Amnon Rubinstein
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Amnon Rubinstein | |
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אמנון רובינשטיין | |
Minister of Education, Culture & Sport | |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1977–1978 | Democratic Movement for Change |
1977–1992 | Shinui |
1992–2002 | Meretz |
Personal details | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | 5 September 1931
Died | 18 January 2024 Tel Aviv, Israel | (aged 92)
Amnon Rubinstein (Hebrew: אמנון רובינשטיין, 5 September 1931 – 18 January 2024) was an Israeli legal scholar, politician and recipient of the
Early life
Rubinstein was born in
After serving as a captain in the IDF, he studied economics, international relations, and law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was called to the bar in 1963. He received a PhD in law from the London School of Economics in 1966. Between 1961 and 1975 he worked as a professor of law at Tel Aviv University, serving as faculty dean from 1968 until 1973.[2]
Political career
Rubinstein's political career began when he founded
Prior to the
As an Education Minister, Rubinstein lowered the bar for high school graduates to enter higher education and developed a system whereby high school students would be required to take fewer matriculation exams: the subjects for the exams would be chosen each year by lottery. He also spoke out against the Psychometric Entrance Test, required of Israeli university applicants, claiming that if he had been required to pass this exam, he would have not been accepted to law school.
Following
Rubinstein lived to hear his own obituary read in 2000, when due to a practical joke,
Academics and journalism
After retiring from politics Rubinstein returned to academia. He regularly wrote opinion pieces for Israeli newspapers.
Rubinstein's scholarship was highly respected. His articles and books in the sphere of law in general, and especially Israeli law, enjoyed wide acclaim.[1] His collection A Single Voice (2002) outlined his "moderate, humanistic liberalism", according to a review in Haaretz.[1]
Death
Rubinstein died on 18 January 2024, at the age of 92.[5]
Awards
In 2006, Rubinstein won the Israel Prize, for law.[6][7][8] The Israel Prize award committee provided the following endorsement for its decision:
Amnon Rubinstein is "the founding father of Israeli constitutional law. In both his profound academic writings and his diverse public activities, he advances the values of democracy, equality and human rights. In the legal and public arena in Israel, there are few who can equal Prof. Amnon Rubinstein’s contribution to the State of Israel, as a public figure, a member of the legislative and executive branches of government, and as a brilliant researcher and legal expert."
Published works
- Israel and the Family of Nations: The Jewish Nation State and Human Rights, 2008
- The Constitutional Law of the State of Israel
- Upholding morality
- From Herzl to Rabin: The Changing Image of Zionism
- Daat Yachid'
- Jurisdiction and Illegality: A Study in Public Law
- Absence of Government: How to Mend Israel's Broken System
- Academic Flaws – Freedom and Responsibility in Israeli Higher Education
- The Blanket
- Route no. 5
- The Sea Above Us
- The Black Sun : Kotarim International Publishing
- "The Curious Case of Jewish Democracy", Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation41 (Summer 2010)
See also
References
- ^ a b c Sheffer, Gabi A good old-fashioned liberal, Haaretz, 4 January 2002
- ^ "Amnon Rubinstein, MK". Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
- ^ "Former Minister, Father of Israeli Constitutional Law Amnon Rubinstein Dies at 92". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Trial Begins for Man Accused of Falsely Claiming MK's Death". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "השר לשעבר אמנון רובינשטיין הלך לעולמו בגיל 92". 13TV. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Stroke keeps legendary goalkeeper from Israel Prize fete Haaretz, 4 May 2006
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V."
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".