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This team contributes leading decisions from Israel

Israel's Most Recent Decision

The most recent decision from Israel is Jane Doe v The Minister of the Interior, a decision rendered in Israel by the Jerusalem District Court, sitting as the Court for Administrative Affairs on Feb 12, 2013, involving an applicant from Nigeria. A brief summary of the facts of the case is: Nigerian national seeks refugee status owing to fear for her life at the hands of her father and fiancé.

Courts in Israel

Supreme Court
Tel Aviv – Jaffa District Court, sitting as the Court for Administrative Affairs
Central District Court, Sitting as the Court for Administrative Affairs
Jerusalem District Court, sitting as the Court for Administrative Affairs
Supreme Court, sitting as the Appeals Court for Administrative Affairs

The National Coordinators for Israel are:

Tomer Broude

Tomer Broude is a Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the Faculty of Law and Department of International Relations, and the Academic Director of the Minerva Center for Human Rights. He is Read More Read more
   

Uzi Vogelman

Uzi Vogelman is currently a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. In April 2007 he was appointed acting Supreme Court Justice for one year prior to his official appointment. Previously, Justice Vogelman had been Read More Read more