Hilal Elver
Elver in 2015
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
In office
2 June 2014 – 1 May 2020

Hilal Elver 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.[2] She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara[3] and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School.[2]

The United States was not happy with her appointment as Special Rapporteur, citing:[4]

Ms. Elver's lack of relevant experience in this area raises questions about her readiness for this assignment. In addition, several of Ms. Elver's previous publications include biased and inflammatory views regarding the United States and the state of Israel. These views run counter to the dispassionate professionalism central to the work of a Special Rapporteur. Furthermore, this appointment could reflect negatively on the Council’s other special procedures mandates, most of which produce crucial work that highlights, promotes, and protects human rights around the world.

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird also spoke out, notifying UNHRC president Baudelaire Ndong Ella that her "public record clearly demonstrates abysmal judgment, as well as associations with fringe groups."[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

  • J.D. University of Ankara Law School, 1974
  • Ph.D. in law, University of Ankara, 1985
  • S.J.D. UCLA School of Law, 2009

Publications

  • Reimagining Climate Change, Routledge 2016 (co-editor, Paul Wapner)

References

  1. ↑ "Hilal Elver". School of Law. UCLA. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "OHCHR | Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. ↑ Leimbach, Dulcie (July 24, 2018). "Richard Falk on Palestine, Israel and the UN in the Trump Age". Pass Blue. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "U.S. blasts UN appointment of Richard Falk's wife Hilal Elver, citing 'biased and inflammatory' statements". UN Watch. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Yashar, Ari (September 5, 2014). "UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed". Israel National News. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Elver, Hilal | UCLA Law". law.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-16.


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