Facts: - caption: alon harel - fields: legal studies legal philosophy political philosophy - workplaces: hebrew university of jerusalem - doctoral advisor: joseph raz - birth date: 1957 - name: alon harel - image size: 180px - image: alon harel.jpg - alma mater: balliol jerusalem college , oxford yale university hebrew university of Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alon harel .
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alon harel -lrb- born 1957 -rrb- is a law professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem , where he holds the phillip p. mizock & estelle mizock chair in administrative and criminal law .he was educated at the hebrew university of jerusalem , yale university , and balliol college , oxford -lrb- where he earned a d.phil .in legal philosophy with a dissertation supervised by joseph raz -rrb- .he has been a visiting professor at columbia university , harvard university , the university of toronto , the university of texas at austin , and the university of chicago .harel writes on political philosophy , jurisprudence , criminal law , constitutional law , and law and economics .his articles often undertake philosophical and legal issues of contemporary political relevance .in a recent article -lrb- co-authored with yuval eylon -rrb- , harel defends judicial review on the grounds of a '' right to a hearing '' , which , as a participatory right , does not conflict with the right to equal democratic participation .a leading advocate of israeli human rights in israel , harel has served on the board of directors of the association for civil rights in israel , and submitted a brief on behalf of conscientious objectors to the israeli supreme court .he often publishes op-ed pieces in israeli newspapers .harel is the founder and editor of the journal '' jerusalem review of legal studies '' , together with david enoch .