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 | November 29, 1953 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) [1] and was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from June 2, 2014, until May 1, 2020. [2] She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara [3] and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School. [2]
Her appointment as Special Rapporteur was criticized by the governments of the United States and Canada. [4] [5]
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). [6]
Elver is married to Richard A. Falk.
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. [7]
- 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.
- ^ "Hilal Elver". School of Law. UCLA. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Hilal Elver (Turkey)". OHCR. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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Hilal Elver | |
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Elver in 2015 | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 1 May 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1953 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) [1] and was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from June 2, 2014, until May 1, 2020. [2] She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara [3] and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School. [2]
Her appointment as Special Rapporteur was criticized by the governments of the United States and Canada. [4] [5]
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). [6]
Elver is married to Richard A. Falk.
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. [7]
- 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.
- ^ "Hilal Elver". School of Law. UCLA. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Hilal Elver (Turkey)". OHCR. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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| (Human Rights) Thematic mandates |
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United Nations special rapporteurs bear mandates from the
United Nations Human Rights Council and may hold the titles special rapporteur, independent expert or special representative of the Secretary-General, and are also referred to simply as mandate-holders. | ||
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