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Justus Reid Weiner is a human rights lawyer and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.〔(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs ''Justus Reid Weiner'' )〕 He is the author of numerous publications. Weiner also lectures widely in various countries, and was a visiting Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Law. He is a member of the Israel and New York Bar Associations.〔 Previously, he practiced law as an associate in the litigation department of the international law firm White & Case in New York City. Weiner also served as a senior attorney at the Israel Ministry of Justice, specializing in human rights and other facets of public international law. ==Biography== Justus Weiner was born in Boston, and graduated from the UC Berkeley law school. In the United States, he practiced law as an associate in the litigation department of the international law firm White & Case before moving to Israel in 1981.〔 After moving to Israel, he "worked for the Israeli Ministry of Justice...investigating claims by human rights groups and media organizations about Israeli conduct toward Palestinians" until 1993.〔 A scholar at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs,〔(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs )〕 Weiner has written about legal and religious issues and human rights, particularly in Palestinian society.〔 The author cites Weiner's article ''Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society''〕〔 The reference here is to Weiner's ''Human Rights in the Israeli Administered Area during the Intifada: 1987–1990''〕〔 Author cites Weiner's ''The use of Palestinian Children in the Al-Aqsa Intifada''〕 Weiner was also was the principal author of the monograph ''(Referral to Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide ), '' with Elie Wiesel, Dore Gold and others.〔(''Referral to Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide'' )〕 In 1999, Weiner published an article in ''Commentary'' in which he accused the Palestinian-American intellectual Edward Said of dishonesty about his origins. Following a 1997 meeting with a Christian pastor who alleged human rights abuses directed at Muslims who converted to Christianity, Weiner became interested in the topic, and subsequently conducted research and published in this area.〔(Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society )〕〔("Persecuting the Holy Land's Christians" ) by Jamie Glazov, ''Front Page Magazine'' December 26, 2005〕〔Weiner's tribute to a murdered Palestinian convert to Christianity〕 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「Justus Weiner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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