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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York | residence = | nationality = American | alma_mater = Brooklyn College (A.B.) Yale Law School (LL.B) | occupation = Former Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = Sue Barlach Carolyn Cohen | partner = | children = Ella Dershowitz. Jamin Dershowitz, Elon Dershowitz | parents = Harry and Claire Dershowitz | religion = | relatives = | website = (www.alandershowitz.com ) }} Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer, jurist, author, and political commentator. He is a prominent scholar on United States constitutional law and criminal law,〔Carol D. Leonnig, (Dozen Top Legal Scholars Line Up for Libby Appeal ), Washington Post, June 11, 2007〕〔Maura Dolan, (Critics Dissect Wilson Anti-Crime Plan ), Los Angeles Times, January 7, 1994〕 and a leading defender of civil liberties.〔〔Arlene Levinson, (Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz makes a career out of legal chutzpah ), AP, July 31, 1989〕 He spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where in 1967, at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in its history. He held the Felix Frankfurter professorship there from 1993〔 until his retirement in December 2013. Dershowitz has been involved in several legal cases and is a commentator on the Arab–Israeli conflict.〔(e.g. Europe's Alarming Push to Isolate Israel ), ''Newsfront,'' March 11, 2014〕 As a criminal appellate lawyer, he has won 13 of the 15 murder and attempted murder cases he has handled,〔Pollak, Joe. ("Dershowitz wins 13th murder case" ), ''Harvard Law Record'', January 22, 2009.〕 and has represented a series of celebrity clients, including Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, and Jim Bakker. His most notable cases include his role in 1984 in overturning the conviction of Claus von Bülow for the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny, and as the appellate adviser for the defense in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1995.〔("Alan Dershowitz" ), ''The Huffington Post'', accessed November 20, 2010.〕 A political liberal, he is the author of a number of books about politics and law, including ''Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case'' (1985), the basis of the 1990 film; ''Chutzpah'' (1991); ''Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.J. Simpson Case'' (1996); the best-selling ''The Case for Israel'' (2003); ''Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights'' (2004)〔("Alan M. Dershowitz: Bibliography" ), Harvard Law School, accessed November 20, 2010.〕 and ''The Case for Peace'' (2005). == Early life == Dershowitz was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on September 1, 1938, the son of Claire (née Ringel)〔(Dershowitz, Alan M. ''Chutzpah''. Touchstone Books, 1992, p. 370. )〕 and Harry Dershowitz, an Orthodox Jewish couple. He was raised in Borough Park.〔Dershowitz, Alan M. ''Chutzpah''. Touchstone Books, 1992, pp. 35, 41.〕 His father was a founder and president of the Young Israel Synagogue in the 1960s, served on the board of directors of the Etz Chaim School in Borough Park, and in retirement was co-owner of the Manhattan-based Merit Sales Company.〔("Harry Dershowitz" ), ''The New York Times'', April 26, 1984.〕 According to Dershowitz, Harry had a strong sense of justice and talked about how it was "the Jew's job to defend the underdog."〔Smith, Dinitia. ("Trying to save Leona" ), ''New York'' magazine, March 12, 1990, pp. 28–35.〕 Dershowitz's first job was at a deli factory on Manhattan's Lower East Side in 1952, at age 14. He recalls tying the strings that separated the hot dogs and once getting locked in the freezer.〔Van Riper, Tom. ''Forbes'', May 23, 2006, accessed November 20, 2010.〕 He attended Yeshiva University High School, where he played on the basketball team. He was a rebellious student, often criticized by his teachers. The school's career placement center told him he had talent and was capable of becoming an advertising executive, funeral director, or salesman. He later said his teachers told him to do something that "requires a big mouth and no brain ... so I became a lawyer."〔Stull, Elizabeth. ("Son of Brooklyn Brings Home Legacy of High-Profile Trials" ), ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 25, 2003, accessed November 20, 2010.〕 After graduating from high school, he attended Brooklyn College and received his A.B. in 1959, majoring in Political Science. Next he attended Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the ''Yale Law Journal'',〔 and graduated first in his class with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1962.〔Dershowitz, Alan. ("Biographical Statement" ). ''AlanDershowitz.com'', accessed November 20, 2010. * Also see ("Alan M. Dershowitz" ), Harvard Law School, accessed November 20, 2010.〕 He has been a member of a Conservative minyan at Harvard Hillel, but is now a secular Jew.〔Rosen, Jonathan. ("Abraham's Drifting Children" ), ''The New York Times'', March 30, 1997.〕 He is married to Carolyn Cohen and has three children.〔Vile, John R. (''Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia'' (Volume 1) ), ABC-CLIO, 2001, pp. 198–207.〕 Dershowitz is a first cousin of Los Angeles Conservative rabbi Zvi Dershowitz. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Dershowitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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