Yitzhak Zamir | |
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יצחק זמיר | |
Attorney General of Israel | |
In office 1978–1986 | |
Preceded by | Aharon Barak |
Succeeded by | Yosef Harish |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel | |
In office 1994–2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw, Poland | April 15, 1931
Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of London |
Occupation | Jurist |
Known for | Investigating the GSS during the Kav 300 affair, Dean of the Hebrew University and University of Haifa Law Faculties |
Awards | Tzeltner's Award for the research of law, Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award, Israel Prize for law, Emet Prize for excellence in law |
Yitzhak Zamir (Hebrew: יצחק זמיר) (born in Poland on April 15, 1931) is a professor of public law and Dean of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Law, a former Attorney General of Israel, first Dean of the University of Haifa's Law Faculty, and a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Israel.