The 12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF JEWISH LAWYERS AND JURISTS
March, 23-26, 2004
on
ISRAEL 2004: DILEMMAS AND SOLUTIONS
Venue of Congress: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel-Aviv
Venue of Opening Session: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem
Programme
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
14:00 – 17:00
17:00 – 18:00
18:00 - 20:00
Arrival and registration at Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel-Aviv
Drive by buses to Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem for Opening Session
Buffet Supper
20:00
OPENING SESSION
OPENING REMARKS:
Judge Hadassa Ben-Itto, President of the International
Association
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
GUESTS OF HONOR
Mr. Joseph (Tommy) Lapid, Minister of Justice, Israel
Professor Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice, Canada,
(to be confirmed)
Return by buses to Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel-Aviv.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
09:00 – 11:00
THE PALESTINIAN REFUGEE PROBLEM:
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
No Right – No Return
Professor Yaffa Zilbershats, Bar Ilan University,
Faculty of Law
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Are There Viable Solutions?
Professor Ruth Lapidoth, The Hebrew University,
Jerusalem, Faculty of Law
The politics of Palestinian Refugee Claims
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg, Director, Program on
Conflict Management and Negotiation, Bar-Ilan University
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:30
NEW REALITIES AND OLD LAW:
THE NEED TO REFORM INTERNATIONAL LAW
The Role of the Law and of the Lawyer in the Fight
against International Terrorism
Colonel Daniel Reisner, former Head of International Law
Department, IDF
Efforts to Formulate International Conventions
against Terrorism
Ambassador Alan Baker, Legal Adviser, Foreign Ministry of
Israel
The EC “Wider Europe” Initiative and its
Implications for Israel
Dr. Arie Reich, Bar Ilan Universty, Vice Dean, Faculty of Law
13:30 - 15:00
LUNCH
Guest speaker: His Excellency Ambassador Daniel
Kurtzer, the United States ambassador to Israel,
15:00 – 17:00
THE FUTURE OF JERUSALEM:
JEWISH, MOSLEM AND CHRISTIAN
PERSPECTIVES
The Jewish Perspective
Rabbi David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious
Affairs, American Jewish Committee
The Christian Perspective
Archbishop of Constantina Aristarchos
Chief Secretary of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
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The Moslem Perspective
Dr. Mithkal Natour, Professor of Islamic law,
Religious College, Baqa El Garbiya
FREE
EVENING
Thursday, March 25, 2004
09:00 – 11:00
THE IMPACT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY
SITUATION ON CIVIL LEGAL PRACTICE
Litigation
Mr. Alex Hertman, Attorney
Real Estate
Mr. Zeev Hartavi, Attorney
Hi-tech
Mr. Ori Rosen, Attorney
Commercial Transactions
Mr. Richard Mann, Attorney
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:30
ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA:
MUTUAL DEPENDENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Who Speaks for the Jewish People?
Professor Shlomo Avineri, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Department of Political Science
The Jewish People: Must We Choose between
Geography and History?
Mr. Efraim Halevy, former National Security Adviser to the
Prime Minister of Israel
Does The Present Situation Influence the DiasporaIsrael Relationship
Dr. Rolf Bloch, Former President of the Federation of
Jewish Communities of Switzerland (SIG).
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Afternoon: Walking Tour of Neve Tzedek Quarter,
Nachlat Binyamin Street, old quarters of Tel-Aviv
Evening:
FAREWELL DINNER
Friday, March 26, 2004
09:00 – 12:00
BUSINESS MEETING
CHAIRPERSON: Advocate Itzhak Nener,
First Deputy President of the IAJLJ
Activities of the Association - Report and Discussion
Resolutions
Elections
13:00
Optional: Departure to Golden Tulip Hotel, Dead Sea,
for weekend (3 nights) till Monday morning,
March 29, 2004
Registration Fee:
US$200 per participant
Accompanying person: US$150
Registration fees include:
Buffet supper in Jerusalem
Lunch on Wednesday, March 24, 2004
2 coffee breaks
Farewell Dinner
Walking tour in Tel-Aviv
Kits/name tags
Transportation to and from Jerusalem for the Opening Session
Hotel accommodation:
6 NIGHT PACKAGE:
March 23 – 26 at Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel-Aviv on bed and
breakfast basis and 3 nights at Golden Tulip Hotel, Dead Sea 26-29 March
on half board basis (breakfast and dinner).
Free entrance to Golden Tulip spa
Transfer by bus from Tel-Aviv to Dead Sea and return to Tel-Aviv and
Jerusalem
Rate per person sharing a double room US$430
Single room supplement
US$255
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rates per night at Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel-Aviv:
Double room on bed and breakfast basis
US$110
Single room on bed and breakfast basis
US$100
The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
10, Daniel Frish Street, Tel-Aviv, 64731
Tel: 972.3.691.0673; Fax: 972.3.695.3855; e-mail: iajlj@goldmail.net.il
Websites: www.intjewishlawyers.org; www.lawyersdirectory.org.il
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