Yuval Shany is an Israel academic, scholar of humanitarian law and human rights.[1] He holds the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at Hebrew University. In 2018, Shany was elected Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, a committee of scholars who review compliance of member states with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. As of 2018, he is deputy president of the Israel Democracy Institute.[2][3]

Yuval Shany
Born (1969-03-28) March 28, 1969 (age 55)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineHumanitarian law, Human rights
Institutions

Shany holds an LLB from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1995), an LLM in International Legal Studies from New York University (1997), and a PhD in International Law from the SOAS, University of London (2001).[4]

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  1. ^ Cohen, Roger (2023-12-10). "Who's a 'Colonizer'? How an Old Word Became a New Weapon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. ^ Winer, Stuart (3 July 2018). "For the first time, Israeli expert chosen to chair UN Human Rights Committee". Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ^ "For the First Time, an Israeli Will Head UN Human Rights Committee". Haaretz. JTA. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Yuval Shany faculty bio". Hebrew University.