Richard A. Falk
Richard A. Falk | |
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| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 | |
| In office March 26, 2008 – May 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Dugard |
| Succeeded by | Makarim Wibisono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Anderson Falk November 13, 1930 New York City, New York, US |
| Spouse | Hilal Elver |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BSc) Yale University (LLB) Harvard University (SJD) |
| Profession | Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University |
Richard Anderson Falk (born November 13, 1930) is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, and Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor's Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In 2004, he was listed as the author or coauthor of 20 books and the editor or coeditor of another 20 volumes. Falk has published extensively with multiple books written about international law and the United Nations.
In 2008, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed Falk to a six-year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.