Harel Arnon
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S.J.D. 2006
Dissertation
Direct Legislation: In Search of a Unifying Theory
The dissertation attempts to develop a coherent legal model for the law of direct legislation, a.k.a. initiatives, in the United States. The model attempts to conceptualize the initiative institution and articulate accordingly the legal implications, in theory and method, of the essence of direct legislation.
Fields of Research and Supervisors
- Constitutional Law and Theory, with Professor Richard D. Parker, Harvard Law School, Overall Faculty Supervisor
- Jurisprudence, with Professor Lewis D. Sargentich, Harvard Law School
- Political Philosophy and Democratic Theory, with Professor Frederick Schauer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Additional Research Interests
- Law and Morality
Education
- Harvard Law School, S.J.D. 2006
- Harvard Law School, LL.M. Program 2002-2003
- Bar-Ilan University, Israel, M.A. in Philosophy, 2000
- Bar-Ilan University, Israel, LL.B., 2000
Appointments & Fellowships
- The Institute for Humane Studies Fellow, 2002-2003
- The Shalem Center Fellow, 2001-2002
- Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, Israel, 2000-2001, Teaching Assistant, Jurisprudence
- Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law, Israel, 1997-1999, Research Assistant, Contracts, Insurance Law and Civil Procedure
Representative Publications
- A Theory of Direct Legislation (forthcoming, 2007)
- Legal Reasoning: Justifying Tolerance in the U.S. Supreme Court, 2 N.Y.U. J. OF L. & LIBERTY 262 (2007)
Additional Information
- Personal Resume
- Languages: Hebrew, English