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Aharon Barak

Israeli judge and jurist · Israel · On the map · Academics · Born 1936 · age 90

Aharon Barak is an Israeli lawyer and jurist who served as President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006. Prior to this, Barak served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1978 to 1995, and before this as Attorney General of Israel from 1975 to 1978.

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2023Corresponding Fellow of the British AcademyAward2008Knight of the Legion of HonourAward2007The EMET Prize for Art, Science and CultureAward2006Gruber Prize for JusticeAward1984Tzeltner PrizeAward1975Israel PrizeAward1973Kaplun PrizeAward1936Born16 September 1936

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Awards

Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy2023
Knight of the Legion of Honour2008
The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture2007
Gruber Prize for Justice2006
Tzeltner Prize1984
Israel Prize1975
Kaplun Prize1973
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Doctorate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata
Honorary Doctor of Brandeis University
Honorary Doctorate of Haifa University
Honorary Doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Honorary Doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Honorary Doctor of Yale University
Honorary Doctor of the University of Michigan
Honorary Doctorate of the University of York

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Country
Israel
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1936 · age 90