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Itay Ravid

Associate Professor of Law
Reuschlein Emerging Scholar

Biography

Itay Ravid, associate professor of law, joined ÎÞÂëרÇø Law from Stanford Law School, where he was a lecturer in law and teaching fellow for the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS).ÌýRavid’s main research interests are criminal law and procedure. His empirically based scholarship focuses on the connections between criminal law, technology, race and society, with particular attention to the accountability of the criminal justice system in an era of digital democracy. His work has been awarded several prizes and was published or is forthcoming in journals such asÌýSouthern California Law Review,ÌýUC Irvine Law Review,ÌýIndiana Law Journal, and University of Illinois Law Review, among others.

Prior to Stanford, Ravid worked as an attorney at the Israeli Attorney General’s Office, litigating cases on behalf of all Israeli government ministries before the Supreme Court. He also served as a senior law clerk to the chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court, Hon. Dorit Beinisch.ÌýHe holds a JSD (doctorate) and a JSM in law from Stanford Law School, an LLM in public and international law from Northwestern University and Tel-Aviv University and an LLB in law and mass communication and journalism from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ìý

Practice Experience

  • Attorney,ÌýThe Israeli Attorney General’s office, Ministry of JusticeÌý(2004-09). Litigated cases on behalf of all Israeli government ministries before the Supreme Court. Handled petitions raising novel questions of law, governance, and civil rights.
  • Senior Law Clerk,ÌýSupreme Court of IsraelÌý(Jerusalem) (2009-12). Clerked for Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch, President of the Supreme Court.

Recent Publications

  • 140 Characters of Justice? The Promise and Perils of using Social Media to Reveal Lay Punishment Perspectives, Article, Illinois Law Review, December 2023

  • Virtual Criminal Law Dualism , Article, Illinois Law Review, December 2023

  • Article, Indiana Law Journal, May 2023

  • Article, American Criminal Law Review, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

  • Access to Credit Post Dobbs, Article, UC Law Journal (Formerly Hastings Law Journal), March 2023

Recent Presentations

  • 'Law & Society Association Annual Meeting 2024', Chair: Panel "New Methodological Approaches to Advance and Challenge Longstanding Theories", Law & Society Association, Denver, CO. June 2024

  • 'Law & Society Association Annual Meeting 2024', Discussant: The Media and the (Distorted?) Popular Imagery of Crime and Punishment, Law & Society Association, Denver, CO. June 2024

  • 'Law & Society Association Annual Meeting 2024', Chair, Panel: "Surveillance, Technology, & Expanding Punishments", Law & Society Association, Denver, CO. June 2024

  • 'Law & Society Association Annual Meeting 2024', Rethinking Criminal Intent in the Algorithmic Age, Law & Society Association, Denver, CO. June 2024

  • 'Howard University School of Law – Faculty Workshop ', Rethinking Criminal Intent in the Algorithmic Age, Washington DC. March 2024

Office:ÌýRm 330, John F. Scarpa Hall
Phone:Ìý610-519-7079
Fax:Ìý610-519-6282

Courses and Seminars

  • Criminal Justice, Race and Media
  • CriminalÌýLaw
  • Criminal Procedure: Investigations
  • Legal Profession

Education

  • Hebrew University School of Law, LLB (Law and Mass Communication and Journalism)
  • Northwestern School of Law & Tel Aviv University, LLM (Public and International Law)
  • Stanford Law School, JSM, JSD