CONFLICT RESOLUTION FROM RELIGIOUS
TRADITIONS AT A GLANCE

• Run by the Hamline University School of Law (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) in conjunction with
  the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Conducted entirely in English
• Attended by Australian students since 2006
• Taught by leading Israeli and international academics, legal practitioners and judges
• 2 week, 45-hour intensive program (including field trips) structured into two sections:
  • Conflicts between persons from the same religious tradition
  • Conflicts between persons from different religious traditions

WHY STUDY AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM?

Jerusalem is a city sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam that has captured the hearts and minds and souls of the world for over 3,000 years. Jerusalem is a melding of past and present, of ancient roots and modern innovations.

The Hebrew University is Israel's first university and a symbol of the cultural rebirth of the Jewish nation in its ancestral homeland. The Hebrew University has become a multi-disciplinary institution of higher learning and research and a scientific centre of international repute.

WHY STUDY CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN ISRAEL
Religion can be a source of conflict. Religious traditions, however, can also be a source for resolving conflict. The increasing diversity of religious followers in the United States and Australia demands that current and future lawyers and clergy, who practice conflict resolution, gain insights into the concepts and methods religious communities use to resolve conflicts.

Israel is a religiously, politically, and culturally diverse society searching for both traditional and new methods for resolving disputes that arise among individuals and communities. Studying conflict resolution in Jerusalem will give you a fresh perspective on the interaction of law and religion, and challenge your assumptions and beliefs.

• Mandatory attendance policy of 80% of classes and field trips
• Daily course readings from course readers
• Timely submission of hand-in assignments
• Formal assessment at the conclusion of both sections of the course. This can take the form of a written exam, oral exam and/or research essays

*Students can choose either a 2 or 3 credit point version of the program. The 3 credit point version requires an additional research paper of 10 to 15 pages.

Credit points towards degrees at all Australian universities are available subject to the approval of the individual university.

In previous years, students have obtained credit points from the University of Melbourne and Monash University.

THE COURSE
In past years, lecturers have included:

Qadi Ahmad Natour - President of the High Sharia'a Court of Appeal in Israel Michael Tsur - Founder and Director of the Mediation & Conflict Resolution Institute in Jerusalem Gerald Steinberg - Director of the Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation at Bar Ilan University Daniel Sinclair - Professor of Jewish Law at Fordham University Law School in New York City

Daniel Rossing - Director of the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations Marc Gopin - Professor & Director of the Centre for World Religions, Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution at George Mason University David Cobin - Professor at Hamline University School of Law

COURSE TOPICS* **

• Traditional dispute resolution methods such as the Beth Din (Rabbinic Courts), Christian Courts, Muslim Courts and Palestinian Silha
• The Ways in which Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious traditions have shaped dispute resolution values
• The major conflicts facing Israeli society today and the ways in which modern methods have been adapted to the cultures within Israel to resolve these conflicts

*Course topics are selected by the Rothberg International School on a yearly basis and may alter slightly

**A detailed course outline and class schedule of the 2010 program can be downloaded in the FORMS section of this webpage

COSTS
NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE - US $150 (TBC)
payable upon acceptance into program

TUITION FEE - US $1,300 (TBC)
payable six weeks before departure

ACCOMMODATION FEE - US $900 (TBC)
payable six weeks before departure


FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The Australian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides financial assistance on the basis of academic merit, financial need or community involvement. Please contact one of our Student Liaison Officers for more information.


APPLICATION DETAILS
WHO MAY APPLY
Any student who has completed at least one year of study at an Australian university in law, international relations, political science, religious studies, peace & conflict studies, as well as practicing lawyers or members of the clergy.

NOTE
Enrolment is limited to five Australian students who will join American students from Hamline University

HOW TO APPLY
Express your interest to one of our Student Liaison Officers and download the application forms which are accessible below (applications open in June 2011)

APPLICATION DEADLINE
10th September 2011


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information you can fill out an expression of interest form online by clicking here and a student liaison officer will contact you shortly.

Alternatively:

Students from NSW, WA, QLD, ACT & NT contact:
studynsw@austfhu.org.au or 02 9267 7144

Students from VIC, SA, TAS & NZ contact:
studyvic@austfhu.org.au or 03 9272 5511

FORMS
The application form for the 2012 Conflict Resolution program can be downloaded below.

It is also possible to access a copy of the class Schedule. These may be useful if your home university requires detailed course information in order to grant you credit points towards your degree for the completion of the Conflict Resolution program.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION APPLICATION 2012