Ruth Gavison

Further academic degrees and qualifications: Her areas of research included Ethnic Conflict, the Protection of Minorities, Human Rights, Political Theory, Judiciary Law, Religion and Politics, and Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.

[3] Gavison was nominated for a position on Israel's Supreme Court in 2005 but failed to secure a majority for the appointment.

[5] She published an essay on privacy in the Yale Law Journal and edited a volume dedicated to H.L.A.

With Rabbi Yaaqov Medan, she coauthored the Gavison-Medan Covenant, a proposal for the coexistence of religious and secular Israelis.

[6] Gavison was a founding member of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), where she served for many years as Chairperson and as President from 1996 to 1999.