- Yitzhak Klinghoffer
MKs
Date of birth =17 February 1905
Place of birth = Galicia,Poland
Year of Aliyah = 1953
Date of death =31 January 1990
Place of death =
Knesset(s) = 5th, 6th, 7th
Party =Gahal
Former parties = Liberal Party
Gov't roles =Yitzhak Hans Klinghoffer ( _he. יצחק הנס קלינגהופר, born
17 February 1905 , died31 January 1990 ) was anIsrael i jurist and politician.Biography
Klinghoffer was born in Galicia (today in Poland), but grew up in
Vienna . He studiedLaw andPolitical Science at theUniversity of Vienna , where he received Doctorate in Law in 1927 and in Political Science in 1930.When Germany annexed Austria he moved to
France but in 1940 he had to move again, this time toBrazil . In Brazil he was Science Advisor to the American Delegate in theInternational Jurisprudence Convention inRio de Janeiro from 1946 to 1948 and Legal Advisor to theAustrian Embassy in Brazil between 1948 and 1953.In 1953 he immigrated to Israel and landed a professor position in the Law Faculty of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem , where he was Senior Lecturer (1953-1954), Associate Professor (1957-1968), Dean of Law Faculty (1959-1961) and Tenured Professor (1968-1974). He was Legal Advisor to the Comptroller of the Defense Establishment in the years 1975-1976. He was also President of theAssociation for Civil Rights in Israel from 1976 to 1982.Cite web
title = האגודה לזכויות האזרח בישראל
accessdate = 2008-01-06
url = http://www.acri.org.il/story.aspx?id=15he icon]In 1961 he was one of the founders of the Liberal Party and was elected to the 5th Knesset. The party later merged with
Herut intoGahal , for which he was elected to the 6th and 7thKnesset s.He is known for his contributions to Israeli Constitutional and
Administrative Law . In 1964 he proposed to the Knesset an extensiveBill of Rights Act.Cite web
title = הצעות חוקה בעבר - חוקה בהסכמה רחבה
accessdate = 2008-01-06
url = http://huka.gov.il/wiki/index.php/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8he icon] Although it was turned down, it had an impact on laterBasic Laws of Israel , especially .References
External links
* Cite web
title = 1963 Bill of rights Proposal
accessdate = 2008-01-07
url = http://208.110.170.18/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huka.gov.il%2Fwiki%2Fmakor%2F38.pdf&he icon
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