Dr. Avihay Dorfman

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Biography

Avihay Dorfman is a Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also serves as the founding Academic Director of the Private Law Theory Program. His work focuses on major questions in private law theory, including doctrine, morality, and public ordering. Dorfman's research critically examines substantive equality in private law, private responsibility, and the moral limits of privatization. He explores non-contingent normative implications of law, highlighting how law constructs valuable interactions among individuals. His scholarship has appeared in leading journals such as Philosophy & Public Affairs, Columbia Law Review, and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. He is also the co-author of several forthcoming books that delve into the theoretical foundations of law and justice. Dorfman has previously clerked for Chief Justice Aharon Barak of the Supreme Court of Israel and has been a visiting professor at prestigious institutions such as Harvard Law School and Cornell Law School. He holds a J.S.D. and an LL.M from Yale Law School and an LL.B and B.A. in Economics from Haifa University.

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Professor of Law

— Present

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Avihay Dorfman is a Professor of Law and the founding Academic Director of the Private Law Theory Program at the University of Texas at Austin.

Professor of Law

— Present

Tel Aviv University • Tel Aviv, Israel

Served as a Professor of Law before joining the University of Texas at Austin.

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.