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Israeli legal scholar (1936–2024)
Yoram Dinstein
Born (1936-01-02 ) 2 January 1936Died 10 February 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 88) Nationality Israeli Education J.D. from
New York University Law School
[1] Employer
Tel Aviv University Known for International law specialist; authority on the laws of war;
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[5] former President and Dean of Law at Tel Aviv University. Notable work
Title Professor Emeritus Awards
Israel prize (2023)
Yoram Dinstein (
Hebrew : יורם דינשטיין ; 2 January 1936 – 10 February 2024) was an Israeli scholar and professor emeritus at
Tel Aviv University . He was a specialist on
international law and an authority on the
laws of war .
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[5] He served as President of Tel Aviv University from 1991 to 1998 and won the 2023
Israel prize for law research.
Biography
Yoram Dinstein was born in Tel Aviv on 2 January 1936. He received his legal education from
Hebrew University of Jerusalem , where he graduated
summa cum laude , and
New York University Law School .
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[6] Dinstein died on 10 February 2024, at the age of 88.
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Legal and academic career
Dinstein began teaching at the Hebrew University in 1964.
[9] From 1966 to 1970, he was a member of the Israeli delegation to the
United Nations and the Israeli Consul-General in
New York City .
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Dinstein was Dean of the Faculty Law at
Tel Aviv University from 1978 to 1980.
[1] From 1980 to 1985 he was the Rector of Tel Aviv University (1980–85), and he served as its president from 1991 to 1998 (following
Moshe Many , and succeeded by
Itamar Rabinovich ).
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Dinstein served twice as the
Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Law at the
U.S. Naval War College in
Newport, Rhode Island , from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2003.
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[15] He was also a Humboldt Fellow at the
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in
Heidelberg , Germany, a Meltzer Visiting Professor of Law at
New York University , and a visiting Professor of Law at the
University of Toronto .
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Dinstein was President of Israel's national branch of the
International Law Association and of the Israel
United Nations Association . He served as Chairman of the Israel national branch of
Amnesty International and as a member of the Executive Council of the
American Society of International Law . He was a member of the Council of the San Remo
International Institute of Humanitarian Law .
[1] He was the founder and Editor of the Israel Yearbook on Human Rights (40 volumes of which have been issued – in English – since 1971).
[6] During his time at Amnesty International, Israeli government funded its operation, and Dinstein regularly was in contact with the Israeli Foreign Ministry and received instructions from it.
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Dinstein wrote on
international law ,
human rights , and the
laws of armed conflict .
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Published works
Books
The Conduct of Hostilities Under the Law of International Armed Conflict ,
ISBN
0521198135 ,
Cambridge University Press (2nd ed., 2010)
The International Law of Belligerent Occupation ,
Cambridge University Press ,
ISBN
0-521-72094-X (2009)
War, Aggression and Self-Defence ,
Cambridge University Press ,
ISBN
0-521-79758-6 (4th ed., 2005) (5th ed., 2011)
War crimes in international law , co-editor with Mala Tabory, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
ISBN
90-411-0237-X (1996)
Freedom of Religion and the Protection of Religious Minorities , The Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (1991)
The Release of Prisoners of War ,
International Committee of the Red Cross (1984)
Models of Autonomy , Transaction Publishers,
ISBN
0-87855-435-1 (1981)
The Laws of War at Sea , (1980)
The Defence of "Obedience to Superior Orders" in International Law , A. W. Sijthoff (1965)
Articles
"Air and Missile Warfare Under International Humanitarian Law" ,
The Military Law and the Law of War Review . (2013)
"Comments on Protocol I} ,
International Review of the Red Cross (2010)
"War, Aggression and Self-Defence" , Commonwealth Law Bulletin , Volume 32, Issue 4 (December 2006)
"Comments on War" , Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (2003)
"The Parameters and Context of International Criminal Law" , Touro Journal of Transnational Law (1988)
"International Criminal Law" ,
The Israel Law Review (1985)
"Oil pollution by ships and freedom of the high seas" , Journal of Maritime Law & Com. (1971)
References
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"International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international 'War on Terrorism' : News : The University of Melbourne" . Voice.unimelb.edu.au. Archived from
the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011 .
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c Thomas, Lillian (13 April 2003).
"U.S. faces question of compensating victims of 'collateral damage' " . Post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
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b Anthony Dworkin (30 March 2004).
"Defence or murder? | Law" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
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b Yoaz, Yuval (3 February 2005).
"An Israeli enters the action in The Hague – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News" . Haaretz . Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
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"Think Peace: Defend the people of Palestine By Henry Lowi" . Aljazeerah.info. 30 June 2006. Archived from
the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
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"Professor Yoram Dinstein C.V." (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2020 .
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"ALMA expresses its condolences on the passing of Professor Yoram Dinstein z"l" . ALMA-IHL on X . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
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"חתן פרס ישראל, המשפטן פרופ' יורם דינשטיין, הלך לעולמו בגיל 88" . Ynet. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
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"מינויים באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים - על המשמר, 23/08/1964" . Jpress.org.il. 23 August 1964. Retrieved 22 January 2020 .
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"מחפשים דרכים למלחמה בעוני - דבר, 03/03/1967" . Jpress.org.il. Retrieved 22 January 2020 .
^ Berkofsky, Joe (30 November 1999).
"WJC to overhaul organization" . JTA. Archived from
the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
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"Office of the Rector – Rector" . Rector.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
^ Basch_Interactive (1 January 1980).
"Presidents of Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv University" . English.tau.ac.il. Retrieved 18 February 2020 .
^ Glen Sulmasy and Paul Schiff Berman (30 March 2003).
"War prompts debate over possible international law violations" . New London, CT: The Day.
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"The International Law of Belligerent Occupation, Yoram Dinstein, Book – Barnes & Noble" . Search.barnesandnoble.com. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2010 .
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Documents reveal how Israel made Amnesty's local branch a front for the Foreign Ministry in the 70s , Uri Blau, 18 March 2017,
Haaretz ,
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