Avi Bell
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Abraham Bell is a Professor
of Law
at the University of San Diego
School of Law and at Bar-Ilan University
Faculty of Law. Bell received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Chicago
, and his S.J.D. from Harvard.
Bell is a widely-cited expert on property law, especially government takings of property, international law, especially the laws of war, and economic analysis of law.
In 2006, Bell criticized Human Rights Watch
for its reports on the Second Lebanon War, claiming that the organization's claims "misread readers and betray ... bias," and that "HRW investigation [in Srifa, Lebanon] was either professionally incompetent or a complete fabrication" and "nothing more than window dressing for predetermined anti-Israel conclusions." Human Rights Watch responded by claiming that Bell "displays a curious ignorance about even the basic requirements of international humanitarian law" and that Bell's claims on Srifa were "groundless[]" and "deceptive." In 2010, the New Republic reported that when Human Rights Watch "issued its more comprehensive report on Lebanese fatalities a year later, the organization admitted that the first report had indeed gotten key facts wrong," vindicating Bell's criticism.
Bell was formerly a visiting professor at Fordham University
School of Law and the University of Connecticut School of Law
.
He currently teaches property and copyright at University of San Diego School of Law
.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at the University of San Diego
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
School of Law and at Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan of the Tel Aviv District, Israel.Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second-largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 faculty members...
Faculty of Law. Bell received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and his S.J.D. from Harvard.
Bell is a widely-cited expert on property law, especially government takings of property, international law, especially the laws of war, and economic analysis of law.
In 2006, Bell criticized Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
for its reports on the Second Lebanon War, claiming that the organization's claims "misread readers and betray ... bias," and that "HRW investigation [in Srifa, Lebanon] was either professionally incompetent or a complete fabrication" and "nothing more than window dressing for predetermined anti-Israel conclusions." Human Rights Watch responded by claiming that Bell "displays a curious ignorance about even the basic requirements of international humanitarian law" and that Bell's claims on Srifa were "groundless[]" and "deceptive." In 2010, the New Republic reported that when Human Rights Watch "issued its more comprehensive report on Lebanese fatalities a year later, the organization admitted that the first report had indeed gotten key facts wrong," vindicating Bell's criticism.
Bell was formerly a visiting professor at Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
School of Law and the University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
The University of Connecticut School of Law is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only four in New England. The school was recently ranked forty-sixth out of the 190 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States and is considered a Tier 1 school by U.S...
.
He currently teaches property and copyright at University of San Diego School of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
The University of San Diego School of Law, commonly referred to as USD Law, is a law school located on the campus of the University of San Diego in San Diego, California in the community of Linda Vista. Founded in 1954, the law school has held ABA approval since 1961...
.
Publications
- 2010 A Critique of the Goldstone Report and its Treatment of International Humanitarian Law. American Society of International Law Procedings. SSRN working paper
- 2010 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). The Hidden Function of Takings Compensation Virginia Law ReviewVirginia Law ReviewThe Virginia Law Review is a law review edited and published entirely by students at University of Virginia School of Law. It was founded on March 15, 1913, and permanently organized later that year...
. Published version - 2010 (with Dov Shefi). The Mythical Post-2005 Israeli Occupation of the Gaza Strip Israel Affairs. SSRN working paper
- 2009 Private Takings University of Chicago Law ReviewUniversity of Chicago Law ReviewThe University of Chicago Law Review is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Law School, and was established in 1933. From 1942 through 1945 the review was published by the faculty, due to World War II. Prominent former student members have included Judge Abner J...
. Published version - 2009 Should Decreases in Property Value Caused by Regulations Be Compensated? LAND POLICIES AND PROPERTY RIGHTS, Gregory K. Ingram & Yu-Hung Hong, eds., 2009. SSRN working paper
- 2008 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Reconfiguring Property in Three Dimensions University of Chicago Law ReviewUniversity of Chicago Law ReviewThe University of Chicago Law Review is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Law School, and was established in 1933. From 1942 through 1945 the review was published by the faculty, due to World War II. Prominent former student members have included Judge Abner J...
. SSRN Working Paper - 2008 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). The Evolution of Private and Open Access Property Theoretical Inquiries in LawTheoretical Inquiries in LawTheoretical Inquiries in Law is a biannnual peer-reviewed Israeli law journal published by Tel Aviv University....
. Published version - 2007 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Taking Compensation Private Stanford Law ReviewStanford Law ReviewThe Stanford Law Review is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students. The journal was established in 1948 with future U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher as its first president...
. Published version - 2006 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). The Uselessness of Public Use Columbia Law ReviewColumbia Law ReviewThe Columbia Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at Columbia Law School. In addition to articles, the journal regularly publishes scholarly essays and student notes. It was founded in 1901 by Joseph E. Corrigan and John M. Woolsey, who served as the review's first...
. Published version - 2005 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). A Theory of Property Cornell Law ReviewCornell Law ReviewThe Cornell Law Review is the flagship legal journal of Cornell Law School. Originally published in 1915 as the Cornell Law Quarterly, the journal features scholarship in all fields of law. Notably, past issues of the Cornell Law Review have included articles by Supreme Court justices Robert H....
. Published version - 2005 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Of Property and Federalism Yale Law JournalYale Law JournalThe Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
. Published version - 2003 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Of Property and Anti-Property Michigan Law ReviewMichigan Law ReviewThe Michigan Law Review is an American law reviews established in 1902, after Gustavus Ohlinger, a student in the Law Department of the University of Michigan, approached the Dean with a proposal for a law journal. The Michigan Law Review was originally intended as a forum in which the faculty of...
. SSRN working paper - 2003 Not Just Compensation Journal of Contemporary Legal issues. SSRN working paper
- 2002 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Pliability Rules University of Michigan Law Review. SSRN working paper
- 2001 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Givings Yale Law JournalYale Law JournalThe Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
. Published version - 2001 (with Gideon Parchomovsky). Takings Reassessed Virginia Law ReviewVirginia Law ReviewThe Virginia Law Review is a law review edited and published entirely by students at University of Virginia School of Law. It was founded on March 15, 1913, and permanently organized later that year...
. SSRN working paper