Aharon Barak
Aharon Barak (Hebrew: אהרן ברק, born Erik Brick; 16 September 1936) is an Israeli jurist. He is the Professor of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. Barak was President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006. Before, he was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel (1978–95), as the Attorney General of Israel (1975–78), and as the Dean of the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1974–75).[1]
Aharon Barak | |
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| President of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
| In office 13 August 1995 – 14 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Meir Shamgar |
| Succeeded by | Dorit Beinisch |
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| Born | 16 September 1936
(aged 89) Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Israel |
| Spouse(s) | Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Aharon Barak Media
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Barak (sitting; left) at a meeting at Camp David with (l-r) Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, and Ezer Weizmann, 1978
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Aharon Barak to the right, hosted by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the left, in a conference on human dignity as a constitutional principle in 2015. In the background is an Israeli volcanic ash artwork.
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Barak's portrait at Supreme Court of Israel
References
- ↑ "Aharon Barak – President of the Supreme Court". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 21 January 2010.