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Ms. Hilal Elver is a research professor at UC Santa Barbara and Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School. She has a law degree, a Ph.D. from the University of Ankara Law School, and SJD from the UCLA Law School. She started her teaching career at the University of Ankara Faculty of Law. During this period, she was also appointed by the Turkish government as the founding legal advisor of the Ministry of Environment, and the General Director of Women’s Status. In 1994, she was appointed to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Chair in Environmental Diplomacy at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta. Since 1996 she has been teaching at several Universities in the United States and abroad. Throughout her career, she has done extensive work with national and international human rights NGOs.
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| image = Hilal Elver Speaking (cropped).jpg
| 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}}
| birth_place = ]
| alma_mater = ], ]
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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>
Her publications have focused mainly on international environmental law, women’s rights and international human rights law. Her book, Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: Case of Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, was published in 2002. Her most recent book, The Headscarf Controversy, Secularism and Freedom of Religion published in 2012 by the Oxford University Press.


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>
She has written numerous chapters in books and articles in academic journals ranging from Global Justice, New Constitutionalism, Secularism, women’s rights, water rights, environmental security, climate change diplomacy and food security. She was appointed Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food by the Human Rights Council in May 2014 and assumed her functions on 2 June 2014.

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>

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==
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American professor
Hilal Elver
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 materUniversity 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

  1. "Hilal Elver". School of Law. UCLA. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ "OHCHR | Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. Leimbach, Dulcie (July 24, 2018). "Richard Falk on Palestine, Israel and the UN in the Trump Age". Pass Blue. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. Yashar, Ari (September 5, 2014). "UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed". Israel National News. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. "Elver, Hilal | UCLA Law". law.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  7. Zeveloff, Naomi (2011-07-21). "Richard Falk, controversial U.N. official, answers questions about fierce criticism of Israel". The Forward. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  8. "Curriculum Vitae of Hilal Elver (Turkey)". OHCR. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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