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Eli Salzberger – Former head of the HCGES

Eli Salzberger

Prof. Eli Salzberger

Former head of the HCGES

Field: Jurisprudence, law and economics, constitutional law, supreme court, law and political theory

Topics & Interests: legal theory and philosophy, economic analysis of law, legal ethics, cyberspace and the Israeli Supreme Court

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Professor Eli Salzberger was the fifth Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Haifa (2005-2009) and the President of the European Association for Law and Economics. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law (1 st in class). He clerked for Aharon Barak and Dorit Beinish. He wrote his doctorate at Oxford University on the economic analysis of the doctrine of separation of powers. His research and teaching areas are legal theory and philosophy, economic analysis of law, legal ethics, cyberspace and the Israeli Supreme Court. He has published more than 40 scientific articles and several books. He was a member of the board of directors of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, of the public council of the Israeli Democracy Institute and of a State commission for reform in performers’ rights in Israel. He was awarded various grants and fellowships, among them Rothschild, Minerva, GIF, ISF, Fulbright, ORS and British Council. Salzberger was a visiting professor at various universities including Princeton, University of Hamburg, Humboldt University, University of Torino, Miami Law School, University of St. Galen and UCLA.

Books

  • Salzberger, Eli: The Law and Economics of Innovation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2012
  • Elkin-Koren, Niva and Salzberger, Eli: The Law and Economics of the Intellectual Property in the Digital Age: The Limits of Analysis, Routledge, London 2012
  • Elkin-Koren, Niva and Salzberger, Eli: Law Economics and Cyberspace. The Effects of Cyberspace on the Economic Analysis of Law, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2004

Selected Articles

  • Salzberger, Eli: The new ˈTransparency Lawˈ and the Operation of the German Political Foundations in Israel, in: Ablemann, Anna and Konarek, Katharina (eds.): Between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv: German Political Foundations Abroad. A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives, Springer, Berlin 2018
  • Salzberger, Eli: The Law of Politics and the Politics of Law: The Changing Relationships Between the Political Branches and the Legal Institutions in Israel, in: Nadell, Pamela and Brenner, Michael (eds.): Reinventing Israel. Transformations from the 21st Century, Wayne State University Press (forthcoming)
  • Salzberger, Eli: Counter-Terrorism Law and the Rule of Law Under Extreme Conditions, in: Theoretical Insights and the Experience of Israel, Alix, Julie and Cahn, Oliver (eds.): Lˈhypothèse de la guerre contre le terrorisme: implications juridiques, Dalloz, Paris 2017
  • Salzberger, Eli: LA LEGISLATION ANTITERRORISTE ISRAELIENNE (pdf): POLITIQUE CRIMINELLE COMPARÉE, in: Archives de Politique Criminelle 2016/1 (no. 38)
  • Salzberger, Eli: The Law and Economics Analysis of Intellectual Property (pdf): Paradigmatic Shift From Incentives to Traditional Property, in: Review of Law & Economics 7(2), DeGruyter, Berlin/Boston 2011
  • Salzberger, Eli: Judicial Activism in Israel: Sources, Forms and Manifestations, in: Dikson, Brice (ed.) Judicial Activism in Common Law Supreme Courts, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008
  • Salzberger, Eli: The Economic Analysis of Law – The Dominant Methodology for Legal Research?! (pdf), in: Haifa Law Review 4/2008
  • Salzberger, Eli: Economic Analysis of the Public Domain, in: Hugenhholtz, Bernt (ed.): THE FUTURE OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, Kluwer Law International 2006