Ramat Gan School of Law and Business
 
HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM
CRIMINAL LAW and
CRIMINOLOGY PROGRAM
LAW, COMMUNICATION and TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

COURSES

The following tables describe the breakdown of required courses according to year of study, track of study and lecturer. It should be emphasized that changes may be made to this curriculum, for which adequate notice will be provided.

First Year
Jurisprudence
Dr. Yuval Livnat
Lesson of 3 annual hours
6 credit points
Criminal Law Prof. Boaz Sangero
Lesson of 3 annual hours + tutorial of 1 annual hour
8 credit points
Constitutional Law Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya
Lesson of 2 annual hours + tutorial of 1 annual hour
6 credit points
Law of Contracts Dr. Shahar Weller
Lesson of 3 annual hours
6 credit points
Israeli Law Dr. Iddo Porat
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Norms and Ethical Theories Dr. Iddo Porat
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
English for Lawyers Mr. Tony Kasson / Ms. Julia Fior / Mr. Simon Baron Lesson of 2 semester hours  
Law and Economics

Dr. Amichai Kerner
Lesson of 3 semester hours
3 credit points
Introduction to Political Science Dr. Dennis Sharbit
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Introduction to Philosophy Mr. Avishalom Westreich
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Legal Research and Expression Adv. Zohar Lande
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Continental Law* Prof. Pablo Lerner
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Common Law* Dr. Gila Stopler
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points

Introduction to American Law* Dr. Gila Stopler
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points

* Each student must choose one of these three courses.

Second Year
Law of Torts
Prof. Israel Gilead / Adv. Boaz Shnoor
Lesson of 3 annual hours
6 credit points

Family and Succession Law Prof. Pinchas Shifman
Lesson of 2 annual hours + tutorial of 1 annual hour
6 credit points
Criminal Procedure Dr. Rinat Kitai
Lesson of 3 semester hrs. + tutorial of 1 semester hour
4 credit points

Public International Law Dr. Karin N. Calvo-Goller
Lesson of 2 annual hours
4 credit points
Civil Procedure

Dr. Michael Karayanni / Adv. Itai Lifschitz
Lesson of 2 annual hours + tutorial of 1 annual hour
6 credit points
Administrative Law

Dr. Omer Dekel
Lesson of 3 annual hours
6 credit points
Introduction to Jewish Law* Adv. Itai Lifschitz
Lesson of 2 annual hours
4 credit points

Introduction to Public Administration Prof. Baruch Mevorach
Lesson of 3 semester hours
3 credit points
Elective Law Courses One year-long elective course and one semester-long elective course, or three semester-long elective courses 6 credit points

* Comparative Jewish-Islamic Law (Prof. Gideon Libson) may be taken instead of Introduction to Jewish Law.

Third Year
Tax Law
Dr. Avi Tabah
Lesson of 2 annual hours
4 credit points

Company Law Mr. Amit Levy
Lesson of 3 annual hours
6 credit points
Labor Law Dr. Yossi Dahan
Lesson of 2 annual hours
4 credit points
Law of Evidence Adv. Guy Rotkof (day schedule)
Dr. Chaya Zandberg (afternoon schedule)
Lesson of 3 semester hrs. + tutorial of 1 semester hour
4 credit points
Property Law Prof. Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir (day schedule)
Prof. Joshua Weisman (afternoon schedule)
Lesson of 4 annual hours
8 credit points
Seminars

One seminar (according to the list of seminars) 4 credit points
Elective Law
Courses
4 semester-long elective courses or two year-long elective courses 8 credit points

Fourth Year
Tax Law
Adv. Ili Piterman / Adv. Rifat Azzam
Lesson of 4 semester hours
4 credit points
Law and Society Dr. Yossi Dahan
Lesson of 3 semester hours
3 credit points
Professional Ethics for Lawyers

Dr. Shahar Eldar
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Civil Procedure - Theory and Practice Adv. Shlomit Yaniski-Ravid
Lesson of 2 semester hours
2 credit points
Seminar One seminar 4 credit points
Elective Law Courses 2 semester-long elective courses 4 credit points
  • During his/her studies, in addition to required courses, each student must accumulate 20 credit points in elective courses (including 2 credit points for the Civil Procedure - Theory and Practice course) and two seminars.
  • Students with an academic degree are entitled to an exemption of 2 credit points.
  • It is the duty of the student to ensure that he/she has met all requirements for the completion of the degree.
  • The student is requested to pay attention to the number of credit points for the elective courses indicated each year, since this has implications for inclusion on the Dean's List.

Elective Law Courses

No.

Name of Course

Lecturer

Code

Sem.

Day

Hour

1.

Moot Court

Dr. Shahar Weller

5237

Full-Year

 

Admission by interview

2.

Law Review - Alei Mishpat

Judge Rahamim Cohen

5151

Full-Year

 

Admission by interview

3.

Comparative Jewish-Islamic Law*

Prof. Gideon Libson

5118

Full-Year

Mon.

09:45-10:45

4.

Property Relations Between Spouses

Prof. Berachyahu Lifshitz

5232

Full-Year

Mon.

16:00-17:30

5.

Clinic for Changing and Promoting Human Rights

Adv. Aviv Wasserman

5331

Full-Year

Mon.

18:00-19:30

For third-year students; by interview

6.

Introduction to Telecommunication Law: Israeli and International Law

Dr. Yizhar Tal

5029

Full-Year

Tues.

18:00-19:30

7.

Youth and Law Clinic

Adv. Selayit Kohler

5300

Full-Year

Tues.

19:45-21:15

For third-year students; admission by interview

8.

Women's Rights at Work Clinic

Adv. Tziona Koenig-Yair

5303

Full-Year

Tues.

19:45-21:15

For third-year students; admission by interview

9.

Community Lawyering Clinic

Adv. Aviv Wasserman

5196

Full-Year

Tues.

19:45-21:15

For third-year students; admission by interview

10.

Public Defenders Clinic

Adv. Aviv Wasserman

5198

Full-Year

Tues.

19:45-21:15

For third-year students; admission by interview

11.

Clinic for Treating and Preventing Domestic Violence

Judge Rivka Makayes

5126

Full-Year

Tues.

19:45-21:15

For third-year students; admission by interview

12.

Criminal Law and Public Defenders Workshop

Adv. Alon Bachar

and Adv. David Barhom

5269

Full-Year

Wed.

18:00-19:30

Preference to third-year students and above; admission by interview

13.

Criminal Law and Mock Criminal Trials Workshop

Adv. Dafna Netanyahu and

Adv. Gal Teib

5268

Full-Year

Wed.

19:00-20:30

Preference to third-year students and above; admission by interview

14.

Introduction to Intellectual Property

Dr. Michael Birnhack

5228

1

Sun.

16:00-19:30

15.

Family Court

Judge Yehoshua Gefman

5098

1

Sun.

16:00-17:30

16.

Violent Crime

Prof. Simha Landau

5304

1

Sun.

16:00-17:30

17.

Social Rights and Legal Empowerment

Adv. Yuval Elbashan

5244

1

Sun.

16:00-17:30

18.

History of American Law in the 20th Century

Dr. Iddo Porat

5330

1

Sun.

16:00-17:30

19.

Information Technology Law

Dr. David De'uel

5305

1

Sun.

18:00-19:30

20.

Litigation and Courts Workshop in the Field of Intellectual Property

Adv. Meir Lefler

5271

1

Sun.

18:00-19:30

21.

Cause Lawyering

Adv. Yuval Elbashan

5306

1

Sun.

18:00-19:30

22.

Res Judicata in the Criminal Proceeding

Dr. Doron Menashe

5329

1

Sun.

20:00-21:30

23.

Patent Law

Adv. Amir Friedman

5339

1

Mon.

09:00-10:30

24.

Consumer Protection Law

Adv. Alan Zisblatt

5272

1

Mon.

09:00-10:30

25.

Trademarks in the Modern Era

Adv. Amir Huri

5328

1

Mon.

09:00-10:00

26.

Training Mediators - Negotiations through Mediation, Theory and Practice

Dr. Orna Deutsch

5258

1

Mon.

16:00-20:00

admission by interview

27.

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Workshop

Adv. Daniel Freiman

5289

1

Mon.

16:00-17:30

28.

Advertisement Law

Adv. Uri Shenhar

5259

1

Mon.

16:00-17:30

29.

Topics in Medical Malpractice and Medical Law

Dr. David Sharim

5274

1

Mon.

18:00-19:30

30

Negotiation Theory

Dr. Talia Fisher

5285

1

Mon.

20:00-21:30

31.

The Right to Education

Dr. Yoram Rabin

5290

1

Mon.

20:00-21:30

32.

Minority Rights

Dr. Yusef Jabarin

5332

1

Mon.

20:00-21:30

33.

Execution and Bankruptcy Law

Prof. Pablo Lerner

5008

1

Tues.

14:00-15:30

34.

Antitrust Law

Dr. Michal Gal

5097

1

Tues.

14:00-15:30

Intended for third-year students and above

35.

Sexual Crimes in the Family

Adv. Limor Etzioni

5307

1

Tues.

14:00-15:30

36.

Defenses in Criminal Law

Prof. Miri Gur-Arye

5215

1

Tues.

16:00-17:30

37.

Private and Inter-religious International Law

Dr. Michael Karayanni

5308

1

Tues.

18:00-19:30

38.

Rights Protected by the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Freedom

Prof. David Kretzmer

5309

1

Tues.

18:00-19:30

39.

Animal Law

Prof. Pablo Lerner

5223

1

Tues.

20:00-21:30

40.

Human Rights and Social Change

Dr. Gila Stopler

5310

1

Wed.

17:00-18:30

41.

Youth in Distress and Juvenile Crime

Judge Dana Marshak-Marom

5299

1

Wed.

19:00-20:30

Intended for third-year students and above

42.

Internet and Criminal Law

Adv. Haim Wismonsky

5279

1

Wed.

19:00-20:30

43.

Theories in Criminology (Causes of Crime)

Dr. Mimi Ajzenstadt

5270

1

Thurs.

10:30-12:00

44.

Scientific Evidence

Judge, Dr. Achikam Stoler

5021

1

Thurs.

10:30-12:00

45.

Electronic Communication

Adv. Amir Friedman

5205

1

Thurs.

10:30-12:00

46.

Limitation of Rights in Constitutional Law

Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya

5296

1

Thurs.

16:00-19:30

47.

The UN Charter

Prof. Yehuda Blum

5284

1

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

48.

Workshop - Issues in Intellectual Property Law

Adv. Daniel Mirkin

5311

1

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

49.

The International Law of Human Rights: Practical and Comparative Aspects

Adv. Michael Sfard

5312

1

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

50.

Methods of Payment

Dr. Amichai Kerner

5007

1

Thurs.

18:00-21:30

Intended for third-year students and above

51.

Transportation Law

Judge Avital Chen

5158

1

Thurs.

18:00-19:30

Intended for third-year students and above

52.

Execution and Bankruptcy Law

Prof. Pablo Lerner

5008

1

Thurs.

18:00-19:30

53.

Criminal Law and Terror

Prof. Emanuel Gross

5313

1

Thurs.

18:00-19:30

54.

Indictment before International Criminal Tribunals and Courts

Dr. Karin Calvo-Goller

5314

2

Sun.

14:00-15:30

55.

Relations between Israel and the Palestinians: Legal Perspective

Dr. Karin Calvo-Goller

5315

2

Sun.

16:00-17:30

Open to students with an academic degree in the first year

56.

The Family Contract and the Marriage Contract

Dr. Shachar Lifshitz

5262

2

Sun.

16:00-17:30

57.

Introduction to American Law

Dr. Gila Stopler

5293

2

Sun.

16:00-17:30

Also intended for first-year students

58.

Human Rights, Identity and Culture in the Israeli Context

Dr. Yair Ronen

5316

2

Sun.

16:15-17:45

59.

Introduction to Electronic Commerce

Dr. Michael Birnhack

5224

2

Sun.

16:00-19:30

60.

Commercial Litigation

Adv. Ariel Manor

5246

2

Sun.

18:00-19:30

61.

Law and Art

Dr. Guy Pessach

5286

2

Sun.

18:00-19:30

62.

Civil Rights and the Disabled

Dr. Neta Ziv

5177

2

Mon.

09:00-10:30

63.

Commercial Torts

Adv. Amir Friedman

5317

2

Mon.

09:00-10:30

64.

Trademarks and Information Technology

Adv. Michal Shor-Ofri

5240

2

Mon.

09:00-10:30

65.

Stigma and Crime

Prof. S. Giora-Shoham

5275

2

Mon.

16:00-17:30

66.

Introduction to International Commerce

Dr. Nelli Monin

5333

2

Mon.

16:00-17:30

67.

Insanity, Deviance and Creativity

Prof. S. Giora-Shoham

5318

2

Mon.

18:00-19:30

68.

Evidence - Credibility and Weight

Judge, Dr. Oded Mudrik

5319

2

Mon.

18:00-19:30

69.

Law and Sport

Adv. Yossi Eshed

5249

2

Mon.

18:00-19:30

70.

Legal Immunity

Judge, Dr. Oded Mudrik

5320

2

Mon.

20:00-21:30

71.

Critical Approaches to Criminal Law

Dr. Yoav Sapir

5321

2

Mon.

20:00-21:30

72.

Topics in Communication Law

Dr. Yuval Karniel

5006

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

73.

Sexuality and Law

Dr. Yuval Merin

5091

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

74.

Theoretical Issues in Law and Inequality

Ms. Tsippi Melman

5322

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

75.

Derivative Forms of Criminal Activity

Dr. Khalid Ghanayim

5170

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

76.

Offenses that Inhibit Freedom of Expression

Dr. Khalid Ghanayim

5231

2

Tues.

18:00-19:30

77.

The Legal Status of the Arab Minority in Israel

Dr. Yusef Jabarin

5263

2

Tues.

18:00-19:30

78.

Workshop in Communication Legislation

Dr. Yizhar Tal

5292

2

Tues.

19:45-21:15

79.

Models for Regulation of the Labor Market in and Era of Globalization

Ms. Tsippi Melman

5323

2

Tues.

20:00-21:30

80.

Detention Law

Dr. Rinat Kitai

5297

2

Wed.

10:15-13:45

81.

Banking Law

Dr. Amichai Kerner

5046

2

Wed.

14:00-15:30

82.

Entertainment Law

Adv. Tony Greenman

5324

2

Wed.

16:00-17:30

83.

Criminal Punishment

Prof. Boaz Sangero

5236

2

Thurs.

14:00-15:30

84.

Restrictions on the Use of Conventional Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Dr. Karin Calvo-Goller

5325

2

Thurs.

14:00-15:30

85.

Women's Rights, Feminism and Law

Dr. Gila Stopler

5326

2

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

86.

The Israeli Labor Market - Foreign Workers and Personnel Agency Workers

Dr. Yossi Dahan

5189

2

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

87.

Introduction to the Laws of War

Dr. Karin Calvo-Goller

5145

2

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

88.

Victimology - The Rights of the Victim

Prof. Leslie Sebba

5327

2

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

89.

Constitutional Influences on Criminal Evidence Law

Adv. Naomi Elimelech

5294

2

Fri.

12:00-13:30

Intended for third-year students and above

* Comparative Jewish-Islamic Law (Prof. Gideon Libson) may be taken instead of Introduction to Jewish Law.

List of Seminars

 

Name of Seminar

Lecturer

Code

Sem.

Day

Hour

1.

Financial Transactions

Dr. Amichai Kerner

7156

1

Sun.

18:00-19:30

2.

Legal Protections of the Democratic Regime in Israel

Adv. Talia Sasson

7003

1

Sun.

18:00-19:30

3.

The Civil Theory of Cohabitation Law

Dr. Shachar Lifshitz

7145

1

Sun.

20:00-21:30

4.

Cyberlaw

Dr. David De'uel

7166

1

Sun.

20:00-21:30

5.

Family Law in Islamic Law

Prof. Gideon Libson

7023

1

Mon.

14:00-15:30

6.

The Principle of Legality and Administrative Power

Prof. Yoav Dotan

7167

1

Mon.

16:00-17:30

7.

The Status of the Public Authority in Private Law

Prof. Yoav Dotan

7070

1

Mon.

18:00-19:30

8.

The Law of Contracts in Jewish Law

Prof. Berachyahu Lifshitz

7153

1

Mon.

18:00-19:30

9.

The Right to Privacy

Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya

7156

1

Mon.

18:15-19:45

10.

Industrial Intellectual Property

Dr. Meir Noam

7168

1

Mon.

20:00-21:30

11.

Copyrights

Prof. Joshua Weisman

7046

Full-Year

Tues.

14:00-15:30

12.

Environmental Law

Adv. Boaz Shnoor

7177

1

Tues.

14:00-15:30

13.

Citizenship Law

Prof. Claude Klein

7169

1

Tues.

14:00-15:30

14.

The Use of Criminal Law in Times of Crisis

Prof. Miri Gur-Arye

7163

1

Tues.

14:00-15:30

15.

Human Rights in International Law

Prof. David Kretzmer

7125

1

Tues.

16:00-17:30

16.

The Boundary between Intellectual Property Law and Antitrust Law

Dr. Michal Gal

7162

1

Tues.

16:00-17:30

17.

Between Guilt and Damage: Causation in the Law of Torts

Adv. Boaz Shnoor

7170

1

Tues.

16:00-17:30

18.

The Finality of the Hearing in Criminal Law and Miscarriages of Justice

Prof. Boaz Sangero

7025

1

Tues.

18:00-19:30

19.

Attachment and Receivership Law

Prof. Pablo Lerner

7180

1

Tues.

18:00-19:30

20.

National Rights and a Democratic Jewish State

Prof. Chaim Gans

7143

1

Tues.

19:45-21:15

21.

Topics in Communication Law: Regulation, Competition and Privatization

Dr. Yizhar Tal

7149

1

Tues.

19:45-21:15

22.

Planning and Building Law

Dr. Shmuel Revital

7071

1

Wed.

15:00-16:30

23.

Insurance Law

Dr. Shahar Weller

7152

1

Wed.

15:00-16:30

24.

International Criminal Adjudication

Prof. Yoram Shachar

7171

1

Wed.

17:00-18:30

25.

Human Rights and the Fight Against Terror

Prof. Eyal Benvenisti

7158

1

Wed.

17:00-18:30

26.

The History of Criminal Law

Prof. Yoram Shachar

7172

1

Wed.

19:00-20:30

27.

Equality and Integration in Israel

Prof. Eyal Benvenisti

7098

1

Wed.

19:00-20:30

28.

Criminal Evidence Law and Human Dignity and Freedom

Dr. Doron Menashe

7146

1

Thurs.

10:00-11:30

29.

Good Faith and Freedom of Contract

Prof. Mordechai A. Rabello

7093

1

Thurs.

10:30-12:00

30

Personal Rights

Prof. Mordechai A. Rabello

7119

1

Thurs.

14:00-15:30

31.

The Rights of Suspects and Criminal Defendants

Dr. Rinat Kitai

7154

1

Thurs.

14:00-15:30

32.

Law and Welfare

Dr. Yossi Dahan

7139

1

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

33.

Religion and State in Israel

Dr. Gila Stopler

7173

1

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

34.

The High Court of Justice

Dr. Omer Dekel

7094

1

Thurs.

16:00-17:30

35.

Tender Law

Dr. Omer Dekel

7045

1

Thurs.

18:00-19:30

36.

Distributive Justice and State Resources

Dr. Sandy Kedar

7114

2

Sun.

18:00-19:30

37.

The Unbalanced Balance - Must Judges Always "Balance"?

Dr. Iddo Porat

7178

2

Mon.

16:00-17:30

38.

Judicial Review of Governmental Decisions

Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya

7072

2

Mon.

18:15-19:45

39.

Aging and Civil Rights in Israel

Dr. Israel Doron

7135

2

Mon.

20:00-21:30

40.

The Legal Status of Wildlife and Vegetation

Prof. Pablo Lerner

7160

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

41.

The Law of Goodwill

Dr. Zohar Feldboy

7174

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

42.

State of Emergency

Prof. Claude Klein

7175

2

Tues.

14:00-15:30

43.

The Rights of the Child

Dr. Tamar Morag

7113

2

Tues.

18:00-19:30

44.

Introduction to International Labor Law: Fundamental Rights in International Labor Law and the International Labor Organization

Ms. Tsippi Melman

7176

2

Tues.

18:00-19:30

45.

The Law in Literature and Cinema

Dr. Iddo Porat

7179

2

Tues.

20:00-21:30

46.

The Duty to Disclose Information in a Criminal Proceeding and its Exceptions

Dr. Rinat Kitai

7161

2

Wed.

16:00-17:30

47.

Local Authority Law

Dr. Shmuel Revital

7118

2

Wed.

16:00-17:30