Eugene Kontorovich Explained

Eugene Kontorovich
Caption:Kontorovich in Jerusalem, 2018
Native Name Lang:he
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Nationality:Israeli
Education:University of Chicago (JD)
Years Active:2011–present
Organization:Kohelet Policy Forum
Children:4

Eugene Kontorovich (born 1975) is an Israeli legal scholar, specializing in constitutional and international law. He is the head of the international law department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, an Israeli conservative think tank.

Career

In the United States

Kontorovich studied law at the University of Chicago. He later clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the U.S. Court of Appeals.[1] In 2011, he received a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and was later awarded the Federalist Society's Bator Award, given annually to a young scholar under 40.[2]

From 2011 to 2018, Kontorovich worked as a professor at Northwestern University School of Law.[3] Since then he has served as a Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School.[2]

Kontorovich coined the term "gaolbalization" (gaol + globalization): the practice of one country sending its excess prison population to another country with excess capacity.[4] [5] [6]

In Israel

He has been active in opposing boycotts of Israel and its settlements,[7] including standing before a special US congressional committee on the topic.[8]

Kontorovich is a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs,[9] and heads the international law department at the Kohelet Policy Forum.[10] He occasionally writes for The Washington Post and The Jerusalem Post.[11] [12]

Kontorovich is a proponent of using anti-BDS laws to combat the BDS movement. He has helped many US states draft such legislation.[13] In 2016, Kontorovich served as an expert advisor to the group that sued the American Studies Association over its 2013 decision to boycott of Israeli academic institutions.[14]

Personal life

Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Kontorovich moved to the US with his parents at the age of three. He immigrated to Israel in 2013 with his wife and four children,[15] and lived in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Eugene Kontorovich. The Washington Post. 10 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Kontorovich, Eugene Antonin Scalia Law School. 2020-11-02. www.law.gmu.edu.
  3. Web site: Eugene Kontorovich, Research & Faculty: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Northwestern University. 10 February 2017. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519103523/https://www.law.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/publications/search/fpsearchURL.cfm?fname=Eugene&lname=Kontorovich. dead.
  4. News: Prisoner Offshoring, or Gaolbalization. Kontorovich. Eugene. 19 November 2012. The Volokh Conspiracy. 9 September 2014.
  5. News: More "gaolbalization" – the international market in unwanteds. Kontorovich. Eugene. 9 September 2014. The Washington Post. 9 September 2014.
  6. Klabbers . Jan . Distribution of Responsibilities in International Law . European Journal of International Law . 26 July 2016 . 27 . 2 . 541–544 . 10.1093/ejil/chw029. free .
  7. Web site: Marcus . Lori Lowenthal . Frum Law Prof's Charming Legal Case for Israel . . February 18, 2013 . February 13, 2021.
  8. News: Ynetnews News - Lawfare bulwark: Israel has become a convenient target. 9 July 2015. Ynetnews. 10 February 2017 . Duek . Nechama .
  9. Web site: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - Key People. 16 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Prof. Eugene Kontorovich, Author at Kohelet Forum . Kohelet Forum . August 11, 2014 . February 13, 2021.
  11. Web site: Eugene Kontorovich. The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/eugene-kontorovich/ Kontorovich's profile and articles at The Washington Post
  13. Web site: Anti-Israel conference coming to UH . www.standwithus.com . August 24, 2017 . August 28, 2020 .
  14. Web site: Lawsuit: ASA's Boycott of Israel Violates Law Professors sue American Studies Association . Brandeis Center . April 20, 2016 . August 21, 2020.
  15. Web site: 2006-01-20 . Kontorovich-Rosner . 2024-01-23 . Community News . en.
  16. Web site: Don't Try to Frighten Us with the 'One-State' Solution. January 2014. Sovereignty - A Political Journal. 16 February 2019.
  17. Web site: The Geneva Convention . . 10 December 2009 . 27 November 2010 .