Last updated on: 2/4/2016 | Author: ProCon.org

Richard Falk, SJD Biography

Title:
Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories
Position:
None Found to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of June 1, 2005

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
    Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice, Princeton University
  • Visiting Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Professor of International Law and Practice, Princeton University, 1961-2001
  • Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories
  • Member of the Editorial Board of The Nation and The Progressive
  • Honorary Member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law
  • Chair of the board of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Education:
  • SJD, Harvard University, 1962
  • LLB, Yale Law School, 1955
  • BS, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Other:
  • Served on a three person Human Rights Inquiry Commission for the Palestinian Territories, appointed by the United Nations, 2001
Quoted in:
  1. Is Israel an Apartheid State?
  2. Is the United Nations Biased against Israel and for Palestine?
  3. Does Israel Commit Acts of Terrorism?