Jerusalem TalksND Episode 5: Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari

In episode five, Avrum Burg and Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari address the Israeli government’s proposed judicial reform as well as the polarized public debate surrounding the proposed legislation.

Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is an expert on family law and international women’s rights, and is the Founding Director of the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women at Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty in Israel, where she serves as a Full Professor. In December 2018 she completed three terms (twelve years) on the UN Committee on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), during which she also served twice as the Vice-Chair of the Committee, and as the first Chair of the Working Group on Inquiries.

Please note this episode was released by Notre Dame Jerusalem on June 13, 2023, prior to the events in the region that took place on October 7, 2023.