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Richard Falk | |
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| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 | |
| In office March 26, 2008 – May 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Dugard |
| Succeeded by | Makarim Wibisono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Anderson Falk November 13, 1930 New York City, New York, US |
| Spouse | Hilal Elver |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BSc) Yale University (LLB) Harvard University (SJD) |
| Profession | Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University |
Richard Anderson Falk (born November 13, 1930)[1] is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University,[2] and Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor's Chairman of the Board of Trustees.[3] In 2004, he was listed as the author or coauthor of 20 books and the editor or coeditor of another 20 volumes.[4] Falk has published extensively with multiple books written about international law and the United Nations.
In 2008, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed Falk to a six-year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.[5]
- ^ Marcus, Jacob Rader; Daniels, Judith M., eds. (1994). Concise Dictionary of American Jewish Biography (PDF). Brooklyn, NYC, NY: Carlson Publishing, Inc. p. 146. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ Griffiths, Martin (1999). Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations. London: Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 9781134716838.
- ^ Monitor, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights. "Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor - Board of Trustees". Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Dean's Open Forum, Richard Falk[dead link], USC Center on Public Diplomacy, November 4, 2004.
- ^ "Human Rights Council elects Advisory Committee Members and approves a number of Special Procedures mandate holders". United Nations. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.