Gabriel Hallevy

Who is Gabriel Hallevy?

Gabriel Hallevy is professor of criminal law and criminal justice at the Faculty of Law, Ono Academic College, the largest faculty of law in Israel. He earned his LL.B. magna cum laude from Tel-Aviv University, and was on the Dean's List. He earned his LL.M. magna cum laude from Tel-Aviv University, and his Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Haifa. One year after obtaining his Ph.D. degree, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer, and less than three years later, at age 37, to Professor. He was editor in chief of the Ono Academic College Law Review.

In 2007, Hallevy was granted a special honorary prize by the Knesset for research into criminal law. He has over fifty publications in English, French, German, and Hebrew. He is frequently cited in the Israeli Supreme Court, which has embraced most of his original ideas in criminal law.