Ruth Gavison
Ruth Gavison (Hebrew: רות גביזון) (born March 28, 1945, Jerusalem) is an Israeli Law professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Her areas of research include Ethnic Conflict, the Protection of Minorities, Human Rights, Political Theory, Judiciary Law, Religion and Politics, and Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
She is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Supreme Court nomination
Gavison was nominated for a position on Israel's Supreme Court in 2005 but failed to secure a majority for the appointment. Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann reportedly asserted in 2007 that existing Supreme Court justices opposed her nomination because of their disagreement with her views.
Background and education
LLB, 1969: Hebrew University, Jerusalem
BA,1970: Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Philosophy and Economics.
LLM, 1971: Hebrew University, Jerusalem:
D.Phil (legal Philosophy), 1975: University of Oxford, England.
Clerk to Justice B. Halevi, Israel Supreme Court 1970.
