science & Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California at Irvine, California, USA (January, 2015).
2014
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§ "The Party's Over: A Panel and Open Discussion on the Aftermath of the ASA's Boycott Resolution" (Panel with, Lisa Armony and Michael Rockland; chaired by Nancy Koppelman), the American Studies Association Annual Meeting, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA (November, 2014). § The Israel Democracy Institute, Israel (August, 2014): "Emergency Discussion: How to Prevent Deterioration of the Jewish-Arabs Relationships in Israel". § Law School of Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (June, 2014): Conference on the Role of Legal Clinics – "The Clinic on the Rights of Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Trials". § Law School of Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (May, 2014): Basic Concept of Criminal Law – Debate between Prof. George P. Fletcher and Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad. § The Annual Conference of the Israeli Association for Political Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel (May, 2014): Political Culture and Democracy – Israel and Comparative Studies; Panel on "Law, National Security and Politics": "Resurrecting the Six Days of War and the International Right to Self-Defense: The Case for Israel against Iran" (Organized by the Association for Israel Studies).
2013
§ The 15th Annual Conference of the AIPCE (The Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe), Tel-Aviv, Israel (September, 2013): Freedom of Expression vs. Due Process of the Law – "Sub Judice" (Organized by the Israel Press Council). § Sakhnin College for Pedagogical Training, Discussion with Supreme Court (ret.) Justice Dalia Dorner on "The Constitutionality of the Right to Education" (March, 2013).
2012
§ 8th International Conference on Bioethics, Tiberius, Israel (September, 2012): Education: Content, Methods, Trends (Organized by the Health Law Society and the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa, Israel, affiliated with the WAML): "Stem Cell Researches: Where Are the Limits, If Any?" § The Academic Center for Law and Business, School of Law, Department for Criminal and Criminology, Ramat-Gan, Israel (February, 2012): Special Seminar for Criminal Law Experts: "Guidelines for the Characteristics of the Solicitor and the Perpetrator by Means".
2011
§ Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (March, 2011): 50 Years for the Eichmann Trial – The Event and its Implications [Under the Auspices of Haifa University, Tel-Aviv University, University of Paris, and Ghetto Fighters' House Museum]: Panel on "The Legal Jurisdiction" – "The Eichmann Trial from A Future Perspective".
2010
§ Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (November, 2010): "Multiculturalism in the State of Israel – A Comparative Perspective". § The Bar Association of Israel, Nazareth, Israel (October 28th, 2010): A public national conference on: The Art of Litigation from A Judicial Perspective: "Who Is the Best Legal Litigator?" § The National University "Kyiv Mohila Law Academy", Kyiv, Ukraine (September, 2010): "Informed Consent Form – An Illegal Contract".
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§ Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Assisted Reproduction, Kyiv, Ukraine (September, 2010): International Workshop on Legal Aspects of the Use of Assisted Reproduction Technologies: "On the Constitutional Rights of Future Humans Already As Embryos". § The National Medical University (Named After Academician O. O. Bohomolets), Kyiv, Ukraine (September, 2010): "Against the Informed Consent Concept". § SPME (Scholars for Peace in the Middle East), Washington, USA (June 21st–23rd, 2010): Legal Task Force: Academic Freedom: "Students, Faculty Members and Academic Freedom".
2009
§ Fulbright– United States-Israel Educational Foundation, Tel-Aviv, Israel (November, 2009): Discussion Panel: "Being a Graduate Student in the United States of America". § Haifa University, Faculty of Law, Haifa, Israel (October, 2009): Discussion Panel, "Being a Law Student".
2006
§ The 2nd Jewish Studies Symposium of the University of Toronto, Canada, (October, 2006): "Is Terrorism a Crime or an Aggravating Factor in Sentencing?" § The 2nd Annual Symposium of the Center for Global Trade & Development, Chapman University School of Law, California, "Are We At War? Global Conflict & Insecurity, Post- 9/11" (April, 2006): "Resurrecting "Romantics at War": International Self-Defense in the Shadow of the Law of War – Where are the Borders?" (Received a prize of honor).
Conferences
2020
§ “Perpetration by Another and Solicitation,” Panel on: “Accessories to the Crime,” Conference on Boaz Sangero’s Book Critique on Israel’s Penal Law, Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (June, 2020). § “The Judicial Branch in Israel – Is It Really Independent?” Panel on: "Judges, Courts and Judicial Review," The Annual Conference of ICON-S Israel, Faculty of Law, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (March, 2020). § “The Judicial Branch in Israel – Is It Really Independent?” Panel on: "Judges, Courts and Judicial Review," The Annual Conference of ICON-S Israel, Faculty of Law, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (March, 2020). § “Challenging in Establishing a New Legal Clinic,” The Annual Conference of the Legal Clinical Education in Israel, Netanya, Israel (February, 2020).
2019
§ “Images and Realities: Land of Promise to Startup Nation?” the 35th Annual Meeting of the Association for Israel Studies, Kinneret College, Israel (June, 2019): “Israel and Its Palestinian Citizens” (together with Prof. Raphael Cohen-Almagor). § "Interpreting the Nation-State Law", The Faculty of Law and the Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel (June, 2019): “The Nation-State Law and The Legal Status of the Arabic Language”.
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§ "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary for the Bergman Case on Judicial Review", The College of Management, School of Law, Rishon Letzion, Israel (June, 2019).
2018
§ "Legal Perspectives – 70 Years for Israel: The Rule of Law and the Judiciary", the Association for Israel Studies, the 34th Annual Conference, UC Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California, USA (June, 2018). § The 4th Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law, School of Law, IDC Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel (March, 2018): Panel on "Threshold Causes and Proportionality" – "The Israeli Ripeness Doctrine – A Threat to the Supremacy Clause". § "Freedom of Press, Crony Capitalism, and Ethics of Journalism" – The Annual Conference of Israel Press Council, Lod, Israel (March, 2018). § Keynote Speaker: "Arabs in Israel: A Legal Perspective" – "The Arab Population in Israel 1948 to Today", American University, the Center for Israel Studies Washington D.C., USA (February, 2018).
2017
§ Conference on How to Confront Academic Boycott? Bar-Ilan University, the Center for International Communication, Ramat-Gan, Israel (June, 2017): "Against Academic Boycott: A Legal-Philosophical Perspective". § The 3rd Annual Conference of the International Society of Public Law, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law, Ramat-Gan, Israel (March, 2017): Panel on "Constitution for Israel?" – "The Israeli Ripeness Doctrine – A Threat to the Supremacy Clause". § The Annual Conference of the Israeli Law and Society Association, Netanya Academic College, School of Law, Israel, "Law and Space – Multidisciplinary Aspects" (February, 2017): Panel on "Judicial Review when the Majority Discriminates Against Itself – Is It Possible?" – "Is the Court's Duty to Protect the Rights of both the Majority and the Minority?'"
2016
§ The Annual Conference for Public Law, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel, "The Israeli Democracy: Directions and Trends" (December, 2016): "What is New in Public Law? Constitutional Contemplations Regarding the Law on 'Force Feeding'" (Organized by the Israeli Association of Public Law). § Keynote Speaker: "Tiptoeing Between Israel's Rains' Drops of Identities" – Shared Society: Jews, Arabs and Israeli Identity, Shalom Hartman Institute and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, Tarrytown House Hotel, New York, New York, USA (September, 2016). § "A Western or Eastern Nation: The Case of Israel – The Case of the Supreme Court of Israel", “Israel’s Supreme Court: A Story of a Western Orientation”, the Association for Israel Studies, the 32nd Annual Conference, Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi and Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem, Israel (June, 2016). § "20 Years for Bank Ha-Mizrachi case: The Israeli Ripeness Doctrine – A Threat to the Supremacy Clause", Haifa University, School of Law, Haifa, Israel (May, 2016). § “The Future of Israeli Democracy”, Munk School of Global Affairs and Political Science Department of the University of Toronto, the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair of Israeli
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Studies, Toronto, Canada (February, 2016) (Debate with Dan Meridor, Moderated by Prof. Emanuel Adler). § "The Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", JSpace Canada – A Progressive Jewish Voice, Toronto, Canada (February, 2016) (Conversation with Prof. Mira Sucharov).
2015
§ "For Israel's Sake: The Vital Role of Progressive Zionists in Canada", JSpace Canada – A Progressive Jewish Voice, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Dialogue on "Internal and External Issues Facing Israel Today" (November, 2015) (Dialogue with Prof. Derek Penslar). § "Reinventing Israel: Transformations of Israeli Society in the 21st Century", American University, the Center for Israel Studies, and the Jewish Studies Program, Washington D.C., USA, Panel on "Imagining Israel in 2035 – Different Visions" (October, 2015) (Panel Moderator: Prof. Michael Brenner, American University; Participants: Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger, Haifa University, and James Loeffler, University of Virginia). § The 31st Annual Meeting of the Association for Israel Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, "Sustainable Israel: A Changing Society in the 21st Century (June, 2015): "When Freedom of Expression Says 'No': Against the Boycott on Israeli Academic Institutions" – Panel on "Educational Issues: Israel Studies and the BDS Movement" (Panel Chair: Prof. Laura Cutler, American University; Participants: Prof. Miriam Shenkar, Ohio State University, Prof. Elan Ezrachi, the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education, and Prof. Nahum Karlinsky, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev). § Sandra Kahn Wasserman Jewish Studies Center, Baruch College, New York City, New York, USA, "Spring 2015 Conference on "Israel and Democracy"" (May, 2015): "The Unconstitutionality of the Israeli Basic Law: Referendum" – Panel on "Israel and its Legal System" (with Prof. Ariel Bendor, University of Maryland/Bar Ilan University, Prof. Pnina Lahav, Boston University, and Kent Yalowitz, Arnold and Porter Law Firm).
2014
§ The Joint Israeli-Canadian Research Workshop, Halbert Center for Canadian Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, "Nationalism(s) as a Historical Factor in the Political Life of Canada and Israel" (April-May, 2014): "Dancing on Two Stages: The Place and Role of the Israeli Arab Minority in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict: Towards the Two State Solution".
2013
§ The 29th Annual Meeting of the Association for Israel Studies, UCLA, Los Angles, USA, "National Security, Courts and Politics" (June, 2013): "Fighting Terrorism in Accordance with the Law".
2012
§ The Annual Conference for Public Law, the Dead Sea, Israel, "Contemporary Issues in Israeli Public Law" (December, 2012): "Migration and Immigration to Israel, Family Unifications and Foreign Employers and Refuges" (Organized by the Israeli Association of Public Lawl).
2011
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§ Bioethics Application in the World by Novel Educational Modules and Methodology, Singapore, Singapore (May, 2011): "Bioethics: Teaching Ethics Not Morals" (Organized by the Indonesia Health Law Society and the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa, Israel), both affiliated with the WAML). § Zefat’s Conference on Multiculturalism – From Conflict to Dialog, Zefat, Israel (March, 2011): "The Limited Freedom of Expression for Public Figures".
2010
§ The Fourth National Congress on Bioethics, Kyiv, Ukraine (September, 2010): "Bioethics: Teaching Ethics, Not Morals" [Under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine; and Ministry of Public Heath of Ukraine] (The lecture was chosen as the best delivered lecture at the Congress). § World Congress on Medical Law, Zagreb, Croatia (August, 2010): "Tangling with the Principal Query on Human Reproduction" [Under the auspices of the World Association for Medical Law, and the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia]. § Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (May 4th, 2010), a public national conference on: Violence against the Israeli Judiciary: "Judges and Judging: A Magnificent History of a Middle Eastern Country". § UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, International Conference on Bioethics Education: Contents, Methods, Trends, Zefat, Israel (May, 2010): "What is it that we are Teaching: Ethics of Morals or Morals of Ethics?" [Under the auspices of Zefat Academic College, School of Law, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics; UNESCO Commission of Israel; The International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, and Haifa University, Faculty of Law]. § Oranim College, Conference on "The Galilee as a Sphere of Multiculturalism", Oranim, Israel (February, 2010): "Academic Educational Institutes in the Galilee – A True Enterprise for Co- Existence".
2009
§ The Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, Mishkanot Sha`nanim (Founded by the Jerusalem Foundation), Jerusalem, Israel (November, 2009): Discussion Panel, "Designated Groups and its Representation in the Media" [Chaired by: David Viztum. Participants: Ziv Navi, Prof. Ely Polack, Udi Lion, Moti Amir, and Dani Dayan]. § UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, International Conference on Bioethics Committees in Hospitals, Zefat, Israel (May, 2009): "The Israeli Dying Patient Act of 2005" [Under the auspices of Zefat Academic College, School of Law; UNESCO Chair in Bioethics; UNESCO Commission of Israel; The International Center for Health, Law and Ethics; and the Faculty of Law, University of Haifa]. § Zefat Academic College, "Trafficking in Women: The Struggle of the Israeli Society and the Authorities with the Phenomenon", Zefat, Israel (March, 2009): "The Judiciary and its Influence on the Trafficking in Women Phenomenon", and panel on "Is it possible to Reduce the Range of the Trafficking in Women Phenomenon?" § Munk Centre for International Studies at Trinity College, University of Toronto: "Emerging Trends in Anti-Semitism and Campus Discourse"; Panel on "Modern Expressions of Zionism: Explorations and Identity", Toronto, Canada (March, 2009): "Israeli Arabs: Lost in a Sea of Identities" [Discussion panel with Dr. Jacques Gauthier, Historian and International Lawyer; Chaired by Prof. Ed Morgan (National President, CJC)] [Under the auspices of the Canadian Academic Friends of Israel, and The Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto](received a prize of honor). [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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2008
§ The 5th Celtic Pacific Legal Conference, Dublin, Ireland (July, 2008): "The Legality of the War on Terror" [Chaired by Lorenzo Boccabella]. § Hadassah International Medical Relief Association, Ltd.; Conference on "Können Gegensätze verbinden?" ("Can Opposites Connect?"), Munich, Germany (June, 2008): "I Believe…" [Keynote speaker with Mr. Efraim Lapid. Chaired by Prof. Andreas Bönte]. § The Eighth Conference on International Criminal Law, Siracusa, Italy (May, 2008): "The Sharia and International Criminal Law". § The International Conference on Islam und Moderner Nationalstaat [Islam and Modern Nation- State], Institut für Diaspora und Genozidforschung an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Gerda Henkel Stiftung, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Germany (March, 2008): "Islam, Terrorism, and Modern Liberal Societies" [Under the auspices of Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Ministerpräsident des Landes NRW] [Summary was published in Humanitäres Völkerrecht Informationsschriften, 21(2) Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (2008)].
2007
§ The Fifth Conference on International Environmental Law (The Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, India (December, 2007): "The Rome Statute & Captain Planet: What Lies Between 'Crimes against Humanity' and the 'Natural Environment'?" § The Sixth Conference on International Criminal Law, Siracusa, Italy (May, 2007): "Post-Conflict Justice: Policy Options and Modalities". § 14PthP Annual Canadian International Law Students' Conference: "Canada Global Bystander or Global Citizen: Evaluation of our Performance in the International Legal Order", Toronto Faculty of Law, Canada (February, 2007): "The Puzzle on Israeli-Arabs". [Discussion panel with the Israeli Ambassador to Canada, Alan Baker; Chaired by Prof. Ed Morgan]. § Indigenous Law Journal Conference, Toronto Faculty of Law (The John and Mary A. Yaremko Forum on Multiculturalism and Human Rights), Canada: "Indigenous Law and Legal Systems: Recognition and Revitalization" (January, 2007): "Israeli-Arabs: Between the Nation and the State".
Lectures & Talks
2019
§ “Israel as a Jewish Nation State: An Arab Perspective,” Department of History, Ludwig- Maximilians University, Munich, Germany (December, 2019). § “Minority Experience”, AIPAC-AIEF Israel, Tel-Aviv, Israel (November, 2019). § “Minority Experience”, AIPAC-AIEF Israel, Tel-Aviv, Israel (September, 2019). § “Minority Experience”, AIPAC-AIEF Israel, Tel-Aviv, Israel (July, 2019). § "Basic Law: Israel as a Nation-State of the Jewish People", The Jewish Federation of California, Haifa, Israel (July, 2019). § “Minority Experience”, AIPAC-AIEF Israel, Tel-Aviv, Israel (May, 2019). § "Commentary on Ariella Friedman/Dialogue on Campus: Arabs and Jews in Shared Space (Hebrew)", Tel-Aviv, Israel (February, 2019). [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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2018
§ "Israel’s Nation-State Law", UJA – Federation of New York Committee Meeting, New York, New York, USA (September, 2018). § "The Nationality Law: Constitutionality and Civil Society" (Panel with Dr. Meir Elran), the Jewish United Fund – Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Federation Staff Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, USA (September, 2018). § "Arab Citizens and Israel’s Jewish and Democratic Balance", Hillel, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA (September, 2018). § "Israel: A Jewish and Democratic State – A Constitutional Analysis", Hillel, the Edwards H. Rosen Center for Jewish Life, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (September, 2018). § "Basic Law: Israel as a Nation-State of the Jewish People", Olive Tree Initiative, Haifa, Israel (August, 2018). § "Constitutionalism and the Israeli Judiciary", Olive Tree Initiative, Haifa, Israel (July, 2018). § "The Law of Procedures in Disciplinary Tribunals", the Northern District Disciplinary Tribunal by the Israeli Bar Association, Nazareth, Israel (July, 2018). § Bar-Ilan University, Medical School, “Legal Aspects of the Holocaust”, Zefat, Israel (May, 2018). § Zefat Academic College, Keynote Speaker at the Holocaust Memorials Ceremony, Zefat, Israel (April, 2018). § Zefat Academic College, serious of lectures on “Legal Aspects of the Holocaust”, Zefat, Israel (March-April, 2018). § "Constitutionalizing Substantive Criminal Law", Program on "Criminal Law in Israel", the Bar Association of Israel, the Northern District, Nazareth, Israel (January, 2018).
2017
§ "The Judicial Branch in Israel – Is It Really Independent?" Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (October, 2017). § "Multiculturalism in Modern Diverse Societies," Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (July, 2017) [A lecture delivered to visiting undergraduate students from the University of California]. § "Corporate Criminal Liability under the Rome Statute on International Criminal Law," School of Law, IDC Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel (May, 2017). § "The Use of Force: Islamic Law, International Law, and International Criminal Law", School of Law, Chapman University, Orange, California, USA (April, 2017). § "Improper Behavior: The Applicability of Ethical Norms over Lawyers in their Private Life", the Northern District Disciplinary Tribunal by the Israeli Bar Association, Nazareth, Israel (January, 2017).
2016
§ "So Close Yet So Far: Diaspora Opinions on Israeli Issues", the Mosaic Institute, Toronto, Canada (September, 2016).
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§ The Bar Association of Israel, the Northern District, Nazareth, Israel (August 23rd, 2016): International Law Academics Conference: "The Importance of Comparative Law in the Era of Globalization: Between the USA and the European Legal Systems". § Facts Finding Mission, Orange County Young Leaders Trip to Israel/Palestine, Tel-Aviv, Israel (July 14th, 2016): “Israel: A Jewish and Democratic State – The Proper Balance”. § The Bar Association of Israel, the Northern District, Nazareth, Israel (July 6th, 2016): International Law Academics Conference: "Being a Legal Academic and Practitioner in Israel". § “Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State: The Perspective of an Israeli Arab”, the Schusterman Institute for Israel Studies, Brandeis University, Massachusetts, Boston, USA (March, 2016). § “Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State: The Perspective of an Israeli Arab”, the Mosaic Institute, Toronto, Canada (February, 2016). § “Politics and the International Criminal Court”, the University of Toronto Association Political Science Students, Toronto, Canada (February, 2016). § “Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State: The Perspective of an Israeli Arab”, Canadian Jewish Advocacy and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Toronto, Canada (February, 2016).
2015 § "Impact of Cleavages in Israeli Society on the Political Process – Jews and Arabs", the Center for Israel Studies, American University, Washington D.C., USA (October, 2015). § "The Supreme Court of Israel – A Story of Constitutionalism in the Absence of a Constitution", the International Law Society, the Jewish Law Student Association, and the Jewish Studies, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, Texas, USA (October, 2015). § "The Rise and Fall of the Arab Spring Uprising", the Jewish Studies and the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, Texas, USA (October, 2015). § "The Rise and Fall of the Arab Spring Uprising", the Law Center for International Law Society, Houston University, Houston, Texas, USA (October, 2015). § "The Future of the Arab-Jews Relations in the State of Israel", Beth Emet Synagogue, Anaheim, California, USA (May, 2015). § "Navigating Israeli-Arab Identity in Israel", Laguna Woods Region, Jewish Federation, Laguna Woods, California, USA (May, 2015). § "Israel's Democracy: Where Are We Going from Here?", Temple Beth El of the South Orange County and the Samueli Center for Progressive Judaism, Aliso Viejo, California, USA (May, 2015). § "The Future of the Middle East – ISIS and the Christian Minority", Clement Presbyterian Church, San Clement, California, USA (April, 2015). § "ISIS: Jihad, Terrorism and the International Community", A&M Texas University, College Station, Texas, USA (April, 2015). § "ISIS: Jihad, Terrorism and the International Community", Houston University, Houston, Texas, USA (April, 2015). § "ISIS: Jihad, Terrorism and the International Community", Oklahoma University, Norman, Oklahoma, USA (April, 2015). § "Israel's Supreme Court: Between Jewish and Democratic State", Chapman University, School of Law, Orange, California, USA (March, 2015). § "Being an Israeli Arab: Everyday Life, Legal Hurdles, Recent Elections, and Possibilities for Peace", University Synagogue, Irvine, California, USA (March, 2015). § "The Role of Israeli-Arabs in Israel's International & International Policy-Making", San Diego State University, Jewish Studies Program, San Diego, California, USA (March, 2015).
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§ "ICC and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", University of California at Irvine, Olive Tree Initiative, Irvine, California, USA (March, 2015). § "International Law and the Middle East", University of California at Irvine, Department of Political Science, Irvine, California, USA (February, 2015). § "Jewish and Democratic: Perspective from an Israeli Arab Minority", UCLA Center for Middle Eastern Studies and UCLA Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, Los Angeles, California, USA (February, 2015).
2014 § "Jewish and Arab Youth: Hopes for Coexistence amid the Chaos of Conflict", Shevet Tapuz Fundraiser Gala Event, Irvine, California, USA (December, 2014). § "Israeli Arabs: Personal Experience, Status, and Middle East", Moderated by Prof. Benjamin Hubbard, California State University at Fullerton, Department of Comparative Religion, Fullerton, California, USA (November, 2014). § "International Law and the Israeli-Arab Conflict", Moderated by Prof. Benjamin Hubbard, California State University at Fullerton, Department of Comparative Religion, Fullerton, California, USA (November, 2014). § "One Man's Dream Is Another Man's Nightmare: The Inevitability of the Two-State Solution", Moderated by Prof. Matthias Lehmann, University of California at Irvine, School of Humanities, Department of Jewish Studies, Irvine, California, USA (November, 2014). § "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Where Do We Go from Here?", Moderated by Prof. Dan Schnur, University of South California, Students for Israel, Los Angeles, California, USA (November, 2014). § "Being an Israeli Arab: Life in Israel and the War with Hamas", Congregation Anshi Torah, Plano, Texas, USA (October, 2014). § "An Israeli-Arab Legal Scholar Discusses the Gaza War and Terrorism", University of North Texas, Jewish and Israel Studies Program, Dallas, Texas, USA (October, 2014). § "Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism Laws of War", International Law Seminar, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, USA (October, 2014). § "The Use of Force by Hamas in Regards to Self-Defense and Targeting", University of Houston Law Center and the Association for International Law Studies, Houston, Texas, USA (October, 2014). § "Being an Israeli Arab: Life in Israel and the War with Hamas", Lecture with the Jewish Yong Adults, Houston Hillel, Houston, Texas, USA (October, 2014). § "Personal Experience on the Status of Arabs in Israel", Lion of Judah Luncheon, the Jewish Federation & Family Services, Women's Philanthropy, Newport, California, USA (September, 2014). § Kfar Metzir Elementary School, Kfar Metzir, Israel, "Juvenile and Criminal Law" (May, 2014). § Carmel Academic Center, Haifa, Israel, Faculty Seminar, "Guidelines for the Characteristics of the Solicitor and the Perpetrator by Means" (March, 2014).
2013
§ Ghajar High School, Ghajar, Israel, "Juvenile and Criminal Law" (May, 2013). § Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Israel, "Law, Democracy and Terrorism": "The Unconstitutional Grounds of the Proposed Legislation for Fighting Terrorism” (April, 2013). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (January, 2013).
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2012
§ The Hebrew University, Department for Political Science, "The Constitutionality Question of the Israeli Referendum Act" (December, 2012). § Zefat Academic College, "Neutral Academic Teaching in a Multicultural Lecturing Hall – Is It Possible?" (March, 2012). § The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Seminar in the History of Political Thought: "The Arab-Speaking Minority in Israel: The Diversity of Ideological Visions" (The Political Science Department, the Sociology and Anthropology Department, the History Department, and the Classics Department) (March, 2012). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (February, 2012).
2011
§ Conseil representative des institutions juives de France's meeting: "The Future Vision on the Israeli-Arab Conflict Following the 2011 Arab Spring" (Crown Plaza Hotel, Haifa) (December, 2011). § Al-Motanaby High School, Haifa, Israel, "The Israeli Judiciary" (November, 2011) § Saturday's Cultural Meeting with Avi Fearst, Israelism: Between Jews and Arabs – Mohammed Wattad & Yoram Kanyok (Bet Zayit, Jerusalem) (October, 2011). § Zefat Academic College, Keynote Speaker at the Holocaust Memorials Ceremony (May, 2011). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (January, 2011).
2010
§ Zefat Academic College School of Law, Zefat, Israel (November, 2010): "Muslims in the West: Terrorism, Islam and Western Constitutionalism". § Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (November, 2010): "Multiculturalism in Zefat Academic College – A Comparative Perspective". § Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine (September, 2010): "Why to Study Medical Law". § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (May, 2010). § Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Zefat, Israel (April, 2010): Introducing Italians to Israeli Law: "Introduction to Israeli Constitutional Law". § The Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (March, 2010): You Cannot Play With the Truth: Against the Apartheid Week – Series of Lectures and Public Talks [University of Manitoba, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Victoria, Farris & Company Law Firm in Vancouver, Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life in Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver, the Jewish Canadian Community in Edmonton and Calgary], in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Vancouver] (Canada): "Self-Criticism and the Vision for Peace in the Middle East".
2009
§ Israel Scholars Network, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (December, 2009): "The Israel-Arab Conflict".
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§ The Sharon-Herzliya Rotary Club, Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel (November, 2009) "Peace in the Middle East". § Private Event for an Intellectual Evening, Haifa, Israel (October, 2009): "On the Hypocrisy in the Middle East". § The Professional and Social Club, Haifa, Israel (October, 2009): "Law, Medicine and Ethics – Why So?" [Under the auspices of the International Center for Health, Law and Ethics of Haifa University, Faculty of Law]. § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (March, 2009).
2008
§ The Karl Liebknecht House BAK Shalom, Berlin, Germany (July, 2008): "A Vision of Peace & Reconciliation". § University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (January, 2008): "A Vision of Citizenship: Arabs in a Jewish and Democratic State" [Sponsored by: Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft Freiburg; Colloquium politicum of the University of Freiburg; Freundeskreis Staedtepartnerschaft Freiburg-Tel-Aviv e. V.); Chaired by Mr. Hillebrand].
2007
§ The Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany (November, 2007): "The Rome Statute & Captain Planet: What Lies Between 'Crimes against Humanity' and the 'Natural Environment'?" § New Israel Fund of Canada, Canadian Jewish Congress, and Narayever Congregation (April, 2007): "Being an Israeli Arab" [Montreal, Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, chaired by Dr. Victor Goldbloom (National Executive CJC)], [Ottawa, Soloway JCC, chaired by Rabbi Steven Garten (Temple Israel)], [Toronto, First Narayever Congregation, Chaired by Prof. Ed Morgan (National President, CJC)]. § Temple Emanu-El, Toronto, Canada (April 2007): "Breaking Up the Paradigm on Israeli Arabs" [Chaired by Mark Sandler]. § Hillel of Great Toronto & The Bina Initiative, Toronto, Canada (March, 2007): "The Dilemmas of Israeli Arabs: A Scholarly Perspective on Citizenship in Israel" [Chaired by Prof. Emanuel Adler]. § Munk Centre for International Studies at Trinity College, Toronto, Canada (March, 2007): "Being an Israeli Arab" [Chaired by Prof. Emanuel Adler].
Chairman
2020
§ "The Deal of the Century: The Legal Questions," The Annual Conference of ICON-S Israel, Faculty of Law, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (March, 2020). § "Judges, Courts and Judicial Review," The Annual Conference of ICON-S Israel, Faculty of Law, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (March, 2020).
2019
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§ “A Normal State which is Abnormal: “The Eighth Decade for the State of Emergency in Israel”, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel (June, 2019): “The Legal Framework of the State of Emergency and Authorities”. § “Images and Realities: Land of Promise to Startup Nation?” the 35th Annual Meeting of the Association for Israel Studies, Kinneret College, Kinneret, Israel (June, 2019): “The Relationship Between the State and Its Arab Citizens”. § "The 2nd Workshop for Young Scholars", Zefat Academic College and the Israeli Association of Public Law: “Decision Making and Judicial Discretion” (April, 2019).
2017
§ "The World's Bioethics Day Conference on Equality", Zefat Academic College and Haifa University, under the auspices of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics: "Treating Syrian Wounded in Israeli Hospitals” (November, 2017).
2015
§ Department of Political Science and the Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA (February, 2015): "The Roots of the Ancient Jewish Law (Halacha) in the Legislation and Court Ruling in the State of Israel".
2014
§ Law School of Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (June, 2014): Conference on the Role of Legal Clinics – "The Clinic on the Rights of Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Trials".
2013
§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Israel, "Law, Democracy and Terrorism", Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner of the Supreme Court of Israel, "Constitutional Comments on the Proposed Legislation for Fighting Terrorism” (April, 2013). § Sakhnin College for Pedagogical Training, Discussion with Supreme Court Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner on "The Constitutionality of the Right to Education" (March, 2013). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (January, 2013).
2012
§ The Annual Conference for Public Law, the Dead Sea, Israel, "Contemporary Issues in Israeli Public Law" (December, 2012): "Migration and Immigration to Israel, Family Unifications and Foreign Employers and Refuges" (Organized by the Israeli Association of Public Law). § 8th International Conference on Bioethics, Tiberius, Israel (September, 2012): Education: Content, Methods, Trends (Organized by the Health Law Society and the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa, Israel, affiliated with the WAML) (Co-Chair with Amos Ritter): On Bioethics. § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (February, 2012).
2011
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§ Bioethics Application in the World by Novel Educational Modules and Methodology, Singapore, Singapore (May, 2011): "Bioethics Education – General" [together with Dr. Irena Pollard] (Organized by the Indonesia Health Law Society and the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa, Israel), both affiliated with the WAML) (Participants: Dr. Sajid Darmadipura, Dr. Marta Gluchmanova). § Zefat’s Conference on Multiculturalism – From Conflict to Dialog, Zefat, Israel (March, 2011): Panel on "Accepting The "Other" Under Religious Regimes", [Interlocutors: Father Dr. Elias Abed, Rabbi Benyaho Broner, Shich Prof. Fadel Mansour, and Shich Eiad Amar]. § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (January, 2011).
2010
§ The Bar Association of Israel, Nazareth, Israel (October 28th, 2010): A public national conference on: "The Art of Litigation from A Judicial Perspective". § World Congress on Medical Law, Zagreb, Croatia (August, 2010): "End of Life Decisions" [Under the auspices of the World Association for Medical Law, and the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia] (Participants: Jozef Dorscheidt, Tom Balthazar, Christophe Lemmens, and Evelien Delbeke). § World Congress on Medical Law, Zagreb, Croatia (August, 2010): "Patients' Rights" [Under the auspices of the World Association for Medical Law, and the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia] (Participants: Marina Leonenko et al, Robert Logan, Tomislav Cengic et al, Nada Bodiroga Vukobrat et al, and Dula Rusinovic-Sunara). § SPME (Scholars for Peace in the Middle East), Washington, USA, (June 21st–23rd, 2010): Legal Task Force: Academic Freedom: "Academic Freedom and Intimidation on Campuses"; and "Academic Freedom and Vandalism" (Participants: Ken Marcus, Ed Morgan, Karen Eltis, Marc Cogen, Peter Hass, Sam Edelman, Robert Goldstein). § Zefat Academic College, a public national conference on: "Violence against the Israeli Judiciary", Zefat, Israel (May 4th, 2010): "Between Legitimate Criticism and Incitement to Violence" (Participants: Former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner, President of the Israel National Council for Press; Prof. Shlumo Giora Shoham, Tel-Aviv University, Winner of the Israeli Prize for 2003; and Prof. Emmanuel Gross, Haifa University). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (May, 2010). § UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, International Conference on Bioethics Education: Contents, Methods, Trends, Zefat, Israel (May, 2010): [Under the auspices of Zefat Academic College, School of Law; UNESCO Chair in Bioethics; UNESCO Commission of Israel; The International Center for Health, Law and Ethics; and the Faculty of Law, University of Haifa]: "Philosophy and Ethics Education" (Participants: Prof. Gluchman (Slovakia); Dr. Wattad (Israel); Prof. Quitterer (Austria); Garbayo (USA); Forchuk (Canada); Vanderhaegen (Belgium); and Babu Karuppiah (India)).
2009
§ Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (March, 2009).
Organizer/Advisory Committee
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 32 Associate Professor
§ Member, the Program Committee, "The 36th Annual Conference of the Association of the Association for Israel Studies", Tulane University in New Orleans, USA (June, 2020).
2019
§ Member, the Advisory Committee, "The Second Israeli Congress on Judaism & Democracy", the Center for Jewish Law and Democracy, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel (March, 2019). § Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Israel, "Israel’s New Rules of Civil Procedures" (January, 2019). § Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Israel, "Lawyers-Judges Interrelationship" (January, 2019).
2018
§ "Criminal Law in Israel", the Bar Association of Israel, the Northern District, Nazareth, Israel (January-March 2018). § Member, the Advisory Committee, "The First Israeli Congress on Judaism & Democracy", the Center for Jewish Law and Democracy, Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel (February, 2018).
2017
§ "The World's Bioethics Day Conference on Equality", Zefat Academic College and Haifa University, under the auspices of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (November, 2017).
2016
§ "A Western or Eastern Nation: The Case of Israel", the Association for Israel Studies, the 32nd Annual Conference, Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi and Menachem Begin Heritage Center, Jerusalem, Israel (June, 2016). § School of Law, Chapman University, Orange, California, USA (April, 2016): "Freedom of Religion and the Role of the Supreme Court of Israel" by Justice Salim Joubran (Organized together with the Rose Project of the Jewish Federation and Hillel). § Department of Political Science, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA (March, 2016): "The Defense of Insanity under the Rome Statute" by Dr. Samuel Wolfman. § Department of Political Science, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA (March, 2016): "Protecting Human Rights at the Age of Terrorism" by Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner (Organized together with the Rose Project of the Jewish Federation and Hillel).
2015
§ Law School and Department of Political Science, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA (October, 2015): "The Nature and Characteristics of Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State" by Chief Justice (ret.) Prof. Aharon Barak (Organized together with the Rose Project of the Jewish Federation and Hillel).
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§ Department of Political Science and the Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA (February, 2015): "The Roots of the Ancient Jewish Law (Halacha) in the Legislation and Court Ruling in the State of Israel" by Dr. Samuel Wolfman.
2013
§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Israel, "Law, Democracy and Terrorism" (April, 2013). § Sakhnin College for Pedagogical Training, Discussion with Supreme Court Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner on "The Constitutionality of the Right to Education" (March, 2013). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (January, 2013).
2012
§ Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (February, 2012).
2011
§ Zefat’s Conference on Multiculturalism – From Conflict to Dialog, Zefat, Israel (March, 2011): "The Limited Freedom of Expression for Public Figures" (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (March, 2011). § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (January, 2011).
2010
§ The Bar Association of Israel, Nazareth, Israel (October 28th, 2010): A public national conference on: "The Art of Litigation from A Judicial Perspective". § Zefat Academic College, Zefat, Israel (May 4th, 2010): A public national conference on: "Violence against the Israeli Judiciary". § Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (March, 2010).
2009
§ Zefat Academic College, the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism (together with Prof. Ariela Friedman, Dr. Yael Giron) (June, 2009).
Organizing/Judge – Moot Courts
2019
§ Jessup Moot Court, Israel National Qualification Round: "The Case concerning the Kayleff Yak – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem v. Tel-Aviv University" (2019) [Served in the judicial panel with Prof. Yael Ronen and Dr. Itamar Mann] (Co-organized by ILSA and Israel Bar). § Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Annual Moot Court: "The Nation-State Law and Land Allocation in Israel" (2019) [Deputy Justice (ret.) Eliakim Rubinstein of the Supreme Court of Israel; Justice (ret.) President Ron Shapiro of the Haifa District Court; and Adv. Khalid Aozbi, Head of the Northern District of Israel’s Bar Association]. [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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2015
§ University of California at Irvine, Department of Political Science, Moot Court: "Gender Based Discrimination" (2015), Stimulating the Supreme Court of Israel of the Alice Miller case.
2014
§ The Forum for Social Excellence, the Elected Project, Annual Moot Court: "Freedom of Expression and the Right to Privacy" (2014) [Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner of the Supreme Court of Israel; Deputy Judge Yitzhak Cohen and Deputy Judge Saeb Dabour, both of the District Court of the Northern District]. § Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Annual Moot Court: "Abuse of Process" (2014) [Judge George Azolai, President of the Courts of Peace in the Northern District, Adv. Ahmad Massalha, Senior, Senior Criminal Law Specialist in the Northern District, Adv. Dr. Yisgav Nakdimon, Legal Advisor for Channel 2 News Corporation, Prosecutor Gadi Tsafrir, Senior Deputy to the General Prosecution of the Northern District, and Dr. Asaf Hardof, Lecturer at the Law School of Zefat Academic College].
2013
§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Annual Moot Court: "Abortions in Israel – Where Does the Father Stand?" (2013) [Deputy Justice (ret.) Elizer Rivlin of the Supreme Court of Israel; Justice (ret.) Hadasa Ben Itto of the Supreme Court of Israel; and Deputy Judge (ret.) Amnon Carmi of the District Court of the Haifa District].
2012
§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Annual Moot Court: "The Constitutionality Question of the Crime of Incest" (2012) [Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner of the Supreme Court of Israel; Justice Salim Gubran of the Supreme Court of Israel; Deputy Judge Yitzhak Cohen of the District Court of the Northern District; Prof. Asa Kasher of Tel-Aviv University; and Prof. Ariel Bendor of Bar Ilan University] (this has been the basis for legislative bill, aiming at amending the existing Penal Act in Israel, thus criminalizing incest between adults).
2011
§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Annual Moot Court: "Freedom of Expression and the Right to Privacy" (2011) [Served in the judicial panel with Dr. Shlomo Levin (Deputy President (ret.) of the Supreme Court of Israel) and David Cheshin (President of the Northern District Court)].
2010
§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Constitutional Moot Court: "Freedom of Expression at War" (2010).
2009
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§ Zefat Academic College, School of Law, Constitutional Moot Court: "Separate but Equal – Is It Equal?" (2009).
Editorials
Current
2014
§ Member, Editorial Board, Utrecht Journal of International and European Law (English) (since 2014). § Member, Editorial Board, Justice Quarterly (English) (since 2014).
2013
§ Member, Editorial Board, Bioethics Newsletter (Hebrew) (since 2013). § Member, Editorial Board, Asian Social Science (English) (since 2013).
Past
2015
§ Member, Editorial Board, Israel Studies Journal (English) (2015-2019).
2014
§ Referee, the Judicial Panel for Selecting the Best Academic Paper for the Baruch Kimmerling Award on Israeli Studies, the Association for Israel Studies.
2011
§ Member, Editorial Board, Politics and Law Journal (English) (2011-2015). § Member, Editorial Board, Philosophy Study Journal (English) (2011-2015). § Member, Editorial Board, Beijing Law Review (English) (2011-2015). § Member, Editorial Board, the Law of Ukraine Journal (English) (2011-2015).
2010
§ Editor-in-Chief, the International Journal 'Medicine and Law' (English) (2010-2015). § Referee, the Judicial Panel for Selecting the Best Academic Paper on Arab Women in Israel (2010). § Guest Editor, 2(4) the Newsletter of the World Association for Medical Law (English) (December 2010).
2008
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§ Editor, the International Journal 'Medicine and Law' (English) (November 2008-August 2010). § Perspective Editorial Board Member (Governor), the International Journal 'Medicine and Law' (English) (September-November 2008).
2006
§ Senior Editor, Journal of Law & Equality (English) (2006-2007). § Adjunct Senior Editor, the Journal of International Law & International Relations (English) (2006-2007). § Member, Editorial Board, and Special Reader- The Indigenous Law Journal (English) (2006- 2007).
2004
§ Member, Staff Board- Columbia Journal of European Law (English) (2004-2005). § Translation Editor, Index for the Israeli Democracy (Arabic) (2004).
2003
§ Member, Editorial Board, Israel Law Review (English) (2003-2004).
2000
§ Member, Editorial Board, Mishpat Ummimshal [Law and Government] Law Review (Hebrew) (2000-2002).
Memberships
Current
2020
§ Member, Bet Ha’Gefen (Arab-Jewish Center for Intercultural Dialogue) (Israel) (2020- Current). § Member, the Committee for the “Young Scholar Award”, Associate for Israel Studies” (2020- 2021). § Member, the Public Committee for Recommending Nominees for the Position of the Knesset’s Legal Advisor (Israel) (2020). § Member, The Bar Examination Committee (Israel) (2020-2024). § Head, The Ethics Committee – Rotary Israel, member of the Governor’s Working Team (Israel) (2020-2023).
2019
§ Member of the Professional Committee for Professorship, the Academic Center for Law and Science (2019-2020).
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§ Member of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) (2019-Current).
2018
§ Member of the Advisory Board for the Israeli Congress on Judaism and Democracy, the Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University (Ramat-Gan) (2018-Current). § Rotarian- Member of the Stella Maris (Haifa) Rotary Club (2018-Current) (President, 2020-2021). § Member of the Israel's Press Council's Presidential Assembly (2009-2021). § Member of the Israel Press Council (20009-2021). § Member of the Deans’ Forum of the Law Schools in Israel (2018-Current). § Member of the Special Committee for Drafting a Code of Ethics for Press Photographers, Israel Press Council (2018). § Member of the Israeli Association for Legislation (2018-Current).
2017
§ Member of the Appellate Tribunal on the Attorney General of the Israel Press Council (2017- Current).
2015
§ Member of the Board of the Association for Israel Studies (2015-2019).
2014
§ Member of Israel Political Science Association (since April 2014).
2013
§ Member of the Association for Israel Studies (since April 2013).
2012
§ Member of the Israeli Constitutional Law Forum, Bar Ilan Faculty of Law (since October 2012). § Member of the Israeli Penal Law Experts Forum, Carmel Academic Center, Haifa (since October 2012).
2011
§ Member of the Israeli Penal Law Experts Forum, Bar Ilan Faculty of Law (since November 2011).
2010
§ Member of the Israeli Association of Public Law, since 2010; Member of the Board of Governance, since 2020.
2009
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§ Member of the Board of Management, the International Center for Health, Law and Ethics (2009-2015, 2018-Current).
2008
§ Restrained Permission- Defense Attorney at Courts Martial, since 2008.
2006
§ Member of the Israeli Bar, since 15/06/2006 (additionally, was authorized as legal instructor for law clerks on February 21st, 2013).
Past
2018
§ Rotarian- Member of the Haifa Rotary Club (2018-2019).
2014
§ Member of the American Studies Association (2014-2015).
2011
§ Member of the Professional Committee for Civic Pedagogy, Ministry of Education, Department of Pedagogic Affairs (2011-August, 2012) – Resigned on August 7th, 2012 for political intervention at the Committee's work.
2010
§ Member of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) (2010-2015). § Adjunct Public Defense Lawyer at the Northern District Public Defense Office Adjunct Public Defense Lawyer at the Northern District Public Defense Office (2010-2014). § Member of the General Assembly, the Israeli Fund of the Knesset's Speaker Prize for Life Equality (2010-2014).
2009
§ Member of the World Association for Medical Law (WAML) (2009-2015). § Member of SPME (Scholars for Peace in the Middle East) (Pennsylvania, USA): [Member of the "Legal Task Force", which examines legal and policy issues of academic freedom, freedom of speech, incitement and hate speech, fabrication and falsification, scholarship versus propaganda and other issues with academia that are affected by the Middle East narrative. The Project takes place at various college and university systems in the States, Canada and perhaps Europe] (2009- 2013).
2008
§ Rotarian- Member of the Moriah-Haifa Rotary Club (2008-2010). [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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2007
§ Member of the Law & Society Association (2007-2009). § Young Penalist and Member of the International Association of Penal Law (2007, 2008).
2001
§ Head and Member of the "Big Brother/Sister Program": for students of the Faculty of Law, Haifa University (2001/2002). § Tutoring Project: Pupils for Pupils of Ibn Roshd Elementary School, Jatt-Village (2001-2002).
Legal Petitions
2019
§ H.C.J 3744/19 Wattad v. The Israeli Knesset et al [Challenging Constitutionality Question of the Parliament’s Power to Dissolve Itself].
2010
§ H.C.J 9149/10 Wattad v. The Israeli Knesset et al [Challenging the Constitutionality of the Israeli Referendum Statute Concerning Land Withdrawal. Due to the Court's remarks, the Israeli legislature amended the Statute, thus enacted Basic Law: Referendum].
2004
§ H.C.J. 4904/04 Wattad v. The Israeli Bar Association et al., 58 P.D. 473. [Challenging the Administrative Grounds of the Israel Bar Exam of 2004. Although the petition was rejected, the Bar Association amended the method of formulating the Bar Exam questions, in accordance with the Court's remarks].
Scholastic Honors
2020
§ RLI (Rotary Leadership International (Israel): Chosen for and accomplished the prestigious course on Leadership directed by Rotary International. § Zeltner Prize for Young Scholar (Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Law, Israel): Winner of the "Zeltner Prize for Young Scholar" Academic Excellence. § The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (Zefat Academic College, Israel): Winner of a competitive fund for interdisciplinary research for a co-edited publication of a book on “Law and…” (together with Yael Efron & Yossi Korasim).
2018
§ Zefat Academic College (Zefat, Israel): Winner of the prize for excellent lecturer for the academic year 2017-2018. [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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2015
§ Schusterman Prize: Winner of the "Visiting Israeli Professor" Prize for Academic Excellence. § Israeli Studies: Winner of the "Visiting Israeli Professor" Scholarship. § The Rose Project: Winner of the Jewish Federation & Family Services Fund. § The Association for Israel Studies and the Israel Studies: Winner of the "AIS: Israel Institute Young Scholar Award". § The Corps of Cadets at A&M Texas University: Winner of the "Cadet Brass" for my series of lectures on "ISIS: Jihad, Terrorism, and the International Community".
2014
§ The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE): Winner of the Schusterman Prize for Academic Excellence. § The Rose Project: Winner of the Jewish Federation & Family Services Fund. § Zefat Academic College (Zefat, Israel): Winner of the prize for excellent lecturer for the academic year 2013-2014.
2010
§ The Fourth National Congress on Bioethics (Kyiv, Ukraine): Winner of the Best Delivered Lecture on "Bioethics: Teaching Ethics, Not Morals" at the Congress on Bioethics [Under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine; and Ministry of Public Heath of Ukraine]. § The Council for Higher Education (Jerusalem, Israel): Winner of the Maof Prize for Excellent Israeli Arab Academic Scholars (for the years 2011-2013).
2008
§ The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science (Siracusa, Italy): Winner of the Second "Best Oralist" Award at the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law. § Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (Freiburg, Germany): Post-Doctoral Fellow; specializing in Constitutionalizing Substantive Criminal Law in the German Jurisprudence; Terrorism and Criminal Law Theory. Recipient of the Minerva Fellowship, and winner of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship.
2007
§ The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science (Siracusa, Italy): Winner of an acknowledgement medal for rhetorical talents and skills at the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law: "The Best Oralist for Legal Arguments".
2006
§ Halbert Exchange Research Fellowship of the Munk Centre for International Studies for Post-Doctoral Fellows: Visiting Scholar, Post-Doctoral Fellow, specialized in Constitutional Influence on Substantive Criminal Law from A Canadian Perspective.
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§ The Center for Global Trade and Development at Chapman University School of Law (California), The 2nd Annual Symposium: 9/11-Are We at war? Conference (April, 2006), "Resurrecting "Romantics at War": International Self-Defense in the Shadow of the Law of War – Where are the Borders?" (Received of prize of honor). § The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University: Special Fellowship for Teaching Assistant position at the Columbia University Department of History, on the "History of the State of Israel".
2005
§ Columbia University School of Law: Received full tuition waiver for JSD studies; Bretzfelder Constitutional Law Fellowship for JSD studies.
2004
§ Columbia University School of Law: Received a grant for the LL.M. Studies at the Columbia University School of Law; Parker School of International and Comparative Law Award Certificate for the LL.M. studies; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholars Award for Honors Degree for the LL.M. studies. § Fulbright – United States – Israel Educational Foundation: Received a grant for LL.M. and JSD studies at the Columbia University School of Law, spread by two equal payments on two study years.
2003
§ The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty: Graduated with honors from the first year of the direct track program for doctoral studies for excellent students.
2002-2000
§ Haifa University, Faculty of Law: Chosen twice to the Dean's List. Chosen three times to the Dean of Students List for Supreme Excellence, and received scholarships for the above- mentioned awards. Received scholarship for Excellence, from the Chief Justice of the Religious Islamic Supreme Court of Appeal of Israel, Qadi A. Natur, and Adalah-The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. § Weizmann Institution for Sciences: Honor degree in the Guide Project "Adults Teaching Youth".
1999
§ Cambridge University: Awarded certificates in communicative skills in English. § Oxford Academy for English Language: Pre-Advanced level degree at the end of three months training course in General English.
Media Interviews
Newspaper Interviews
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§ Yedioth Kiryat Shmona, "The Importance of Legal Education in the Galilee" (October 12, 2018).
2015
§ Panet Website, "Report on the Academic Parliamentary Role Following the Election Day – On Israeli Arab Representation in the Knesset" (January 20, 2015).
2014
§ The Jewish Telegraph Agency and The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angele, and "The Case against the American Studies Association's Resolution to Boycott the Israeli Academia (November 11, 2014). § The Jewish Herald Voice, "Being an Israeli Arab: Life in Israel and the War with Hamas" (October 19, 2014).
2012
§ Haaretz Newspaper, "Dismissal of the Israeli Inspector on Civic Pedagogy – Personal Resignation as an Act of Protest" (August 7, 2012) (Interviewed by: Talila Nisher).
2010
§ Yedioth Kiryat Shmona, "Petitioner against the Constitutionality of the Israeli Referendum Act" (December 24, 2010) (Interviewed by: Avner Lotan). § The Edmonton Sun Newspaper, "Stuck in the Middle" (March 9, 2010) (Interviewed by Mindelle Jacobs).
2008
§ The Israeli Embassy, Berlin, Germany (July 21, 2008): "The Future of the Peace Process in the Middle East". Interviewed by: Margaret Limburg from the Deutschlandfunk Radio; Karlen Vesper from the "Neues Deutschland"; Benjamin Dierks from the "Financial Times Deutschland"; Flora Eder from the "Jungle World"; and Eldad Beck from "Yedioth Ahronoth" Israeli Newspaper.
TV Interviews
2020
§ Hala TV, Israel (May 27, 2020): "Discussing the Criminal Trial against Netanyahu". § Israeli TV, Channel 13, Israel (May 5, 2020): "Deciding the Case against Netanyahu". § Hala TV, Israel (May 4, 2020): "The Court’s Power to Decide on the Question of the Compatibility of a Criminally Indicted Person to Serve as a Prime Minister". § Musawa TV, Israel (May 3, 2020): A Different Day (A Daily Program on Contemporary Issues): "Removing Israel’s Prime Minister from Office Upon Criminal Indictment". § Hala TV, Israel (April 28, 2020): "The Court’s Power to Decide on the Question the Compatibility of a Criminally Indicted Person to Serve as a Prime Minister". § Musawa TV, Israel (February 18, 2020): A Different Day (A Daily Program on Contemporary Issues): "Criminal Indictment against the Prime Minister of the State of Israel". [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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§ Hala TV, Israel (March 30, 2020): "Discussing the Criminal Procedures Concerning the Criminal Indictment Against Israel’s Prime Minister". § Hala TV, Israel (January 30, 2020): "Winning the Zeltner Prize for Young Scholars for Academic Excellence"?
2019
§ Israeli TV, Channel 13, Israel (December 31, 2019): "Immunity for a Criminally Indicted Prime Minister"? § Hala TV, Israel (December 26, 2019): "Is a Criminally Indicted Member of the Knesset Allowed to become Prime Minister"? § Israeli TV, Channel 12, Israel (November 22, 2019): The Week in Arabic (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "Criminal Indictment against Israel’s Prime Minister – Constitutional Consequences". § Hala TV, Israel (June 18, 2019): "Accessibility to Legal Education in Israel’s Northern Periphery". § Hala TV, Israel (June 4, 2019): "The Constitutionality Question of the Parliament’s Power to Dissolve Itself".
2018
§ Musawa TV, Israel (July 25, 2018): A Different Day (A Daily Program on Contemporary Issues): "The Concept of Public Law School in the Galilee". § Israeli TV, Channel 11, Israel (July 17, 2018): Every Evening (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "Contemplating the Bar Exam Results in Israel".
2017
§ Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (December 29, 2017): Around the Issue (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "Rethinking the Bar Exam Method in Israel".
2016
§ Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (January 14, 2017): Around the Issue (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "Legal Questions on Criminal Interrogation against an Acting Prime Minister". § Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (December 24, 2016): Around the Issue (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "The Legal Consequences of the Criminal Accusations against MK Basel Ghattas". § “Israel through the Looking Glass” (Film by Ami Horowitz) (2016).
2015
§ Hala TV, Israel (August 19, 2015): "The Legality Query of Administrative Custody in Israel". § Hala TV, "Examining Israel's Democracy in Light of Anti-Democratic Legislation", Israel (August 4, 2015): "Discussing the Arab Media under Israeli Legal System". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "Tonight's News", Israel (August 2, 2015): "Hate Crimes in Israel".
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2014
§ Israeli TV, Channel 1, Israel (July 26, 2014): Special Broadcast on "Operation Protective Edge": "Commentating on the legal aspects of the operation concerning international criminal law, as well as the reaction of Israeli Arabs to the operation". § Israeli TV, Channel 2, Israel (June 10, 2014): Special Broadcast on Electing the 10th Israeli President Elections: "Commentating on Justice (ret.) Dalia Dorner's Chances to Win the Elections". § Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (May 16, 2014): Around the Issue (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "The Legal Consequences of Former PM Ehud Olmart's Criminal Conviction". § Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (April 7t, 2014): London & Kirshenbaum (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "Legal Aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiation". § Nebtune, Sakhnin local TV, "The Media Perspective", Israel (January, 2014): "Discussing the Relationship between Israeli Arab MPs and the Israeli Media".
2013
§ Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (July 23, 2013): London & Kirshenbaum (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "The Constitutionality of Israeli Referendum Act Concerning the Israel- Palestinian Conflict".
2012
§ Israel TV, 1st Channel in Arabic, "Behind the Events", Israel (December 16, 2012): "Legal Implication of the Criminal Accusations against Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman". § Israel TV, Channel 10, "The Magazine", Israel (August 8, 2012): "Dismissal of the Israeli Inspector on Civic Pedagogy – Personal Resignation as an Act of Protest". § Israel TV, 1st Channel "Mabat [The Main News Broadcast]", Israel (August 7, 2012): "Dismissal of the Israeli Inspector on Civic Pedagogy – Personal Resignation as an Act of Protest". § Hala TV, "The Event of the Week", Israel (August 7, 2012): "Dismissal of the Israeli Inspector on Civic Pedagogy – Personal Resignation as an Act of Protest". § Israel TV, 1st Channel, "Good Evening Israel", Israel (July 8, 2012): "Mandatory Military Service for All – Perspectives on Plesner's Commission's Proposal". § Israel TV, 1st Channel in Arabic, "Behind the Events", Israel (February 23, 2012): "Mandatory Military Service for All – Perspectives on the Rule against Hok Tal [Tal Statute]".
2011
§ Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (September 23, 2011): "The Palestinian Authority Approaches the UN". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "Special Broadcast", Israel (March 22, 2011): "Sentencing the Israeli President Moshe Katzav". § Israel TV, 1st Channel in Arabic, "News", Israel (March 15, 2011): "The Limited Freedom of Expression for Public Figures". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (February 24, 2011): "On Israel's President's Forthcoming Criminal Sentence".
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2010
§ Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (December 3, 2010): "On Israel's President's Criminal Conviction". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (October 14, 2010): "Israel's International Diplomatic Relations". § Israeli TV, Channel 10, Israel (October 7, 2010): London & Kirshenbaum (A Weekly Program on Contemporary Issues): "The Constitutionality of the Israeli Loyalty Statement – Israel: A Jewish and Democratic State". § Israeli TV Local News of "Hot" Channel, Israel (September 13, 2010): "Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (July 22, 2010): "Arab and Jewish Terrorism in Israel". § Israel TV, 1st Channel in Arabic, "Behind the Events", Israel (June 3, 2010): "The Future Israeli- Turkish Relationships – Legal and Diplomatic Perspectives". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (April 8, 2010): "Discussing the Israeli Foreign Affairs under Liebermann Leadership". § Israel TV, 1st Channel in Arabic, "Behind the Events", Israel (January 2, 2010): "Summarizing the Leading Political, Social and Legal Issues of 2009 in Israel".
2009
§ Nebtune, Sakhnin local TV, "The Media Perspective", Israel (December, 2009): "Discussing the Arab Media under Israeli Legal System". § Israeli TV, 1st Channel, "From Today towards Tomorrow", Israel (November, 2009): "Discussing the Israeli Attorney General Position". § Israeli TV Local News of "Hot" Channel, Israel (November, 2009): "Legislation Proposal on the Biometry Pool". § Israeli TV Local News of "Hot" Channel, Israel (March, 2009): "Trafficking in Women".
Radio Interviews
2020 § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Afternoon News, Israel (October 6, 2020): "When Ministers Violate Criminal Law Regarding Covid-19 Regulations". § Chicago Radio, "Shalom Klein on Get Down to Business", Chicago (September 13, 2020): "Legal Education in the Northern Periphery of the State of Israel”. § Al-Nas Radio, "Daily News", Israel (July 9, 2020): "Governmental Threats on the Judiciary by Means of Parliamentary Investigation Committees”. § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (July 7, 2020): "The Unconstitutionality of Emergency Laws in the Absence of Parliamentary Review". § Al-Nas Radio, "Daily News", Israel (July 6, 2020): "Parliamentary Review of Emergency Regulations”. § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (June 28, 2020): "The Constitutionality of the Laws of Emergency". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Today’s Talk, Israel (June 11, 2020): "Freedom of Press the Public Right to Know". § Al-Nas Radio, "Daily News", Israel (May 20, 2020): "Israel Adopting the Norwegian Law”.
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§ The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (May 18, 2020): "Analyzing the Role of the Minister of Justice in Protecting the Judiciary". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (May 5, 2020): "The Court’s Power to Decide on the Question of the Compatibility of a Criminally Indicted Person to Serve as a Prime Minister". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (May 4, 2020): "Removing Israel’s Prime Minister from Office Upon Criminal Indictment". § Al-Nas Radio, "Daily News", Israel (April 28, 2020): "The Possibility for a Constitutional Crisis in Israel”. § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (April 22, 2020): "The Possibility for a Constitutional Crisis in Israel”. § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (March 25, 2020): "The Court’s Decision to Force the Knesset Speaker to Gather the Assembly”. § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (March 5, 2020): "How Governments are Constituted in Israel”. § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (February 13, 2020): "Discussing the Criminal Procedures Concerning the Criminal Indictment Against Israel’s Prime Minister". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Today’s Talk, Israel (February 4, 2020): "How Judges are Appointed in Israel?" § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (January 19, 2020): "Judicial Review over the Parliament Internal Issues”. § The Israel Radio in Arabic, This Morning, Israel (January 13, 2020): "Judicial Review over the Parliament’s Internal Issues". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (January 7, 2020): "The Attorney General of the Israeli Parliament". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (January 3, 2020): "Judicial Review and the Question of Immunity for a Criminally Indicted Prime Minister". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (January 2, 2020): "Immunity for a Criminally Indicted Prime Minister".
2019
§ The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (December 22, 2019): "Israel and the ICC – The Case of Palestine". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (November 25, 2019): "Separation of Power, Criminal Indictments against Israel’s Prime Minister and Constitutional Ramifications". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (November 22, 2019): "Criminal Indictments against Israel’s Prime Minister – Constitutional Consequences". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (November 21, 2019): "Criminal Indictments against Israel’s Prime Minister – Constitutional Consequences". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (November 7, 2019): "Judicial Decrees, Freedom of Press and Ministerial Immunity". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (October 14, 2019): "Israel’s Supreme Court President Meir Shamgar’s Legacy – Freedom of Press". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (October 14, 2019): "Israel’s Supreme Court President Meir Shamgar’s Legacy – Freedom of Press". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (September 9, 2019): "The Legality of Camera Surveillance on Elections Day". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (August 14, 2019): "The Unconstitutionality of Gender Based Separation in Public Events". [email protected] Jerusalem St. 11, PO Box 160, Zefat 13206, Israel
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§ The Israel Radio in Arabic, Disputing Point, Israel, (July 16, 2019): "The Future of the Law Profession in Israel". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (July 15, 2019): "The Law Profession: Israel’s Bar Exam". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (June 26, 2019): "Can the Parliament Cancel the Elections to the Knesset?" § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (June 13, 2019): "On the Independence Question of the Israeli Judiciary". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel, (June 6, 2019): "The Constitutionality Question of the Parliament’s Power to Dissolve Itself". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], Israel (June 4, 2019): "The Constitutionality Question of the Parliament’s Power to Dissolve Itself". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (June 4, 2019): "The Constitutionality Question of the Parliament’s Power to Dissolve Itself". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (May 29, 2019): "The Constitutionality Question of the Parliament’s Power to Dissolve Itself". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (May 14, 2019): "Governmental Threats to Abolish the Court’s Power of Judicial Review". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (April 2, 2019): "Israel’s Constitutional Revolution and Counter-Revolution". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Today’s Talk, Israel (March 13, 2019): "The HCJ and he Central Elections Committee". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (March 7, 2019): "The Central Elections Committee". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (March 4, 2019): "The Constitutional Duty to Impeach an Indicted PM". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (January 21, 2019): "Israel’s General Attorney and Prosecuting Israel’s PM". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Controversy, Israel (January 8, 2019): "Models for the Bar Exam". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (January 2, 2019): "The Constitutional Consequences of Possible Prosecution Against Israel’s Prime Minister".
2018
§ Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Speaking on Radio", Israel (October 19, 2018): "The Importance of Legal Education in the Galilee". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, A Point of Controversy, Israel (July 31, 2018): Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (July 18, 2018): "Elaborating on the Nation-State Basic Law Bill". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (July 18, 2018): "Contemplating the Bar Exam Results in Israel". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (April 30, 2018): "Israel’s Overriding Clause Bill". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (April 13, 2018): "The Laws Regulating the Use of Armed Force by Military". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (February 25, 2018): "Code of Ethics in the Academia". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (February 16, 2018): "Constitutional Issues Surrounding Criminal Indictment Against PM Benjamin Netanyahu". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (January 9, 2018): "Inquiring into the Process of Appointing Justices to the Supreme Court of Israel".
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2017
§ The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (December 25, 2017): "The Right to Silence and the Right against Self-Incrimination in Criminal Procedures". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (October 27, 2017): "Portraying Chief Justice Miriam Naor's Term at the Supreme Court of Israel". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (October 16, 2017): "Indictment against an Acting Prime Minister – Should he Resign?" § The Israel Radio in Arabic (Makan), Ingaz (Achievement), Israel (August 6, 2017): "Justice Salim Gubran of the Supreme Court of Israel – Achievements and Contributions".
2016
§ The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (January 8, 2016): "The Power to Interrogate an Acting Prime Minister". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (January 5, 2016): "The Presidential Power of Pardon over Military Tribunals in Israel". § TLV1 Radio (English–language radio), Tel-Aviv Review, Israel (June 22, 2016): "Israel’s Supreme Court: A Story of a Western Orientation". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Academic Evening, Israel (May 31, 2016): "Methods of Achieving Legal Academic Career".
2014
§ The KX935 Laguna's Only FM, Perspectives with Dr. Ari Grayson, Laguna Beach, California, USA (November 15, 2014): "Israel's Internal and Foreign Affairs" (Interviewed by Dr. Ari Grayson). § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (August 13, 2014): "Should Israel Collaborate with the International Investigation Regarding the Legal Consequences of Operation Productive Edge?" § Ashams Radio in Arabic, Special Broadcast on Electing the 10th Israeli President Elections, Israel (June 10, 2014): "Commentating on the President's Duties Under Israeli Law". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Special Broadcast on Electing the 10th Israeli President Elections, Israel (June 10, 2014): "Analyzing the Political Aspects of the Presidential Elections". § Radio of the North, "Speaking on the Radio", Israel (June 6, 2014): "The Constitutional Question of the Israeli National Proposed Act". § Radio of the North, "Speaking on the Radio", Israel (May 13, 2014): "Price Tag Actions as Terrorist Crimes". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (May 11, 2014): "Jewish Hate Crimes on Arab Citizens of the State of Israel" (Interviewed by Moshe Negbi). § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (April 29, 2014): "Zefat's Annual Moot Court on the Defense of the Abuse of Process". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (April 8, 2014): "Legal Aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiation".
2013
§ Radio of the North, "Exposure to the North", Israel (October 25, 2013): "Contemplating the HCJ's Decisions to Dismiss Criminally Suspected Elected Public Figures". § Radio of the North, "Exposure to the North", Israel (September 17, 2013): "Discussing The HCJ's Decision Concerning the Unconstitutionality of the Infiltrator Imprisonment Act".
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§ The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (August 5, 2013): "The Unconstitutionality Question of the Israeli Referendum Act and its Political Consequences". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (July 28, 2013): "The Constitutionality Question of the Israeli Referendum Act". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, Agenda, Israel (July 15, 2013): "Is the 2nd Egyptian Revolution a Legitimate One?" § Radio Gali Yisrael [Waves of Israel], Israel (July 2, 2013): "The Unconstitutionality Question of the Israeli Referendum Act". § The Israel Radio in Arabic, and Ashams Radio in Arabic, Israel (June 17, 2013): "The Constitutionality of the Legislative Proposal for Affirmative Action for People Who Served in the Army". § Radio of the North, "Exposure to the North", Israel (April 30, 2013): "The Legal Consequences of False Imprisonment". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (April 18, 2013): "Constitutional Aspects of the Israeli Proposed Statute on Fighting Terrorism". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (January 21, 2013): "2013 Elections in Israel – The Israeli Arab Participation Question". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (January 20, 2013): "2013 Elections in Israel – Legal Constitutional Perspectives" (Interviewed by Moshe Negbi).
2012
§ The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (November 29, 2012): "International Law and the Palestinian Approach to the UN". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (November 20, 2012): "The Unconstitutionality of the Israeli Referendum Act". § Israel Radio in Arabic, Israel (November 20, 2012): "Discussing the Legal Grounds of the Petition against the Constitutionality of the Israeli Referendum Act". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (August 23, 2012): "Teaching Bioethics in Israel" (Interviewed by Moshe Negbi). § Israel Radio [Reshet Bet], Israeli Radio in Arabic, Ashams Radio in Arabic, IDF Waves Radio, Israel (August 7, 2012): "Dismissal of the Israeli Inspector on Civic Pedagogy – Personal Resignation as an Act of Protest". § Israel Radio in Arabic, Israel (August 5, 2012): "Sexual Harassment at the Israel Police Department". § Radio Kol Rigaa, "Speaking on Radio", Israel (June 6, 2012): "The Constitutionality Question of the Incest Crime". § Israeli Waves Radio, "The Issue", Israel (May 21, 2012): "Mandatory Civil Service for Israeli Arabs?"
2011
§ Israel Radio, Reshet Bet, "Agenda", Israel (January 3, 2011): "Do Our Genes Affect Our Criminal Tendency?" § Radio All for Peace, "Over a Coffee Meeting", Israel (December 28, 2011): "The Warrior Gene and its Legal Implications on Criminal Law". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Today's Talk", Israel (October 26, 2011): "The Physicians' Constitutional Right to Resign".
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§ Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Today's Talk", Israel (October 2, 2011): "Talking About the October 2000 Events in Educational Governmental Institutes". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Today's Talk", Israel (September 4, 2011): "Fighting the Organized Crime in Israel". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (August 3, 2011): "Equality before the Law in Criminal Cases – Arabs v. Jews". § Al-Shams Radio, "New Day", Israel (July 13, 2011): "Against the Constitutionality of the Israel Boycott Act – Civil Remedies". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Today's Talk", Israel (July 10, 2011): "Academic Freedom and the Israeli Anthem". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "This Afternoon's Events", Israel (June 15, 2011): "Zefat's 1st Annual Moot Court: Freedom of Speech v. The Right to Privacy". § Radio of the North, "Exposure to the North", Israel (June 15, 2011): "Zefat's 1st Annual Moot Court: Freedom of Speech v. The Right to Privacy". § Al-Shams Radio, "Today's Talk", Israel (June 15, 2011): "Zefat's 1st Annual Moot Court: Freedom of Speech v. The Right to Privacy". § Radio All for Peace, "Over a Coffee Meeting", Israel (June 15, 2011): "Zefat's 1st Annual Moot Court: Freedom of Speech v. The Right to Privacy". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "This Afternoon's Events", Israel (May 13, 2011): "Unilateral Palestinian Declaration of Independence: The Legal Consequences". § Radio of the North, "Exposure to the North", Israel (April 3, 2011): "The Ethical Aspects of Judicial Mistake: The Goldstone Case". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "This Evening's Events", Israel (March 21, 2011): "Legality of the Security Council's Decision to Use Force against Libya and the Institute of Humanitarian Intervention". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "This Afternoon's Events", Israel (March 15, 2011): "On Dialogue between Conflicted Parties".
2010
§ Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Friday's Morning", Israel (December 17, 2010): "The Constitutionality of the Israeli Referendum Act". § Al-Shams Radio, "Today's Talk", Israel (December 15, 2010): "The Constitutionality of the Israeli Referendum Act". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "This Afternoon", Israel (December 13, 2010): The Petition against the Constitutionality of the Israel Referendum Act". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "The Afternoon's Program", Israel (November 30, 2010): "Freedom of Expression and the Wikileaks Precedent". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (November 7, 2010): "The Crime of Seduction to Racism" (Interviewed by Moshe Negbi). § Radio Kol Rigaa, "Speaking on Radio", Israel (October 21, 2010): "The Rule of Sub Judice". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "Papers", Israel (October 18, 2010): "On the Path of Personal Success". § Al-Shams Radio, "Today's Talk", Israel (October 11, 2010): "The Constitutionality of the Israeli Loyalty Statement – Israel: A Jewish and Democratic State". § Al-Shams Radio, "Today's Talk", Israel (August 12, 2010): "Revealing Journalist Sources". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "This Morning", Israel (June 9, 2010): "Israel, Turkey, and Legal Investigation of the Legality of Maritime Blockade". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Speaking on Radio", Israel (May 24, 2010): "Criminally Suspected Public Representatives and Their Duty to Resign".
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§ Israel Radio in Arabic, "Bon Cafe", Israel (May 9, 2010): "The Defense of Insanity in Criminal Law". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (May 4, 2010): "Tonight with Avi Fearst" on: "Violence against the Judiciary in Israel". § Radio All for Peace, "Over a Coffee Meeting", Israel (May 4, 2010): "Protecting the Israeli Judiciary". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (May 2, 2010): "Violence against the Judiciary" (Interviewed by Moshe Negbi). § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "The 6th Day", Israel (April 16, 2010): "Legal Aspects of Holocaust Denial". § The Voice of Peace Radio, "Over a Coffee Meeting", Israel (April 15, 2010): "Discussing the Israeli Foreign Affairs under Liebermann Leadership". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "Contemporary Events", Israel (March 27, 2010): "Against the Apartheid Week". § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (March 22, 2010): "The International Hour with Oren Nahari". § Israel Radio in Arabic, "Agenda", Israel (February 24, 2010): "Multiculturalism in the Galilee" (Interviewed by Iman El-Qasem). § The Israel Radio, Resht Bet Channel, Israel (January 31, 2010): "Tonight with Avi Fearst" on: "Football Games as a Bridge for Peace".
2009
§ Israel Radio in Arabic, "The Talk of the Week", Israel (December 17, 2009): "The Legality of the British Arrest Warrants against Israeli Seniors". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], Israel (December 8, 2009): "Freedom of the Media in Israel". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], Israel (November 16, 2009): "Legislation Proposal on the Biometry Pool". § Radio Kol Rigaa [Every Minute Radio], "Speaking on Radio", Israel (September 8, 2009): "The Israeli Judiciary and its Fight against Organized Crimes – A Comparative Perspective". § Radio Bayern 2, Radio Station of Bayerischer Ründfunk, the Public Service TV and Radio Broadcasting Station in Bavaria, Germany (February, 2009): "The 2009 Elections in Israel: Results and the Future Vision of Peace of Reconciliation". § Radio-Magazine "Zündfunk", Public Radio of Bavaria, Germany (January, 2009): "The War on Gaza and the Future of the Peace Process in the Middle East".
2007
§ Israel Radio in Arabic, "The Talk of the Week", Israel (August 26, 2007): "Civil Service for Israeli Arabs". § The University of Toronto Radio State, News and Current Affairs Program "Take 5", Toronto, Canada (July 19, 2007): "The Refugees from Darfur and the Sudan in Israel".
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Prof. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Dean of the Law 52 Associate Professor
General Information
Languages:
§ Fluent in Arabic. § Fluent in Hebrew. § Fluent in English (Oxford Academy for English Language, and Cambridge University, United Kingdom). § Fair in German (Goethe Institute, Tel-Aviv, Israel, and Freiburg, Germany).
Hobbies:
§ Tennis. § Swimming. § Reading books. § Listening to classic music.
Personal:
§ Date of birth: 18/08/1980. § Marital Status: Married to Lana (since 01/08/2010). Lana is a Senior Physician at Rambam Health Care Campus, specialized in Internal Medicine and sub-specializing in Immunology. § Children: Father of Lady Lorraine (04/02/2014), Sisters of Nazareth in Haifa School, and Emily (21/01/2019).
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