Ayelet Shachar

About the Author

Ayelet Shachar is a renowned legal scholar and Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, where she holds the RBC Royal Bank Chair in New Approaches to Legal Institutions. Her groundbreaking research explores the intersections of citizenship, migration, and inequality, challenging conventional notions of belonging and borders in an increasingly globalized world. Shachar's work has profoundly influenced debates on immigration policy, family law, and multicultural governance, earning her prestigious awards including the Rudolf Wildenmann Prize and fellowships from the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. With a keen eye for the human dimensions of legal frameworks, she advocates for more equitable systems that address the arbitrary privileges of birthright citizenship. Her influential book, The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality, exemplifies her commitment to illuminating systemic injustices and proposing transformative reforms.