The Israeli Law and Society Association

LL.B, LL.M, LL.D

Contact Infomation

Mailing Adress:
Sha'arei Mishpat College
Aliat Ha'noar 1 P.O.B. 261
Hod Hasharon 45101, Israel
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Cell Phone: 972-505-634202

Teaching and Research Topics

Constitutional law; Administrative Law; Criminal Procedure Law;
Tender Law; Human Rights in Private Law; Equality;
Freedom of Occupation; Issues on Enforcement

Biography:

Dr. Michal Tamir is a senior lecturer at Sha'arei Mishpat College, a member of many Professional Societies and part of Academic Activity (Conferences/Institutes) teams in her various research topics.


Academic Education:

2006 - Post-doctoral research in NYU School of Law as a Global Research Fellow (Hauser Program)
2005 - Awarded Doctor of Law degree (JSD) by the authority for research students, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The topic of the thesis is "Selective Enforcement",  Supervisd by Prof. Itzhak Zamir, former Supreme Court Justice.
1999 - LL.M - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, summa cum laude (average: 97.16 - highest in the faculty)
1995 - LL.B. -  University of Haifa, magna cum laude (average: 94.10 – highest in the faculty)

Teaching Postions: 

2004-2009 - Assistant Professor – Shaárei Mishpat College of Law
2001-2008 - Adjunct Professor – Law Faculties of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Haifa University; Tel-Aviv  University; The College of  Management Academic Studies Division; Carmel College (alternately).
1994-2003 - Teaching Assistant and Tutor  –  Law Faculties of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Haifa University; Shaárei Mishpat College of Law;  Ramat Gan School of Law and Business (alternately).

her publications include: 

Books

1.       Selective Enforcement (Nevo publishing, 2008) (Hebrew)

2.       The State Comptroller: A Critical Look (The Israel Democracy Institute Publication, 2009)

Articles in Hebrew

1. Michal Tamir (Itzhaki), "Uncertainty as a Ground of Judicial Review", 5 Mishpat Umimshal (Law and Government in Israel) 497 (2000).

2. Michal Tamir (Itzhaki), "Equality of Homosexuals and Lesbians", 45 Hapraclit (Published by the Israel Bar) 94 (2000).

3. Ariel Bendor and Michal Tamir, "Constitutional Cliches - Between Public Expressions and Private Dignity", 32 Mishpatim (The Hebrew University Student Law Journal) 623 (2002).

4. Michal Tamir, "Sunk Costs and Stare Decises", 1 Din U'Dvarim (A multidisciplinary periodical of the Haifa University Faculty of Law) 211 (2004).

5. Michal Tamir, "The Standing Right or the Tailing Right" (Note), 1 Searim Lamishpat (Shaárei Mishpat College Journal) 75 (2005).

6. Michal Tamir, " Constitunality and Reasobleness", 50 Hapraclit (Published by the Israel Bar) (2008) 187.

7.  Michal Tamir, “On Negligence and Intention to Discriminate: Issues Related to Enforcement” Mechkarei Mishpat (Bar-Ilan University Law review) (forthcoming)

8. Michal Tamir, “The Law In Light of the Philosophy of Yoga: Initial Remarks On An Intersection Of Fields”, Alei Mishpat (Ramat Gan College Law Review) (forthcoming)

9. Michal Tamir, “Selective Enforcement and e Rejection to Governmental Acts”, (forthcoming in a book)

10. Chagai Vinizky and Michal Tamir, “Concrete Distributive Justice In Private Law” Hamishpat (forthcoming)

Articles in English

1.Michal Tamir, “Public Law as a Whole and Normative Duality:  Reclaiming Administrative Insights in Enforcement Review” 12 Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 43-99 (2006)

2. The Hebrew Language has not created a title for me': A Legal and Sociolinguistic Analysis  17 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law (2009) 545 (with Dalia Cahana-Amitay).

3. "Racial Profiling – Who is the Executioner and Does he have a Face?", 15 Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy (2009) 71-91.

for a more detailed Hebrew CV version click here.