Mélanie Levy

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Mélanie Levy

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EDUCATION

  • 2006 - 10 University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Ph.D. in Law (Awarded: June 2010)
    Thesis: Le don d’organes entre gratuité et modèles de récompense: quels instruments étatiques face à la pénurie d’organes? (translation: Organ donation between the prohibition of organ sales and a system of rewarded gifting: what kind of state incentives in the context of organ scarcity?
    Advisor: Prof. C. Müller
  • 2005 - 06 University of Cambridge, UK, LL.M.
  • 2001 - 05 University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Licence en Droit (First Degree in Law)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • 2020 - present University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Assistant professor (tenure-track) at the Faculty of Law
  • 2018 - present Tel Aviv University, Israel, Adjunct lecturer at the Buchmann Faculty of Law
  • 2017 - present Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, Adjunct lecturer at the Feinberg Graduate School
  • 2013 - 2016 Tel Aviv University, Israel, Postdoc at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
    Advisor: Prof. A. Gross
  • 2015 University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, Visiting scholar in Global & International Studies
    Advisor: Prof. E. Darian-Smith
  • 2011 - 2012 McGill University, Canada, Postdoc at the Faculty of Law
    Advisors: Prof. A. Campbell and L. Khoury

AWARDS

  • 2020 Swiss National Science Foundation, Eccellenza professorial fellowship
  • 2017 “Nexans” Prize, Young scholars’ award, Switzerland
  • 2016 US Law and Society Association, Travel award
  • 2013 Swiss National Science Foundation, Postdoc mobility fellowship
  • 2012 “Paul-René Rosset” Prize (University), Best Ph.D. thesis in law
  • 2011 “Professor Walther Hug” Prize (National), Best Ph.D. thesis in law
  • 2008 Swiss National Science Foundation, Fellowship for prospective researchers

OTHER RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT (SELECTED)

  • 2014 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Federal Office of Justice and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland
  • 2013 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Public Health Department of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • 2013 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Administrative Commission of the Judicial Authorities in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
  • 2011 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
  • 2011 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the International Airport of Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2010 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland
  • 2010 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Public Health Department of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
  • 2010 Legal advisor, Legal opinion mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland

 

PUBLICATIONS

A complete listing of Dr. iur. Mélanie Levys publications can be found here.