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Amnon Rubinstein, a journalist and a Law scholar, was born in Tel-Aviv in 1931. He studied economics, international relations and law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, became a member of the Israel Bar in 1963 and received a Ph.D. in law from the London School of Economics in 1966.
Academics:
Rubinstein served as a professor of law at Tel-Aviv University (1961-75) and Dean of the Law Faculty (1968-73); he was a guest Prof. at Stanford University, Columbia University and many more.
Prof. Rubinstein served as the Dean of the Law Faculty of the Interdisciplinary center (IDC) Herzliya (2002-2006) and as the President of the IDC (2006).
Amnon Rubinstein is an Israel Prize Laureate for Law, 2006.
Politics:
Prof. Rubinstein served as chairman of many Parliamentary Committees. He also served as Minister of Communication, Minister of Energy & Infrastructure and Minister of Science & Technology. From 1992-1996 he served as Minister of Education and Culture.
Prof. Rubinstein initiated and legislated the two basic laws that guarantee human rights in Israel.
curriculum-vita:
Born 05/09/1931 in Tel Aviv
Married, Two children
Residence: Tel Aviv
Israel Prize Laureate
Education
B.A., Economics & International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
LL.M., Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ph.D.,law , London School of Economics
Profession
Professor of Law
Languages
Hebrew, English, and partial French
Current Function
Professor of law - The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Political History in the Knesset
Knesset Member 1977 -2001
Member of Knessets: 9 - Democratic Movement for Change; 9,10,11,12 - Shinui; 12,13,14,15 - Meretz;
Functions in Ninth Knesset:
Member, Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee;
Functions in Tenth Knesset:
Member, Economics Committee;
Functions in Eleventh Knesset:
Member, House Committee; Constitution, Law and Justice Committee;
Functions in Twelfth Knesset:
Member, House Committee; Constitution, Law and Justice Committee;
Functions in Fourteenth Knesset:
Chairman, Economics Committee
Functions in Fifteenth Knesset:
Chairman, The State Control Committee
Chairman, Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
Roles in the Government
21st Government: Minister of Communication 1984-5
22nd Government: Until 26/5/1987, Minister of Communication
25th Government: Until 31/12/1992, Minister of Science and Technology
25th Government: Until 7/6/1993, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure
25th Government: From 30/5/1994, Minister of Education, Culture, and Sport
26th Government: Minister of Education, Culture, and Sport
Roles in Academy
Dean, Tel-Aviv Law School , Tel Aviv University
Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Provost, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
President, Interdicilplinary Center
Public Activities
Political Commentator, Haaretz ,Maariv, Globes, The Jerusalem Post - Israeli dailies
Patron, Liberal International
Publications
Books on Jurisprudence & Modern Jewish History such as
- "Jurisdiction and Illegality", Clarendon Press Oxford
- "Israel's Constitutional Law (Hebrew) 6th edition Schocken Books Tel Aviv 2005
- "The Zionist Dream Revisited" Schocken Books New York NY 1984
- "Israel: Le Reve et L'Histoire" Calmann-Levy' Paris 1978
-"From Herzel to Rabin; the (changing image of Zionizm)" Holmes and Meier New York NY 2000
- "Geschichte des Zionismus: Von Theodor Herzel bis Heute" ) (German) DTV (Munich) 2001
- "Israel and the Family of Nations" (With Alexander Yacobson) (Hebrew) Schocken Books Tel Aviv, 2003
- "Israel et les Nations" (With Alexander Yacobson) (French) Presses Universitares de France,Paris 2006
- "Israel and the Family of Nations - the Jewish Nation-State and Human Rights"
(With Alexander Yacobson) Routledge 2008
Absence of Government: How to Mend Israel's Broken System (Kineret Zmora Bittan, 2012)
Six Novels (in Hebrew):
- "The Blanket" -Schocken Books, Tel Aviv, 2005
- "Highway Number Five" - Schocken Books , Tel Aviv, 2006
- "The Sea above Us" - Schocken Books, Tel Aviv, 2007
- "Seperate Entrance" - Kineret Zmora Bitan Books, Tel Aviv, 2009
- "Forbbiden Loves" - Kineret Zmora Bitan Books, Tel Aviv, 2011
- "The Black Sun" - Kineret Zmora Bitan Books, Tel Aviv, 2012
Numerous Articles in the Israeli and International Press.
Nattion-state and Human Rights - Routledge London 2009 |
