Prof. Ruth Zafran
Harry Radzyner Law School
LL.D. in Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Professor Ruth Zafran is a law Professor at Reichman University's Harry Radzyner Law School. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Tel Aviv University and a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. With a focus on family law, her research delves into the complexities of parenthood definition, children's rights, and the legal implications of Medically Assisted Reproduction. Professor Zafran has been recognized for her contributions to legal scholarship and has held visiting scholar positions at prestigious institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Florence.
Throughout her career, Professor Zafran has published extensively on topics such as the status of children in the family, sibling rights, step-parents obligations, and the legal challenges surrounding MAR and trans-national surrogacy. Her work has been featured in various academic journals which she received research grants for. As an educator, she is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of legal minds, supervising master's and doctoral students whose research topics include the economic and gender aspects of family relations and the unique legal status of the elderly.
For selected publications see:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=863738
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Reconceiving Legal Siblinghood, 71 Hastings L.J. 749–782 (2020)
Who Will Safeguard Transnational Surrogates' Interests? Lessons from the Israeli Case Study, to be published in Law and Social Inquiry (2019), (with Daphna Hacker).
Taking Siblinghood Seriously, 41 TAU Law Review 5-60 (2018).
Celebrating 40 years to Tel Aviv Law Review – Evaluating 40 years of Family Law Research, 40 TAU Law Review 547-594 (2017) (with Ayelt Blecher-Prigat).
‘Children Are A Blessing’ – Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Parenthood by Same-Sex Couples, in LGBT Rights in Israel (Sacher Institute, Hebrew University) 395-436 (2016) (with Ayelet Blecher-Prigat).
The Equal Right To Be A Parent? – Resort to Surrogacy in Israel 8 Mishpatim Online 1-32 (2015).
Parenthood Rights in Israel: One Hour Per Week at a Connection Center?! 27 He’arot Psika (Spotlight Caselaw) 21–33 (2014).
Children's Rights in the Family As Relational Rights, HA-MISHPAT 129 (2010). (Hebrew).
In The Name of the Father (With Noam Peleg), He`arat Din, Vol. 3, Num. 2, 2008 (Hebrew)
Whose Child are you? The Israeli Paternity Regulation and its Flaws, Hapraklit , Vol. 46, pp: 311, 2003 (Hebrew)
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