Lectures
War and the Rule of (International) Law in the 21st century – Lessons from Israel
The text is a short article prepared as the basis for a lecture by Gavison at Aipacmeeting on the 22th of May 2005. The attached file contains the main points of the lecture.
Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State
In a region dominated by Arab dictatorships hostile to its existence, what chance does Israel have to preserve anything recognizable as democracy toward its large Arab minority? Hebrew University Professor Ruth Gavison expressed a cautious optimis...
The Relevance of Israel to Modern Judaism
Speech given in a panel on the inauguration of David Ellenson as President of the HUC, Cincinnatti, October 2002.
New Challenges for International Human Rights
International human rights law is an area where philosophical, moral, political and legal perspectives are intimately interwoven. The ideal of IHRs is extremely powerful. It is no accident that not a single state today challenges the validity of t...