Faculty

Visitors

The Center hosted several high-profile scholars during this year:

Guest Lecturer – Prof. Ilay Somin from Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, was a guest of the Fellows Program on December 16, 2025.

Guest Lecturer –Prof. Steven Smith from Yale University was a guest of the Fellows Program on January 6, 2026. Prof. Smith presented his paper On Statesmanship.

Guest Lecturer – Prof. Joseph H.H. Weiler from NYU was the guest of the Fellows Program on December 23, 2025. Prof. Weiler conducted a workshop specially tailored to the Center’s fellows, addressing core dimensions of academic research, publishing, and teaching.

This workshop for early-career and aspiring academics focused on key aspects of building a successful scholarly career. Drawing on extensive editorial experience—including 17 years as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) and long-standing involvement with the International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON), as well as service on the editorial boards of approximately twenty legal journals—the session examined strategies for preparing and positioning articles to enhance their prospects of acceptance in leading peer-reviewed (Tier One) journals.

The workshop also addressed approaches to developing meaningful and coherent individual research agendas, with particular attention to framing questions, sustaining long-term projects, and cultivating scholarly distinctiveness. Finally, it offered reflections on effective teaching, informed by over four decades of classroom experience, considering how to engage students, structure courses, and integrate research and pedagogy in a mutually reinforcing manner.

Guest Lecturer – Dr. Dotan Halevy from the Department of Middle Eastern and African History, Tel Aviv University was our guest on April 28, 2026.

Dr. Dotan discussed his research on the history of Gaza and the political changes in the area.

Invited Lecturer – Prof. Rachel Bayefsky from University of Virginia School of Law, was a guest of the Center on May 5, 2026. Prof. Bayefsky presented her paper Tradition and Feminism in Constitutional Rights Adjudication.