Hadar Aviram, Associate Professor of Law

Prior to joining the Hastings faculty in 2007, Hadar Aviram practiced as a military defense attorney in the Israel Defense Forces for five years, completed her M.A. in Criminology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her Ph.D. in UC Berkeley's Jurisprudence and Social Policy program, where she studied as a Fulbright Fellow and a Regents Intern, and taught at Tel Aviv University. Her current research interests include the criminal justice system, social stratification, and social movements.

She lives in the best city in the world and fills her copious free time with adventure, music, and other performing arts.

Courses Taught: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Procedure: The Adjudicative Process, Sociology of the Criminal Justice System, and Theoretical Criminology

My favorite part about teaching you is... engaging with intelligent, passionate people with well-developed social consciences about the many socio-political challenges underlying our criminal justice policy.

What I hope you get from a legal education at Hastings is... not only the rules of the game, but a passion to make the world a better place for its less fortunate inhabitants and a strong sense of your moral compass.

Hastings offers you the following unique opportunities... the possibility of pursuing hands-on pro-bono activities in the meeting point of the State's institutions and the community, as much as your time and integrity allow.