DAPHNE BARAK-EREZ is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. Justice Barak-Erez was Dean of the Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University, was the Stewart and Judy Colton Professor in Law and Security before her appointment to the court. She served as Director of the Minerva Center for Human Rights and Director of the Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Law. She holds a JSD, LL.M, and LL. B. from the Tel Aviv Faculty of Law. Justice Barak-Erez has taught as Visiting Professor at various universities, including the University of Toronto, Columbia Law School and Stanford Law School. She also held various public positions, including as the chairperson of the Israeli Association of Public Law, a member of the Council of Higher Education in Israel, and the President of the Israeli Law and Society Association. She was awarded several prizes, including the Rector's Prize for Excellence in Teaching (three times), the Zeltner Prize, the Heshin Prize, the Woman of the City Award (by the City of TelAviv) and the Women in Law Award (by the Israeli Bar). She is the author and editor of several books and of many articles in Israel, England, Canada and the United States.
