Ron Shapira
Ron Shaipra is an Israeli lawyer and professor of law. He is the current rector of the Peres Academic Center. In July 2024, Shapira was chosen to represent Israel as an ad-hoc judge in the International Court of Justice.[1]
Biography
Shapira was born in Tel-Aviv. His father, Chaim Shapira, was the president of the Tel-Aviv magistrate court. During his military service, Ron Shapira served as deputy to the military advocate general Menachem Finkelstein. In 1990, Shapira started a private legal practice dealing with real estate and criminal law.
Between 1994 and 2000, Shapira was a senior lecturer in Tel-Aviv University as well as a visiting lecturer in Columbia University and the Cardozo Law School. In 2001, Shapira became a professor of law in Bar-Ilan University and served as the dean of the law school between 2001 and 2004. In 2008 he left Bar-Ilan to become the president of Peres Academic Center.
Between 2006 and 2014, Shapira served as a member of the Israeli public defender’s committee.
In July 2024, Shapira was chosen to replace Aharon Barak as an ad-hoc Israeli representative judge in the International Court of Justice.[1]
Ron Shapira is married to Dr Keren Shapira-Etinger. Their daughter, Yaara Shapira, is political correspondent for the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.
Work
Shapira’s areas of specialty are procedural law,evidence law, criminal law and mathematical formulae in legal doctrine. Since 1999, Shapira is an editorial board member of the of the journal "Law, Probability and Risk".
References
Further reading
- Prof. Ron Shapira Peres Academic Center
- Prof. Ron Shapira, Advocate – Senior Partner Abraham Neeman - Law Office & Notary