Prof. Ruth Zafran
Harry Radzyner Law School
LL.D. in Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Deputy Dean
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Prof. Ruth Zafran joined Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya on 2004. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies for 2017-19, as well as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law & Society. Ruth is a graduate of the Law Faculty – Tel-Aviv University (LL.B., 1997), and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem (LL.D., 2004). Her research focuses on family law, especially the status of children in the family, parenthood definition and the legal ramifications of Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
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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)