Prof. Katvan is a faculty member at Peres Academic Center School of Law and in Health Management Program. He presented his research at dozens of conferences and workshops, in cooperation with leading scholars in the field in Israel and abroad. He is routinely invited to attend conferences or deliver lectures. He organized several large conferences and workshops. He initiated several “mock trials” addressing Bioethics generally and organ transplantation specifically, which played an important part in increasing transparency and public participation in this field. This list illustrates the significant value of cross-fertilization between academic activity and public volunteerism.

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He initiated three international workshops at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Onati, Spain, focused on three questions – which centered on the issue of access to justice - the rising number of lawyers and overcrowding of the profession (“too many lawyers?”); the image of the court as it evolved and the question of whether there are enough judges (“too few judges?”); and the prevalence of litigation (“too much litigation?”).   

 

He teaches – professional ethics and the legal profession, health laws, law and history – correlate directly with his areas of research. To date he have taught thousands of students. He finds a value-added benefit in being able to provide his students an education in legal and medical ethics based on an understanding of and familiarity with the theories and practices in both professions, and on an understanding of the social role of these professions and professionals.

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