2022 Fall

LEGALST 190 004 - SEM 004

Seminar on Topics in Law and Society

Gender, Religion, and Law: The Case of Isreal

Masua Sagiv

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

03:00 pm - 05:59 pm

Social Sciences Building 185

Class #:16562

Units:4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Letters & Science Legal Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 24

Enrolled: 6

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 30

Waitlist Max: 10

Open Reserved Seats:

25 reserved for Students with 3 or more Terms in Attendance

2 reserved for Legal Studies Majors

Hours & Workload

1 to 4 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials, and 2 to 8 hours of outside work hours.

Course Catalog Description

Advanced study in law and society with specific topics to be announced.

The course will explore the intersection of gender, religion, and law in Israel, as manifested in social movement activism through law and society. The course will illustrate and reflect upon different strategies and spheres for promoting social change, by examining core issues involving gender, religion and law in Israel: religious marriage and divorce, gender equality in the religious establishment, spiritual leadership of women, free exercise of religion (at the Western Wall and Temple Mount), conversion, and segregation in education. Spheres of activism to be covered include parliament, state courts, alternative private initiatives and courts, and social media.