Hilal Elver Explained

Office:United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
Termstart:2 June 2014
Termend:1 May 2020
Birth Date:day=29 month=11 year=1953
Birth Place: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. She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara[2] and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School.[3]

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.

Education

Elver grew up in a Turkish Muslim family, but no longer practices Islam.[7]

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.[8]

Publications

References

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