Dr. Yishai Blank teaches Torts, Administrative Law and Local Government Law. He obtained his LL.B. (magna cum laude) and an additional B.A in Philosophy (magna cum laude) from Tel-Aviv University. He clerked for the Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Prof. Aharon Barak. He continued his studies at Harvard Law School, where he was a Byse Fellowship recipient, and where he received his S.J.D. in June, 2002.

His Dissertation explores theoretical and legal aspects of decentralization processes that took place in Israel since the 1980s, and the impact of law on space. Based on his Dissertation, he received an award for excellence from the American Bar Association. His publications include: “The Location of the Local: Local Government Law, Decentralization, and Territorial Inequality in Israel,” 34 Hebrew U. L. Rev. 197 (2004) [Hebrew].

Email: yblank@post.tau.ac.il