Page 4 / De iure September 2018
Buchmann
Bulletin
A round-up of the latest news from
the Buchmann Faculty of Law
Prof. Talia Fisher is awarded
the Fattal Prize
We are delighted to report that Prof. Talia
Fisher has been awarded the Fattal Prize
for excellence in legal research. The prize
is awarded each year by Haifa University
to commemorate the late Joseph Fattal.
The Fattal Prize celebrates achievement,
innovation and brilliance in legal
research, and acknowledges significant
and distinguished scholarly contributions.
The category is carefully chosen each year
to reflect the complex and challenging
nature of legal inquiry, and was this year
awarded in the field of criminal law.
Prof. Talia Fisher researches and teaches
evidence law, negotiation theory, and
procedural law. She has served as the
Faculty’s Vice Dean for Research, and as
the Director of the Taubenschlag Institute
of Criminal Law. Prof. Fisher has been a
fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for
Ethics at Harvard University, a visiting
scholar at Harvard Law School, and a
visiting professor at the University of
Toronto. Fisher was awarded the Cheshin
Award for Academic Excellence in Law
in 2012, and the Zeltner Prize for Young
Legal Scholars in 2009. •