The Israeli Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S) is a vibrant academic community of public law scholars and practitioners.
ISRAEL
ABOUT
Since its establishment in 2014, and in line with the values of ICON•S, the Chapter has aimed to contribute to the development of the Israeli and global public law debate by allowing diverse and innovative voices to be heard on contemporary public law issues. It pursues the mission of ICON•S within Israel by advancing the fundamental constitutional values of democracy, equality, justice, and human rights; promoting an interdisciplinary approach to public law; working cooperatively with existing national and regional organizations while remaining distinct from them; and promoting the capacity and engagement of junior scholars.
Activities
The Chapter holds an annual conference, the main event for the public law academic community in Israel, which brings together public law scholars, practitioners, and scholars from related fields, and includes sessions on academic careers for junior scholars. It runs a blog for Israeli public law scholars and practitioners, whose posts have been cited in decisions of the Israeli Supreme Court, and awards an annual prize, in memory of Baruch Bracha, for an outstanding paper in public law by a junior scholar. The Chapter also holds events on particular issues in Israeli public law.
Chapter Members
Tamar Hostovsky Brandes
Co-Chair
Ono Academic College
Adam Shinar
Co-Chair
Reichman University
Gonen Ilan
Secretary General
Bar-Ilan University
Blog Co-Editors
Matanel Bareli; Amir Cahane; Anat Ovadia-Rosner; Aviram Shahal
Advisory Committee
Rawia Aburabia; Ori Aharonson; Amichai Cohen; Doreen Lustig; Tamar Megiddo; Meital Pinto; Amnon Reichman; Yair Sagy; Galia Schneebaum; Joshua Segev; Gila Stopler; Michal Tamir; Manal Totry-Jubran; Keren Weinshall (Margel)
Founding Advisory Committee
Orna Ben Naftali; Yishai Blank; Moshe Cohen-Eliya; Yoav Dotan; Alon Harel; Barak Medina; Iddo Porat; Yuval Shani
Former Governance Team
Moshe Cohen-Eliya (founder of the Chapter, former Co-Chair); Gadi Ezra (former Secretary General); Nadiv Mordechay (former Secretary General and blog editor); Shani Schnitzer (former blog editor); Gila Stopler (founding Advisory Committee member, former Co-Chair); Bell E. Yosef (former Secretary General and blog editor)