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HU Credits:
6
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Law
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof Iddo Porat
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof Iddo Porat
Mr. Asher Rottenberg
Course/Module description:
Introductory Constitutional Law Class for 1L
Course/Module aims:
The course provides basic tools to understand the constitutional law of Israel and the ability to analyze contemporary constitutional problems.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
identify constitutional issues, analyze them, place them in their historical context, and understand the considerations of the Court in resolving them. In addition students will be able to understand the main approaches towards rights and towards the role of the Court in the Israeli democracy, and the main tensions within Israeli constitutional law.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, class discussion, participation in mini moot courts (one a semester), TA instruction, two written assignments
Course/Module Content:
The class discusses three main topics:
A. Basic principles and concepts of Israeli Constitutional Law.
B. Institutional Constitutional Law.
C. Human Rights.
Required Reading:
הסילבוס כפוף לשינויים
*חומר הקריאה המחייב מופיע באתר הקורס*
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 75 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 5 %
moot court
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