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Eugene Kontorovich
Kontorovich in Jerusalem, 2018
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
NationalityIsraeli
EducationUniversity of Chicago (JD)
Occupations
  • Professor
  • activist
Years active2011–present
OrganizationKohelet Policy Forum
Spouse
Rachel Rosner
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(m. 2006)​
Children4

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

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In the United States

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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

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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

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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]

References

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