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| ⚫ | '''Hilal Elver''' is a member of the Academic Council of the UN Least Developed Countries (2011-2021)<ref name="UCLA">{{Cite web |title=Hilal Elver |url=https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/hilal-elver/ |access-date=14 June 2020 |website=School of Law |publisher=UCLA}}</ref> and |
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| | caption = Elver in 2015 | |||
| | office = United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food | |||
| | termstart = 2 June 2014 | |||
| | termend = 1 May 2020 | |||
| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|year=1953|month=11|day=29}} | |||
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| ⚫ | '''Hilal Elver''' (born November 29, 1953) is a member of the Academic Council of the UN Least Developed Countries (2011-2021)<ref name="UCLA">{{Cite web |title=Hilal Elver |url=https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/hilal-elver/ |access-date=14 June 2020 |website=School of Law |publisher=UCLA}}</ref> and was the ] from June 2, 2014, until May 1, 2020.<ref name="UNHR" /> She is also a research professor at ]<ref name="Pass">{{Cite news |last=Leimbach |first=Dulcie |date=July 24, 2018 |title=Richard Falk on Palestine, Israel and the UN in the Trump Age |publisher=Pass Blue |url=https://www.passblue.com/2018/07/24/richard-falk-on-palestine-israel-and-the-un-in-the-trump-age/ |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center ].<ref name="UNHR">{{Cite web |title=OHCHR {{!}} Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food |url=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Food/Pages/HilalElver.aspx |access-date=2020-06-14 |website=www.ohchr.org |language=English}}</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | Her appointment as Special Rapporteur was criticized by the governments of the United States and Canada.<ref name="Watch">{{Cite web |title=U.S. blasts UN appointment of Richard Falk's wife Hilal Elver, citing 'biased and inflammatory' statements |url=https://unwatch.org/u-s-blasts-un-appointment-of-richard-falks-wife-hilal-elver-citing-biased-and-inflammatory-statements/ |access-date=14 June 2020 |website=UN Watch|date=8 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name="INN">{{Cite news |last=Yashar |first=Ari |date=September 5, 2014 |title=UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed |publisher=Israel National News |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/180439 |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
| ''Elver’s lack of relevant experience in this area raises questions about her readiness for this assignment. In addition, several of Ms. Elver’s previous publications include biased and inflammatory views regarding the United States and the state of Israel. These views run counter to the dispassionate professionalism central to the work of a Special Rapporteur. Furthermore, this appointment could reflect negatively on the Council’s other special procedures mandates, most of which produce crucial work that highlights, promotes, and protects human rights around the world.'' | |||
| Elver is the author of three books, including ''The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion'' (2012) and ''Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris River Basin'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elver, Hilal {{!}} UCLA Law |url=https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/hilal-elver |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=law.ucla.edu |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| Canadian Foreign Minister ] also spoke out, notifying UNHRC president Baudelaire Ndong Ella that her "public record clearly demonstrates abysmal judgment, as well as associations with fringe groups."<ref name="INN">{{Cite news |last=Yashar |first=Ari |date=September 5, 2014 |title=UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed |publisher=Israel National News |url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/180439 |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> | |||
| Elver is married to ]. | Elver is married to ]. | ||
| ==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| Elver grew up in a ] Muslim family, but no longer practices ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeveloff |first=Naomi |date=2011-07-21 |title=Richard Falk, controversial U.N. official, answers questions about fierce criticism of Israel |url=https://forward.com/news/140075/un-official-answers-questions-about-fierce-critici/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| *J.D. University of Ankara Law School, 1974 | |||
| *Ph.D. in Law, University of Ankara, 1985 | |||
| Elver graduated from the ] at the ] in 1974. Later, she obtained a Ph.D. in law from the same university in 1985. Elver obtained a S.J.D. at the ] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae of Hilal Elver (Turkey) |url=https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/CESCR/Elections2020/CV_Elver.docx |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
| *S.J.D. UCLA School of Law, 2009 | |||
| ==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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| * Reimagining Climate Change, Routledge 2016 (co-editor, Paul Wapner) | * Reimagining Climate Change, Routledge 2016 (co-editor, Paul Wapner) | ||
| * The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion, Oxford University Press, New York, 2012; | |||
| * Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris River Basin, New York: Transnational Publishers, 2002; | |||
| * Reimagining Climate Change, co-editor with Paul Wapner, Routledge Press, 2016; | |||
| * International Human Rights: Critical Perspective, Five Volumes, co-editor with Richard Falk and Lisa Hajjar, U.K.: Routledge, 2008. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:01, 14 August 2024
American professor| Hilal Elver | |
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.jpg) Elver in 2015 | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 1 May 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 71) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Alma mater | University of Ankara, UCLA |
Hilal Elver (born November 29, 1953) is a member of the Academic Council of the UN Least Developed Countries (2011-2021) and was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from June 2, 2014, until May 1, 2020. She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School.
Her appointment as Special Rapporteur was criticized by the governments of the United States and Canada.
Elver is the author of three books, including The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion (2012) and Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris River Basin (2002).
Elver is married to Richard A. Falk.
Education
Elver grew up in a Turkish Muslim family, but no longer practices Islam.
Elver graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ankara in 1974. Later, she obtained a Ph.D. in law from the same university in 1985. Elver obtained a S.J.D. at the UCLA School of Law in 2009.
Publications
- Reimagining Climate Change, Routledge 2016 (co-editor, Paul Wapner)
- The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion, Oxford University Press, New York, 2012;
- Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris River Basin, New York: Transnational Publishers, 2002;
- Reimagining Climate Change, co-editor with Paul Wapner, Routledge Press, 2016;
- International Human Rights: Critical Perspective, Five Volumes, co-editor with Richard Falk and Lisa Hajjar, U.K.: Routledge, 2008.
References
- "Hilal Elver". School of Law. UCLA. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "OHCHR | Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- Leimbach, Dulcie (July 24, 2018). "Richard Falk on Palestine, Israel and the UN in the Trump Age". Pass Blue. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "U.S. blasts UN appointment of Richard Falk's wife Hilal Elver, citing 'biased and inflammatory' statements". UN Watch. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- Yashar, Ari (September 5, 2014). "UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed". Israel National News. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- "Elver, Hilal | UCLA Law". law.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- Zeveloff, Naomi (2011-07-21). "Richard Falk, controversial U.N. official, answers questions about fierce criticism of Israel". The Forward. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- "Curriculum Vitae of Hilal Elver (Turkey)". OHCR. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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