Empower Yourself with Expertise:
Navigate Israel and International Law
with Confidence!
Enhance your knowledge to engage in impactful discussions and become
a reliable influencer in the Israel and international law arena.
Israel on Trial foundational course
Be part of a comprehensive journey with our course designed to fortify your understanding of Israel and International Law. Equip yourself with tools for informed debates about Israel by utilizing relevant international law frameworks.
Enhance your knowledge to engage in impactful discussions and become a reliable influencer in the Israel and international law arena. Our program, anchored in the insightful books "Israel on Trial" and "Two States for Two Peoples?" published by thinc. provides participants with not only a deep understanding but also tangible materials for continuous learning and application.
Enhance your knowledge to engage in impactful discussions and become a reliable influencer in the Israel and international law arena. Our program, anchored in the insightful books "Israel on Trial" and "Two States for Two Peoples?" published by thinc. provides participants with not only a deep understanding but also tangible materials for continuous learning and application.
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Overview
Benefits of our learning program
Foundational Understanding:
establish your fundamental knowledge of Israel and International Law.
Developed fact-based arguments
acquire
tools for engaging in informed debates about Israel by utilizing the relevant
international law frameworks and arguments.
Nuanced Application Awareness:
comprehend
the nuanced application, misuse, and abuse of international law in the
Israel/Palestine conflict.
Social Media Proficiency:
gain expertise in applying
acquired knowledge to engage in effective discussions on social media platforms
and act as a reliable influencer in the Israel and international law arena.
Learning program:
a. The course includes an introduction and five learning blocks, each containing 3 to 4 lectures.
b. A total of 16 lectures by world-renowned professors and experts
c. Powerpoint/PDF materials, recommended reading, videos, and a self-assessment quiz are provided for each blocks learning.
d. A monthly online Q&A session (Zoom) for course students. Questions to be submitted prior the session starts using the build-in features of the thinc. Academy
Each block consist of:
An introduction and 3 to 4 recorded lectures, each approximately 45 minutes long. The slides shown in the videos and recommeded readings are downloadable.
A self-assessment quiz supports the understanding of the teachings
A self-assessment quiz supports the understanding of the teachings
Block I
The Israel / Palestine conflict: Historical background and religious / political context
Block II
International Law and "Lawfare"
Block III
Territorial sovereignty, occupation and settlements
Block IV
The use of force: International Criminal law and Humanitarian law.
Block V
The politicization of international law, the UN and the International Courts. The teachting includes the recent developments at the ICJ and ICC
Course start Date:
January 6th 2025.
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Global Participation:
This course is offered world-wide as an on-line self pace- course. You are welcome to sign-up anytime from january 6th 2025 and onwards.
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Available times
The course is available 24/7 for the participants.
Q&A sessions will be live once a month at different times to accommodate participants from various time zones.
Q&A sessions will be live once a month at different times to accommodate participants from various time zones.
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Online course
Access all lesson recordings, course slides, media, videos, articles, and suggested lectures anytime, ensuring a flexible and convenient learning experience. Participation is recommended for maximal benefits.
Frequently asked questions
What is the course duration and format?
The course is a self-pace online course divided into 5 learning blocks. It is open for study 24/7. Monthly online Q&A sessions enabling the participants to get their questions answered by experts. Each block includes 3-4x45 minute lectures. Participants receive PowerPoint/PDF materials, recommended readings, and videos. All available on demand for easy following on the participant’s own time and pace.
What are the main topics covered in the course?
The course establishes
foundational knowledge of Israel and International Law, explores the nuanced
application of law in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and equips participants with
tools for informed debates, research, article writing and similar endeavors.
Can anyone join the course, or is legal expertise required?
This course is open to all individuals interested in Israel and the Middle East. No prior legal expertise is necessary; a commitment to understanding and engagement suffices.
Are there any additional opportunities beyond the online course?
Yes, an optional 2 or 3-day Israel on Trial tour will be held onsite at the Hague in May/June 2025. Participants also receive certificates upon completing the course and gain eligibility for further advanced thinc. courses.
How can participants access the course materials?
Participants gain access to
all lesson recordings, course slides, media, articles, and suggested lectures in
a user-friendly online learning platform. This ensures a flexible and
convenient learning experience.
Register now for the next start date of the course
Israel on Trial Foundational Course 2025
Price: 400
euro 299 euro discounted price for the course. Includes the teachings and teaching material, monthly live sessions and all recorded lectures available 24/7.
Online course starts on
January 6h
2025
Professors and experts
World-renowned teachers
Online Q&A
Monthly Zoom Q&A session of one hour
At the end of the course
Receive your certificate
Meet our lecturers
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bock
Professor of law
Professor Wolfgang Bock studied Law and Political Science at the Universities of Geneva, Giessen and Frankfurt/Main. He writes and teaches on Constitutional Law und Security Law, on Islam, Islamic Cultures and Islamism, and on Policies and Legal Cultures in the MENA region.
Dr. Matthijs de Blois
Senior fellow thinc.
Assistant professor at Utrecht Univ-ersity’s Institute of Legal Theory of the Law Faculty. His academic focus is the philosophical & historical aspects of the law, specifically relation law and religion. Co-author of ‘Israel on Trial’
Geoffrey S. Corn
Director - Center for Military Law and Policy
Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy, Texas Tech University School of Law. Distinguished Fellow, JINSA Gemunder Center for Defense & Strategy.
Anne Herzberg
NGO Monitor
Anne is the legal advisor of NGO monitor. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and Colombia University Law school. Anne speaks regularly before the UN Rights council
Prof. Gregory Rose
Senior fellow thinc. (since 2024)
Gregory Rose is a member of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong, Australia, where he is Professor of Law and Chair of the University’s Academic Senate.
Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak
Assistant Professor
Dr. Daphné
Richemond-Barak is Assistant Professor in the Lauder School of Government,
Diplomacy and Strategy at IDC Herzliya in Israel. She also serves as Senior
Researcher and Head of the International Law Desk at the International
Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
Prof. Robbie Sabel
Advisory board, thinc.
Professor Robbie Sabel Ph.D. is Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Visiting professor at Tel Aviv University and IDC Herzliya. Prof. Sabel is Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.
Andrew Tucker
CEO, thinc.
Andrew Tucker, CEO, is co-founder of thinc. (2017). Andrew is co-author of ‘Israel on Trial’, and “Two states for two peoples?”. Based in The Netherlands, he is Principal of Tucker & Associates. Follow Andrew on X
Prof. Steven E. Zipperstein
UCLA
Steven is a distinguished Senior Fellow of UCLA Center for Middel East Development. He also teaches at UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Tel Aviv University.
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