Eugene Kontorovich

Eugene Kontorovich is one of the world’s preeminent experts on universal jurisdiction, international law, constitutional law, and the Israel-Arab conflict. He is a professor at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia School of Law, and the director of its Center for the Middle East and International Law. He has published over thirty academic articles in leading law reviews and peer-reviewed journals, which have been cited in law cases in the U.S. and abroad. He is also the head of the International Law Department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, a Jerusalem-based think tank, where he regularly advises senior Israeli, U.S., and European officials on a variety of diplomatic issues. Kontorovich also plays a leading role in many Israel-related policy matters and is regarded as the “intellectual architect” of U.S. laws regarding boycotts of Israel. He has testified in Congress, regularly briefs visiting legislators and celebrities on their trips to Israel, and speaks to many universities, synagogues, and Jewish and professional groups in the U.S. and Europe. He has been quoted by or written for major news organizations such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Haaretz, and Forward, and television and radio programs on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, SkyNews, BBC, and more.