Assaf Likhovski

Assaf Likhovski serves as the Danielle Rubinstein Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at Tel Aviv University's Buchmann Faculty of Law. He has held significant leadership positions including Associate Dean for Research (2013-2015), Director of the David Berg Institute for Law and History (2012-2014), and Director of the Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law (2006-2009). Professor Likhovski maintains an international academic presence through visiting professorships at Georgetown University, UCLA, University of Toronto, Yeshiva University, and University of Bordeaux.

His academic credentials include:

• 1997: Harvard Law School, S.J.D. (Fulbright and Rothschild Fellow)
• 1993: Tel Aviv University School of History, M.A., Summa Cum Laude
• 1992: Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law, LL.B., Magna Cum Laude

Professor Likhovski's research centers on Legal History, Taxation, Comparative Law, and Jurisprudence, with particular expertise in Mandatory Palestine and Israel. His work examines the complex relationship between law, identity formation, and social norms within historical contexts. He investigates how colonial legal systems evolved, how tax compliance reflects citizenship concepts, and how legal ideas transfer across cultural boundaries. His scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary jurisprudential questions, offering insights into the enduring impact of historical legal developments on modern legal systems.

Analysis of his publications reveals consistent focus on legal historical methodology with emphasis on Middle Eastern legal systems. His work demonstrates sophisticated understanding of tax law history, legal transplants theory, and the formation of national legal identities. Professor Likhovski frequently employs comparative frameworks that connect different legal traditions across time and space, particularly examining how British colonial law influenced Israeli legal development and how Jewish legal thought contributed to broader jurisprudential discourse.

His scholarly recognition includes:

• Fulbright Fellowship at Harvard Law School
• Rothschild Fellowship at Harvard Law School
• Golieb Fellowship at NYU School of Law
• Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem
• Co-founding the Israeli Legal History Association

Through his leadership of research centers and editorial work, Professor Likhovski has significantly shaped legal historical scholarship in Israel. His mentorship extends through directing research projects and supervising graduate students, though specific advisees aren't documented in available materials. His work receives support through institutional research frameworks and fellowships that have enabled extensive archival research and international collaboration.

Professor Likhovski's academic activities intersect with Tel Aviv University's legal clinic ecosystem, particularly those addressing human rights, workers' rights, and refugee rights, though his primary scholarly contribution remains in historical and theoretical legal analysis rather than clinical practice. His research provides historical context for understanding contemporary legal challenges addressed by these clinics.