Moshe Cohen-Eliya graduated from the Hebrew University, magna cum laude (1993); earned his LL.D. from the Hebrew University (direct track for outstanding candidates) (2001); and did his post-doctorate at Harvard Law School as a fellow with the Human Rights Program (2002-2003). During the fellowship year, Moshe conceptualized types of failures in the democratic process that justify judicial activism in pluralism-related controversies.