Mitchell Hamline School of Law:
Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions

Highlights

  • Meet with experts on the ground involved in peacemaking in Jerusalem today.
  • Study traditional approaches to conflict resolution used by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious communities.
  • Challenge your assumptions and expand your perspective.
  • Learn alongside a diverse group of law students and practicing professionals.
Israel is a diverse society searching for both new and traditional methods for dispute resolution. Studying law and conflict resolution in Jerusalem offers you a fresh perspective on the interaction of law and religion.

Explore traditional dispute resolution methods – such as Beth Din, Christian and Muslim courts, and Palestinian Sulha – and the ways in which Israel’s religious communities have shaped the values of dispute resolution. You’ll also examine how modern methods for dispute resolution have been adapted to traditional values and cultures.

Structure

This is an intensive 10-day course made up of lectures, workshops, and field trips.

Course Components

  • Assigned readings
  • Class discussions
  • Meetings with a variety of individuals engaged in peacemaking

Watch a short video about the program.

For full details on cost, please refer to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law website.

The program is open to:

  • Degree-candidate law students who have completed their first year of study at an ABA-accredited law school
  • Lawyers seeking continuing legal education credits
  • Graduate students
  • Divinity students
  • Members of the clergy
  • Professionals

Apply

For more details on the program and how to apply, please refer to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law website.

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Fast Facts

Course:

Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions

Teaching Faculty:

Prof. Sharon Press

Language of Instruction:

English

Credits:

2-3

Course Dates:

See the Mitchell Hamline School of Law website 

Eligibility:

Degree-candidate law students who have completed their first year of study at an ABA-accredited law school, lawyers, graduate students, divinity students, and members of the clergy and other professions

Costs:

See the Mitchell Hamline School of Law website 

Relevant Academic Fields:

Law, religious studies, cultural studies, conflict resolution

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