Noura Erakat
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Born | Noura Saleh Erakat Alameda County, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Attorney |
Citizenship | American |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.) Georgetown University Law Center (L.L.M.) |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Georgetown University |
Relatives | Yousef Erakat (brother) Saeb Erakat (uncle) |
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Noura Erakat /ˈnʊərə ˈɛrəkæt/ NOOR-ə ERR-ə-kat is a Palestinian American legal scholar, and human rights attorney.[1][2] She is an activist and writer,[3] as well as a specialist[4][5][6][7] in national security.[8] Erakat is one of six core figures who launched Jadaliyya in 2010 (an ezine in English, Arabic, and French that is an initiative of the non-profit Arab Studies Institute (ASI) in Washington, D.C. and Beirut, Lebanon). She is the sister of Yousef Erakat, better known by his YouTube moniker, FouseyTube.[9][10]
Education and career
Erakat graduated with a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 (Phi Beta Kappa) and was a UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Summer Fellow in 2003.[11] She received her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law in 2005 and was awarded the Francine Diaz Memorial Scholarship Award in the same year.[12] Finally, she completed her L.L.M at Georgetown University Law Center in 2012.[8]
Erakat has "served as legal counsel to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee"[2] and has previously taught at Georgetown University.[2][8] From 2012-2014, she was a Freedman Fellow with Temple University Beasley School of Law.[13] She currently serves on the board of the Institute for Policy Studies,[14] is a member of the Board of Directors for the Trans-Arab Research Institute,[15] and is a policy advisor with Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network.[16] Erakat teaches international studies and human rights at George Mason University at Fairfax, Virginia.[17]
Selected works
Academic books
- Aborted State? The UN Initiative and New Palestinian Junctures. Co-edited with Mouin Rabbani, 2013.
- Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine. 2019.
Academic papers
- "Palestinian Refugees and the Syrian Uprising: Filling the Protection Gap During Secondary Forced Displacement." Oxford Journal of International Refugee Law, Forthcoming.
- "New Imminence in the Time of Obama: The Impact of Targeted Killings on the Law of Self Defense." Arizona Law Review, Forthcoming.
- "The US v. The Red Cross: Customary International Humanitarian Law & Universal Jurisdiction." Denver Journal of International Law and Policy 41 Denv. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 225 (Winter 2013).
- "It’s Not Wrong, It’s Illegal: Situating the Gaza Blockade Between International Law and the UN Response." UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law, Vol. 11, No. 37, 2011-2012.
- "Operation Cast Lead: The Elusive Quest for Self-Defense in International Law." 36 Rutgers L. Rec. 164 (2009).
- "Litigating the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Politicization of U.S. Federal Courtrooms." 2 Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern & Islamic Law 27 (2009).
Print media
- "U.S. Should Stop Funding Israel, or Let Others Broker Peace." New York Times, August 5, 2014.
- "Israeli operation not about security: Opposing view." USA Today, July 31, 2014.
- "Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza—Debunked." The Nation, July 25, 2014.
- "Structural Violence on Trial: BDS and the Movement to Resist Erasure." Los Angeles Review of Books, March 16, 2014.
Interviews
Radio
- Israel's greatest threats are internal, not Hamas or Iran, says former prime minister Ehud Barak CBC, June 5, 2018
- To The Point: "A New Shot at Peace Talks: Will it be Different this Time?" KCRW, July 31, 2013.
- Beyond Beijing: "Palestine seeking statehood bid in UN.” China Radio International, November 21, 2012.
Video
- "Gaza in context.", gazaincontext.com, July 2016.
- "Debating the tactics and ethics of warfare on both sides of Mideast conflict." PBS NewsHour, July 24, 2014.
- "Gaza Debate: As Palestinian Deaths Top 100, Who’s to Blame for Escalating Violence? What Can Be Done?." Democracy Now!, July 11, 2014.
- Up With Chris Hayes: “Obama wraps up first trip to Israel as president.” MSNBC, March 22, 2013.
- Up With Chris Hayes: "What sparked escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza.” MSNBC, November 17, 2012.
- "The Law in These Parts: A Discussion." WNET (PBS Thirteen)
Notes
- ^ "George Mason University, New Century College Faculty: Noura Erakat". George Mason University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ a b c "Faculty Highlight: Noura Erakat". George Mason University. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Noura Erakat: List of Publications". Noura Erakat Official Website.
- ^ Welsh, Theresa (Sep 5, 2014). "West Bank Settlements Overshadow New Arab Housing in Jerusalem". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ Rudoren, Jodi (August 26, 2014). "Cease-Fire Extended, but Not on Hamas's Terms". New York Times.
- ^ The Editors (July 30, 2014). "Israel Must Stop Its Campaign of Terror". The Nation.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Large group of U.S. scholars endorse academic boycott of Israel". CBS News/Associated Press. December 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Georgetown Bio". Georgetown University.
- ^ Muller, Nat. "Reviews and Critique: Jadaliyya". Portal 9.
- ^ "Jadaliyya: Noura Erakat". Jadaliyya.
- ^ "UC Berkeley Human Rights Center Summer Fellow". UC Berkeley. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Berkeley Law School". Berkeley Law School. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Current Freedman Fellows". Temple University.
- ^ "Board Members". Institute for Policy Studies.
- ^ "Board of Directors: TARI". TARI.
- ^ "Policy Advisor: Al Shabaka". alshabaka.
- ^ Noura Erakat
External links
- Living people
- American legal scholars
- George Mason University faculty
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- American people of Palestinian descent
- American women writers
- Palestinian women writers
- Palestinian human rights activists
- Human rights lawyers
- UC Berkeley School of Law alumni
- 21st-century Palestinian women writers
- Women legal scholars