MOHAMED Y. MATTAR 974 7055 2647

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MOHAMED Y. MATTAR

Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Law Clinic & Head of the Legal Skills

Department

Qatar University College of Law

Office Bldg. 633

974 7055 2647

[email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical Professor of Law:

Qatar University College of Law, Director of the Law Clinic and Head of the Legal Skills

Department. Teaching courses on Labor Law, Legal Ethics and Legal clinics in the bachelor’s

in law program and International Construction Contracts in the Master in Private Law. (2015-

present)

Legal Advisor:

Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs. Advising the National

Committee for Combating Human Trafficking on Labor Law Issues. Doha, Qatar (2017-pre-

sent)

Senior Criminal Justice Expert:

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2020 - present)

Adjunct Professor of Law:

The American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Appointed as Ad-

junct Associate Professor of Law in 1997 and promoted to Adjunct Professor of Law in 2004.

Teaching courses in: Investment and Trade Laws of the Middle East, Comparative Law, Is-

lamic Law, International Commercial Contracts, and International Trafficking in Persons.

(1997-1999), (2000 – 2015)

Non-Resident Distinguished Professor of Law:

Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt

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Teaching courses in: International Arbitration, Drafting Contracts, Corporate Liability and

Human Rights, and Legal Clinic. (2009-present)

Visiting Professor:

Arab University of Beirut, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Business, Beirut, Lebanon

Teaching courses in: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Trafficking (2011-2015)

Consultant:

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Advisor on International and

National Laws on Combating Trafficking in Persons, Legislative Drafting, Drafting of Strate-

gies and Action Plans, Legal Aid, and Middle East Legal Systems (2007-2015)

Founder and Editor in Chief:

The Protection Project journal of Human Rights and Civil Society. (2007-2015)

Executive Director:

The Protection Project of the Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of

Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC. Directs and supervises The Protec-

tion Project’s work in the following seven areas: Trafficking in Persons; Clinical Legal Educa-

tion; Corporate Social Responsibility; Legal Reform; Promotion of Religious Dialogue; En-

hancing Capacity of Civil Society; and Human Rights Education. Monitors, analyzes and re-

ports on violations of human rights, conducts training and capacity building programs for

NGOs, government officials and service providers, while working towards universal imple-

mentation of human rights. (2001-2014)

Senior Research Professor of International Law:

Johns Hopkins University, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington,

DC.

Teaching courses in: Comparative Law: The Islamic Legal System, International Trafficking

in Persons, International Business and Human Rights. (2001- 2014)

Clinical Professor:

Founder and Professor: The International Human Rights Clinic, at Johns Hopkins University,

Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. (2012-2014)

Adjunct Professor of Law:

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Teaching courses in: Islamic Law, In-

vestment and Trade Laws of the Middle East, International Trafficking of Women and Chil-

dren. (1997-1999), (2000-2014)

Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis. Teaching courses in Comparative Contract

Law at Alexandria University Faculty of Law, an Introduction to the American Legal System,

International Business and Human Rights, International Contract Law at Cairo University

Faculty of Law, LLM Joint Program. (2008-2013)

Consultant:

Qatar Foundation for the Child and Women Protection, Designing Strategies and Action Plans

for the protection of women and children in Qatar in light of international standards and best

practices (2012 – 2013)

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Consultant:

The World Bank. Advisor on Judicial Reform in the countries of Ghana, Senegal, Morocco,

Burkina Faso, Turkey, Philippines, Guatemala, Bolivia. (2005-2007)

Consultant:

The Bibliotheca Alexandria, Advisor on developing indicators to assess reform in the Arab

World. (2006 – 2009)

Co-Director:

The Protection Project of the Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University-School of

Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC. (2002-2004)

Director for Legal and Legislative Affairs:

The Protection Project of the Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University-School of

Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, DC. Advisor on anti-trafficking legisla-

tion and conducting comparative analysis of related laws, including anti-corruption laws,

money-laundering laws, labor laws and immigration laws. (2001-2002)

Legal Advisor:

Arab National Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Advisor on banking laws, margin trading, elec-

tronic banking, debt collection, loan agreements, securities, assignments, guarantees, mort-

gages and other banking transactions. (1999-2000)

Senior Legal Advisor:

The Protection Project (“Creating an International Legislation to Protect Women and Chil-

dren from Commercial Sexual Exploitation”) of the John F. Kennedy School of Government,

Harvard University. Advisor on the various legislation and law enforcement issues in the legal

systems of Arabic-speaking countries. (1999-2000)

Legal Advisor:

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Washington, DC.

Advised the U.A.E. government on investment and trade laws, franchising agreements, com-

mercial agency, negotiating and drafting contracts, preparing legal memoranda regarding the

U.A.E. and the U.S.A. legal systems. (1996-1999)

President’s Consultant for American Relations:

Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt.

(1997-1999)

US Director:

Gulf Institute for International Law, Organized exchange programs between the Institute in

Dubai, UAE and American and Egyptian educational institutions (1995-1999).

Legal Advisor:

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Cultural Mission to the USA, Washington, DC. Advisor

on the Universities and Colleges’ Laws and Regulations, Employment Contracts and Immi-

gration Law. (1993-1996)

Visiting Professor:

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Northeastern University, Department of Sociology, Boston, MA. Lectured on “The Legal

Profession: Politics, Constitutional Structure and Professional Organizations in Egypt and the

Arab World.” (Spring 1993)

Visiting Scholar:

Faculty of Law, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom (Fall 1992).

Assistant Professor of Civil Law:

Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt. Taught Contract Law and Employ-

ment Relations. (1990-1993)

Visiting Professor:

Arab Maritime Transport Academy, College of Management and Technology, Alexandria,

Egypt. Taught Business Law, and Introduction to the Study of Law. (1991-1992)

Assistant Professor:

Arab University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Faculty of Law. Taught Torts, Contracts, Evi-

dence, Leases, Insurance, Labor Law and Obligations. Faculty of Commerce: Taught Business

law. (1986-1990)

Lecturer in Law:

Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt. (1978-1981)

Legal Consulting:

Reported on the Saudi Arabian legal system. U.S. Law Firm, Chicago, IL. (1995); Egyptian

Legal Exchange and Administration of Justice Program, Institute for the Study and Develop-

ment of Legal Systems. San Francisco, CA (1993); Numerous American Law Firms, New

Orleans, LA; Wrote memoranda on Egyptian workman’s Compensation and Tort Law. (1983-

1985)

Expert Witness:

Gave deposition regarding Egyptian Family Law, Property and Islamic and Arab Legal System.

Houston, TX. (1984)

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT

Corporate Social Responsibility: This course investigates the role of national and interna-

tional corporations in promoting respect of human rights, environmental ethics, with special

focus on corporate liability for human rights violations including child labor, forced labor and

labor trafficking, codes of conduct, and other means of voluntary compliance, labor rights,

anti-corruption measures, unfair competition, consumer protection, and the John Ruggie’s

Protect, Respect and Remedy principles.

Investment and Trade Laws of the Middle East: This course provides an overview of the

commercial laws of the Middle East through an analysis of foreign investment and trade rules.

The course also focuses on the laws that regulate the establishment of economic enterprises,

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contracts, oil concessions, franchising, commercial agency, the employment of foreign em-

ployees, intellectual property protections, and the enforcement of judgments and arbitral

awards. In addition, the course examines models of privatization, Foreign Direct Investment,

and Free Trade Agreements.

Comparative Law: This course explores the two major systems of the legal family, common

law and civil law, with additional focus on Islamic law and Jewish law. The course provides a

comparative legal analysis of specific issues in the various legal systems, including comparative

constitutionalism, immigration law, and death penalty, theories of contractual liability, basis of

tort liability, products liability, judicial divorce, and inheritance rights.

International Commercial Contracts: This course investigates the general principles of in-

ternational contracts, including contract negotiations, contract formation, and contract draft-

ing. The course also discusses specific forms of international contracts, including international

agency, distributorship, joint ventures, licensing, and concession agreements. Sources of In-

ternational Commercial Contract Law are also discussed, especially the United Nations Con-

vention on International Sales of Goods (CISG), and the UNIDROIT Principles of Interna-

tional Commercial Contracts.

International Trafficking in Persons: This course is designed to examine the various issues

related to trafficking in women and children from an international and comparative perspec-

tive. The course studies the international trafficking prohibitions of the various international

conventions including the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Per-

sons, Especially Women and Children. The course analyzes texts of domestic trafficking laws

from selected jurisdictions worldwide. The course also emphasizes the human rights-based

approach to trafficking in persons and the recognition of the trafficking person as a victim of

a crime.

Islamic Law: This course focuses on human rights in the Islamic legal tradition and contem-

porary Islamic world, especially in countries of the Middle East. In particular, the course ex-

plores constitutional law, banking, insurance, international law, crimes and punishments, mar-

riage, divorce, child custody, succession and wills in Islamic law. The course covers women’s

rights, religious rights, and minority rights in Islam. The course also examines recent cases in

which Islamic law is applied in American Courts.

Comparative Contract Law: This course examines various contract issues in the different

legal systems, especially common law and civil law. These issues include contract negotiations,

contract drafting, contract performance, and contract termination. The course presents com-

parative models from France, Italy, Germany, Egypt, and the United States. The course also

discusses contract cases in which Islamic law is the applicable law.

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Introduction to the American Legal System: This course is designed to provide an over-

view of the American legal system including adjudication, trial proceedings, the adversarial

system, legal education and the legal profession. The course addresses the concept of feder-

alism and American constitutionalism specifically the bill of rights, equal protection and judi-

cial review. Contract law, tort law and commercial law are also covered, in particular, the

Uniform Commercial Code, antitrust and unfair trade practices. The course examines various

Supreme Court cases that highlight the fundamental principles of the American legal system.

International Business and Human Rights: This course investigates the links between hu-

man rights and business with special focus on the relation between international human rights

norms and business standards, labor rights and regulations under American trade law, the

issues of extraterritoriality, unemployment, wealth distribution and corruption.

International Arbitration: This course covers arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution

mechanism with references to Egyptian law no. 27 of 1994 and arbitral awards rendered by

the Cairo Regional Center for international Commercial Arbitration. The course also examines

the UN convention on recognition and enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards especially the

public policy exception.

Clinical Legal Education: This course offers law students an opportunity to enhance their

lawyering skills by presenting the American Model of Legal Clinics and methods to implement

this model in Egyptian law schools through civil society representation and pro bono work.

Cases discussed during the course include violence against women, especially domestic vio-

lence, human trafficking and sexual violence.

Contract Drafting Techniques : This course provides practical exercises on international

contract negotiations and drafting. The course adopts franchising as a model and explains the

various contract terms and conditions that are included in an international contract. Special

attention is paid to common contract provisions, filling the gaps, and the application of the

various contract principles.

Drafting Human Rights Legislation: This course provides practical exercises on drafting

human rights legislation in accordance with international standards embodied in international

human rights law, and comparative models that provide best practices. Illustrations include

violence against women, human trafficking, child protection, the establishment and operation

of NGOs, and domestic work.

International Human Rights: Theory and Practice – Online Course: This course is de-

signed to provide participants with a basic understanding of the main issues related to theory

of and practice in international human rights. The course covers in detail the international legal

instruments that constitute the basis for international human rights. The course also explores

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critical issues in women’s rights, children’s rights, minorities’ rights, religious rights, and ethnic

rights.

Business Clinics: This course is designed to provide an overview of the legal aspects of doing

business in Lebanon with emphasis on foreign direct investments (FDI), especially tax and

customs exemptions and incentives, business formation and incorporation, ownership of land,

labor and employment, relations, agency and franchising, privatization law, banking and credit,

and intellectual property rights. The course also examines international business law, especially

WTO and ILO standards.

The Arab Charter on Human Rights: This course addresses the Arab Regional Convention

that details the rights and freedoms of the Arab people, including civil and political rights, as

well as economic, social and cultural rights. Special focus is devoted to positive discrimination

in favor of women and minorities’ rights. The course emphasizes the interpretation of the

Arab Charter in accordance with international law, as stipulated in Article 43 of the Charter.

It also refers to cases decided in Arab courts as well as specific legislation.

Civil Law: The employment contract, obligations: the theory of contract, introduction to the

study of law: the theory of rights, labor law, a comparative study in Lebanese and Egyptian

laws, the landlord-tenant relationships, a case study in the Lebanese and Egyptian laws, evi-

dence in commercial and civil contractions.

International Construction Contracts: This course introduces the FIDIC focusing on the

rights and obligations of the three main parties to a construction contract; the owner, the

contractor and the engineer. The detailed contractual provisions of the FIDIC are analyzed,

including those that are designed to maintain the economic balance in the contractual relation-

ship. Human rights in the FIDIC shall also be considered.

Labor Law: This course covers the Qatari Labor Law number 22/2006 and related legislation

including the law on entry and exit of foreign workers, the law on domestic work and the law

on combatting human trafficking. The course examines in detail the ILO Conventions and

inquire into the compatibility of the Qatari national law with international labor standards.

International Humanitarian Law: This course introduces the students to the main princi-

ples and rules applicable to armed conflicts as embodied in the Geneva Conventions and Ad-

ditional Protocols. The course focuses on the prohibitions, limitations and restrictions on the

means of warfare as well as the protections of civilians and victims of armed conflicts.

Legislative Drafting: This course introduces the students to means and forms of building

the language of a law and how the law must be drafted in compliance with international stand-

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ards and constitutional mandates. The course covers the role of civil society in drafting inter-

national human rights laws. It also addresses legislative drafting as a means of unification and

harmonization of the law.

PUBLIC SPEECHES/ CONFERENCES/TRAINING PROGRAMS

Panelist: A discussion of the Law No 12. Of 2020 regarding Public-Private Partnerships:

International Legal Standards in accordance with the Model Law and the Legislative Guide of

the UNCITRAL. College of Law, Doha – Qatar, October 27, 2020.

Keynote Speaker: “Regional Training Webinar on Combating Trafficking in Persons in ac-

cordance with the principles of Islamic Law” UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa, E-

conference. Comoros, October 8, 2020.

Keynote Speaker: “The Transnational Crime of Human Trafficking.” International e-Sym-

posium on “Supranational Criminology: Dealing with International Crimes”. Sardar Patel Uni-

versity of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur. International Society of Criminology.

Indian Society of Criminology. India, August 4, 2020.

Lecturer: The State of Labor Trafficking Domestically and Abroad: A Critical Assessment on

the 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Session: Cultural Practices

Conductive of Vulnerability: Forced Marriage and the Sponsorship Rule (Kafala). St. Thomas

University, The John J. Brunetti Academy. Miami, FL. July 27-31 (2020).

Discussant: Virtual roundtable hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor

and Combat Trafficking in Persons and UNODC’s Human Trafficking and Migrant Smug-

gling Section on Kafala (Sponsorship) system. July 29 (2020).

Speaker: “Towards resilient and cohesive societies: community policing to prevent and com-

bat human trafficking” The 20th OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons E-Conference.

A Model of Prevention of Human Trafficking: The Role of The Law Clinic at Qatar University

in Early Intervention in Labor Disputes. Vienna, Austria July 21 (2020).

Speaker: Criminal Justice in light of Digital Technology. Human Trafficking through the In-

ternet. An e-conference organized by Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Morocco.

Fes, Morocco, July 17-21 (2020)

Speaker: International Standards and Comparative Models in Public Private Partnership Laws

in Arab Jurisprudence. An e-conference organized by Qatar Chamber of Commerce, Doha,

Qatar. July 7 (2020).

Panelist: Incorporating Experiential Learning Methodologies in Academic Curricula: The

View from Qatar University, College of Law. The Worldwide conference organized by Global

Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Bandung, Indonesia. December 4-8 (2019).

Moderator: Public, Private Partnership: The Models of the Three Ps in accordance with the

Qatari Legal System and Comparative Models. A seminar organized by Qatar Chamber of

Commerce. November 27 (2019).

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Moderator: Food Security: Shifting the focus from regional economic policies to self-suffi-

ciency and national priorities. A workshop organized by Qatar University, College of Law.

November 25 (2019).

Panelist: Human trafficking in the Arab region: New trends in victim identification and victim

assistance. A regional conference organized by UNDOC. Muscat, Oman. November 5-6

(2019).

Panelist: Consensual Reconciliation as a means of resolving criminal disputes in Arab legal

systems. The 19th Worldwide Congress organized by the International Society of Criminology.

Doha, Qatar. October 28-30 (2019).

Representative: of Qatar University at the International Association of Law Schools Global

Law Deans’ Forum. Role of Law and the Rule of Law: Teaching Significant Issues in the

21st Century. University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Law and Administration, Gdańsk, Poland,

September 20-22 (2019).

Panelist: A multidisciplinary Approach to combat Human Trafficking in Arab Legislation.

An IOM summer course, Tunis- Tunisia, September 5-6 (2019).

Lecturer: Recent Developments in the Human Trafficking Law: International Standards and

Comparative Models, Human Trafficking Academy, Miami, Florida, July 16-18 (2019).

Lecturer: The Arab Charter on Human Rights Celebrating 50 years of the establishment of

the Strasbourg Human Rights Institute. Strasbourg, France, July 8-9 (2019).

Lecturer: Principles and Guidelines in Drafting Human Trafficking Legislation. The Interna-

tional Legislative Drafting Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 20-21 (2019).

Expert: Drafting a Comprehensive Law on Combating Human Trafficking in Algeria. A

workshop organized by UNODC, Algiers, Algeria, June 10-13 (2019).

Representative: of Qatar University College of Law in the International Association of Law

Schools; Asia – Pacific Law Deans’, Forum, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, KoGuan School

of Law, Shanghai, China, April 17-19 (2019).

Trainer: Drafting Elements of a law on Combating Human Trafficking for Libya. An Expert

Group Meeting Organized by the USNODC, Tunis; Tunisia, March 23-24 (2019).

Representative: of Qatar University College of Law in the International Association of Law

Schools’, European Law Deans’ Forum, University of Nebrija, Department of Law, Madrid,

Spain, March 7-9 (2019).

Panelist: Revision of the United Nations Model Law against Trafficking in Persons. An Ex-

pert Group Meeting Organized by the UNODC, Vienna, Austria, February 13-15 (2019).

Trainer: Drafting a Law on Smuggling for Alien for the State of Sudan. A meeting with the

Parliamentarians; Organized by the USUNDC, Khartoum, Sudan, October 31-November 1

(2018).

Keynote Speaker: Providing Legal Aid to the Public through Qatar University College of Law

Clinic, Qatar National Library, Doha, November 27 & 29, (2018).

Keynote/ Moderator: “Enhancing Legal Skills Beyond the Clinic: Enriching the Curriculum

with Experiential Learning” wat International Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting,

Doha, Qatar, November 10-12, (2018).

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Trainer: Parliamentarian Workshop, Drafting a Law on Combating Smuggling of Aliens.

UNODC, the Ministry of Justice, Khartoum, Sudan, October 31st – November 1st, (2018).

Trainer: “The Role of the Law Clinic at Qatar University College of Law in Resolving Labor

Disputes,” A workshop Organized by the Ministry of Law and the UNODC. October 23rd,

(2018).

Panelist: “Does Qatar Need a Comprehensive Law on the Rights of the Elderly?” Center for

Empowerment and Elderly Care – Ehsan, Doha, Qatar, October 9, (2018).

Trainer: Consent, Vulnerability and Exploitation in Sex Trafficking Cases, the Human Traf-

ficking Academy, St Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida, July 23 (2018)

Representative: of Qatar University College of Law in a discussion on “Clinical Legal Edu-

cation for LLM & SJD programs”, Case Western University College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio,

July 12 (2018)

Principal Investigator: Women’s Entrepreneur Access to Justice in Jordan, A workshop or-

ganized by the International Development Law Organization, Amman, Jordan, July 4 (2018)

Lecturer: Drafting the Basic Elements of Human Trafficking Legislation: Best Practices and

Comparative Models, The International Legislative Drafting Institute, Tulane University, New

Orleans, Louisiana, June 21-22 (2018)

Consultant: An Expert Group Meeting discussing Five Modules on Human Trafficking Cur-

ricula. Organized by the UNODC in collaboration with Qatar University College of Law,

Doha, Qatar, May 8-10 (2018)

Lecturer: Resolving Labour Disputes through the Law Clinic at Qatar University College of

Law, Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar, May 6 (2018)

Speaker: The Legislative Framework regulating Foreign Employment in the Qatari Legal Sys-

tem, Celebrating Labor Day. The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social

Affaris, Doha, Qatar, May,1 (2018)

Moderator: Linkages Between Organized Crime and Terrorism. A Conference organized by

the UNODC in collaboration with Qatar University College of Law, April 25-26 (2018)

Trainer: Principles and Guidelines on Enhancing the Rights of Victims of Trafficking, a train-

ing program organized by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Af-

fairs in collaboration with the UNODC, April 16-18 (2018)

Lecturer: Legal Aid in the Qatari Legal System, a workshop organized by the Ministry of

Justice, Doha, Qatar, April, 9-10 (2018)

Expert: A discussion of the UNODC Database on Human Trafficking Case Law, Expert

Group Meeting, Vienna, Austria, March 21-23 (2018)

Trainer: International Standards in Labor Disputes. A training program organized by the Min-

istry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affaires in collaboration with the

UNODC, Doha, Qatar, February 26-28 (2018)

Panelist: A Reading of the United Nation Convention on the Use of Electronic Communi-

cations in International Contracts. The Annual Conference of Qatar University College of

Law on “Digital World and the Law “Doha, Qatar, February 19 (2018)

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Panelist: Integrating Experiential Learning Methodologies in Academic Curriculums in Legal

Education, the 9th Worldwide Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Organized by Global

Alliance for Justice Education Puebla, Mexico, December 5-12 (2017)

Trainer: Judicial Interpretation of Human Trafficking Legislation, Training conducted by the

UNODC in collaboration with the Public Prosector’s Office, Muscat, Oman, November 4-5

(2017)

Panelist: Integrating Human Trafficking in the UN Global Compact on Migration, The 5th

Informal Thematic Session, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime. Vienna, Austria, Sep-

tember 4-5 (2017)

Representative: Of Qatar University College of Law in the Legal Education Workshop, or-

ganized by the International Association of Law Schools. Napa, California, August 2-5 (2017)

Lecturer: The Arab Chanter on Human Rights, 48 Annual Study Strasbourg International

Institute of Human Rights. Strasbourg, France, July 18-19 (2017)

Speaker: Model Laws as means of Unification and Harmonization of the Law. From the

UNCITRAL to the League of Arab States and the Gulf Congress, celebrating 50 years. Vienna,

Austria, July 3-6 (2017)

Lecturer: Drafting Human Rights Legislation: A success story in the Area of Combating Hu-

man Trafficking; International Legislative Drafting Institute, Tulane University, June 14-16

(2017)

Panelist: Effective Prosecution of Cases of Trafficking in Persons UN Hearing to review the

Global Action Plan of Acting to Combat trafficking in Persons, New York, NYC, June 23

(2017)

Trainer: Human Trafficking in Bahrain: Understanding the Scope of the Problem and De-

signing the Appropriate Responses in Legislation and Court Decisions, Prevention, Protec-

tion, Prosecution and Participation: A Human Rights Approach to Combatting Human Traf-

ficking, May 16, (2017)

Speaker: Celebrating Ten Years of the Family Law of Qatar 22/2006: Experience and Per-

spectives, Family Law Disputes in the Law Clinic at Qatar University College of Law, March

2, (2017)

Expert: Establishing the first Law Clinic in Tunisia: Obstacles, Challenges and Successes in

Establishing a Law Clinic in a Law School, Tunis, February 23, (2017)

Panelist: Law and Sports: A Contemporary Perspective Drafting The Doha Code Of Con-

duct For The World Cup 2022: Principles and Guidelines for Ethics in Sports, Doha-Qatar,

February 19, (2017)

Trainer: Human Trafficking in Saudi Arabia and International Law Comparative Models of

the Appropriate Responses to Human Trafficking, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 14, (2017)

Key Note Speaker: The Fourth Regional Conference on Clinical Legal Education in the Arab

World. Launching the Arab Association of Law Clinics, in Collaboration with the United Na-

tions Office of Drugs and Crime, Doha, Qatar, December 14(2016).

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Panelist: The Doha Declaration on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Designing an Ac-

tion Plan Towards Tokyo 2020, The World Bank Law, Justice and Development Week, DC,

US, December 4-9 (2016).

Trainer: The New Law of Morocco on Combating Human Trafficking: Tools for judicial

interpretation, a Training program for Judges. organized by UNWomen.

Marrakesh, Morocco, December 1-3 (2016).

Moderator: Nationality in the Qatari Legal System, A discussion of the Law No 38/

2005Doha, Qatar, November 8 (2016).

Trainer: The New Law of Tunisia on Combating Human Trafficking Crimes, Punishments

and Victims Rights, a Training program organized by the Ministry of Justice of Tunisia and

the UNODC, Tunis, Tunisia, November 10-12 (2016).

Trainer: Drafting a Lesson Plan in Academic Courses: Five Objectives and Ten Methodolo-

gies, a Workshop organized by the Qatar University College of Law, Doha Qatar, October 27

(2016)

Panelist: The Role of Employment Recruitment Agencies in Human Trafficking: Protecting

Migrant Workers from Abuse and Exploitation, a Workshop organized by the Ministry of

Labor of Bahrain and the UNODC, Manama, Bahrain, October 30-31 (2016).

Trainer: The Role of National Human Rights Committees in Combating Human Trafficking

in the Arab World, a Regional Conference organized by the United Nations Human Rights

Training and Documentation Center for South West Asia and the Arab Region, Amman, Jor-

dan, September 6-7 ( 2016).

Speaker, The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Protecting Human Rights: Formation

and Implementation of International Conventional Law, a Workshop organized by the Na-

tional Human Rights Committee, Doha, Qatar, September 21-22 ( 2016 ).

Consultant: A legislative Review of the draft Trafficking in Persons Law of Somaliland,

United Nations Regional Office for Eastern Africa's project " Strengthening the National

Criminal Justice Responses to Trafficking in Persons through Legislative Assistance and Ca-

pacity Building ", July 27-August 10 ( 2016 ).

Panelist: Pioneering Legal Ethics Courses in the Arab Countries of the Middle East: Case

Studies from Qatar, Palestine and Egypt, VII International Legal Ethics Conference, Fordham

Law School, New York, NY, July 14-16 ( 2016 ).

Panelist: Comparative Approaches to Teaching Professional Responsibility in the Public In-

terest, VII International Legal Ethics Conference, Fordham Law School, New York, NY, July

14-16 (2016).

Panelist: Redefining the Concept of a Law Clinic in the United Nations Principles and Guide-

lines on Access to Justice in Criminal Justice Systems, The International Journal of Clinical

Legal Education ( IJLCE) and the Association of Canadian Clinical Legal Education ( ACCLE)

Joint Conference, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 10-

12 (2016).

Lecturer: Drafting Human Trafficking Legislation in Light of International Standards and

Comparative Models, in the annual two-week course organized by the International Legislative

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Drafting Institute, The Public Law Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, June

12-23 (2016).

External Examiner: PhD Viva on a thesis titled " Financial Crimes in Anti- Corruption Pro-

cess: A Comparative Analysis of Public Corruption with Case Studies in Saudi Arabia, Qatar

and the US According to International Standards ", University of Westminster, London, UK,

June 9th (2016).

Speaker: Impact of the Model Laws adopted by the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries on

National Legislation, A conference organized by the Law Clinic of Qatar University College

of Law, Doha, Qatar, May, 18(2016).

Panelist: Providing Legal Aid to Vulnerable Communities through Law Clinics: The View

from Qatar and the Arab World, The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Confer-

ence on Clinical Legal Education, Baltimore, Maryland, April 30- May3(2016).

Guest Speaker: Training of the Trainers on Combating Human Trafficking from a Human

Rights Perspective, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia, April 23-24 (2016).

Speaker: Human Security and the New Forms of Terrorism: The View from the Moslem

World, An International Conference on " Humanitarian Work: Prospects and Challenges “,

organized by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Human Affairs and Naif Arab

University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 19-21(2016).

Consultant: Drafting a Ten Measure Action Plan to Improve Efforts to Combat Trafficking

in Persons in Oman, Muscat, Oman, April 15-17 (2016).

Speaker: The Rights of the Street and Street Law: An Islamic Perspective, International ED

O'Brien Street Law Conference, University of Kwa Zulu- Natal, Durban, South Africa, April1-

3 (2016).

Speaker: Protecting the Best Interests of the Child: Perspectives from Qatar, the GCC Coun-

tries and the Arab World, A Regional Seminar on Protecting the Best Interests of the Child in

Cross- Border Family Disputes, organized by the Doha International Family Institute in col-

laboration with The Hague Conference on Private International Law, Doha, Qatar, March 29-

30 (2016).

Expert: European Union- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Action Plan to

Prevent and Address Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (2015-2019), Interna-

tional Expert Group Meeting, Vienna, Austria, March 16-17 (2016).

Speaker: International Cooperation and Partnership: The New Refugees Crisis, A Regional

Workshop on the Nexus Between Human Trafficking and Asylum: Protecting Victims and

Refugees in Conflict and Disaster Settings, IOM, UNHCR and UNODC, Kuwait, Kuwait,

March 8-10 (2016).

Moderator: Private Law and Human Rights, a conference organized by the French Club at

Qatar University College of Law, February 18 (2016).

Speaker: Medical Liability for Trafficking for the Purpose of Human Experimentation: Inter-

national Standards and Comparative Models from Arab Jurisdictions, A conference on Law

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and Medicine, organized by Qatar University College of Law and Weill Medical College of

Cornell University, Doha, Qatar, February 28-29 (2016).

Trainer: Current legal developments in National, Regional and International Laws, a work-

shop conducted at the Center for Legal and Judicial studies. Ministry of Justice, Doha, Qatar

Feb. 7-10 (2016).

Participant: American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, New York, US, January

3-9 (2016).

Trainer: Prosecution of cases of human trafficking in Bahrain, the GCC countries and the

Arab world. Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies in collaboration with the UNODC, Ma-

nama, Bahrain Dec. 1-2 (2015).

Panelist: Implementing mechanisms of the laws on combating human trafficking: Interna-

tional, Regional and National Standards. National Human Rights Committee, Doha, Qatar

(Nov. 29-30/ Dec 1-2 (2015).

Guest Speaker: Experiential legal studies and the concept of Law Clinic, Qatar University

College of Law, Doha, Qatar (Nov. 29, 2015).

Speaker: The role of Law Clinics in Combating Human Trafficking, GAJE 8th worldwide

and IJCLE 13th Conference, Justice Education for a Just Society , Anadolu University, Eskise-

hir, Turkey (July 22-25, 2015)

Speaker: The role of Parliamentarians in affecting anti- trafficking policies and regulations, in

cooperation with the UNODC, Beirut, Lebanon (May 29, 2015)

Advisor: Presenting a model law on legal Aid, Expert group meeting, UNODC model law on

legal aid in criminal justice systems, Vienna, Austria (June 1-3, 2015)

Expert: A case law database on trafficking in persons, Expert group meeting, UNODC, Vi-

enna, Austria (June 22-23, 2015)

Guest Speaker: Gender- based Violence; A perspective from the United States and Interna-

tional law, International Institute, Graduate school USA, Washington D.C. (March 10, 2015)

Expert: A Round-Table with Government Officials, Parliamentarians, and NGOs on Draft-

ing a law on Legal Aid for the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, Iraq (January 24-27, 2015)

Trainer: Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking especially women and children: Princi-

ples, Means, and Policies, in collaboration with UN Women, Marakesh, Morocco (January 6-

9, 2015)

Trainer: Legislative Drafting: Legal Aid and Legal Texts, in collaboration with the Interna-

tional Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, Siracusa, Italy (December 17-19, 2014)

Lecturer: English for Human Rights, a program organized by The Protection Project, Istan-

bul, Turkey (December 11-15)

Expert: Drafting a law on Legal Aid for the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, Iraq (December 8-10,

2014)

Speaker: Interpretation of International Law, Regional Laws, and National Laws on Combat-

ing Human Trafficking: The View from the Arab World, a workshop organized by the

UNODC, Amman, Jordan (December 1-2. 2014)

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Trainer: Clinical Legal Education in the Arab World: Creating a Network and setting an

Agenda for the Future, a workshop organized by the UNODC Amman, Jordan (November

26-27, 2014)

Speaker: International Business and Human Rights and the Role of Commercial Diplomacy,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (November 25, 2014)

Speaker: Celebrating 10 Years of the Passage of the Qatar Civil Code, Doha, Qatar (Novem-

ber 23-24, 2014)

Keynote Speaker: The Law, the Related Laws and the Explanatory Laws in the New Sudan

Law to Combat Trafficking April 2014, organized by the UNODC, Khartoum, Sudan (No-

vember 3-5, 2014)

Expert: United Nations Expert Group Meeting on the Concept of Exploitation in the UN

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Chil-

dren, UNODC, Vienna, Austria (October 13-14, 2014)

Guest Speaker: Diplomatic Immunity and Human Rights, London Academy of Diplomacy

(October 6, 2014)

Speaker: The Transnational Organized Crime of Trafficking in Persons: Patterns and Indica-

tors, UNODC Workshop on Trafficking in Persons and Migrants Smuggling, Teheran, Iran

(September 23-24, 2014)

Lecturer: The Arab Charter on Human Rights, a course delivered at the International Institute

of Human Rights, 45th Study Session - Strasbourg, France (July 7 - 25, 2014)

Speaker: A Model Law on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Countries of the

Middle East and North Africa (MENA), International Legal Ethics Conference VI, The City

University Law School, London, United Kingdom (July 10-12, 2014)

Speaker: Interpretation of Article 10 of the CEDAW Convention, including its main princi-

ples, objectives and links to the other articles of the CEDAW Convention, Committee on the

Elimination of Discrimination against Women, General Discussion on Girls’ and Women’s

Right to Education, Geneva, Switzerland (July 7, 2014)

Speaker: Arab Model Laws: The Concept, Successful Models, and an Agenda for the Future,

in collaboration with the League of Arab States, Casablanca, Morocco (June 18-19, 2014)

Trainer: Training of the Algerian Magistrates in Charge of the Fight Against Trafficking and

Smuggling, in collaboration with UNODC, Algiers, Algeria (June 15-18, 2014)

Speaker: Second Regional Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Middle East,

Istanbul, Turkey (May 29-30, 2014)

Speaker: Third Middle East Regional Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Istanbul, Tur-

key (May 26-27, 2014)

Lecturer: Assessing the Effectiveness of International Criminal Law in the Prevention and

Control of Transnational and International Crimes, 14th Specialization Course in International

Criminal Law for Young Panelists , Siracusa, Italy (May 18-28, 2014)

Discussant : “Jurisprudential Problems in Islamic Law and Economics”, SJD dissertation,

submitted to Washington University School of Law (May 18, 2014)

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Speaker: Procedural Issues in deciding cases of Human Trafficking: Comparative Models and

Implications for the Legal System of Morocco, in cooperation with the UNODC, Rabat, Mo-

rocco (May 12-15, 2014)

Speaker: UNODC Expert Group Meeting on Case Digest of Trafficking in Persons Cases:

Evidential Issues and Victim Protection Issues Which Impact on Evidential Matters, Vienna,

Austria (May 6-8, 2014)

Speaker: Public Policy as Basis for the Exclusion of Islamic Law in American Courts, a con-

ference on Islamic Law and the European Legal Order: The Public and Private Issues, in

cooperation with the Société de législation comparée, Paris, France (April 28-29, 2014)

Speaker: Second Middle East Regional Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in the

Middle East, in cooperation with Jerash University, Istanbul, Turkey (April 20-21, 2014)

Speaker: The Impact of Islamic Law on English Law, The Development of Islamic Jurispru-

dence, in cooperation with the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Muscat, Oman (April

6-9, 2014)

Speaker: The 2010 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts in light of

International Conventions and National Laws: Launch of the Arabic Version of the 2012 Prin-

ciples, Muscat, Oman (March 23-24, 2014)

Speaker: Enhancing Access to Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking especially women

and children, in collaboration with UN Women, Rabat, Morocco (March 17-18, 2014)

Speaker: Enforcement of International Human Rights Conventions: UN Committees and

Special Procedure Mandates, in cooperation with the Johns Hopkins University-SAIS Bologna

Center and the Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development, Bologna, It-

aly (March 10-11, 2014)

Speaker: Training Workshop for Judges and Prosecutors on the Fight Against Human Traf-

ficking in Egypt, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the

Egyptian Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt (February 9-11, 2014)

Speaker: Islamic Law in American Courts and the Clinical Legal Education Movement in the

Middle East, in conjunction with Mofid University, Qom, Iran, Shahid Beheshti University

and Shahid Motahari University and University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (January 30- February

4, 2014)

Discussant : “Silent Corporate Complicity of Transnational Corporations in Gross Human

Rights Violations Committed by Host States”, SJD dissertation, submitted to American Uni-

versity Washington College of Law (January 27, 2014)

Speaker: A Discussion on the Model Law on Domestic Work with the law clinics at Qatar

University and Kuwait University, Doha, Qatar (January 18-22, 2014)

Speaker: MENA Regional Consultation on the Right to an Effective Remedy for Trafficked

Persons, Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and

children, Amman, Jordan (January 9, 2014)

Speaker: Enforcing International Labor Standards and Combating Labor Trafficking: Multi-

disciplinary Approaches, Istanbul, Turkey (January 7-8, 2014)

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Trainer: Combating Human Trafficking in Morocco, in collaboration with the regional office

of UNIFEM, Rabat, Morocco (December 23-26)

Lecturer: A Course on Business Law Clinics, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon (De-

cember 16-20, 2013)

Speaker: Global Alliance for Justice Education 7th Worldwide Conference and Training of

Trainers: Advancing Justice Education through Global Commitments and Connections, Jindal

Global Law School, New Delhi, India (December 9-14, 2013)

Keynote Speaker: Incorporating Human Trafficking in Educational Curricula in Arab Uni-

versities, in collaboration with UNODC, Kuwait City, Kuwait (November 27-28, 2013)

Speaker: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility: International Workshop, Oslo, Nor-

way (November 25-26, 2013)

Advisor: Advising the Government of Yemen on Drafting an Anti-Trafficking Legislation, in

collaboration with the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Sana’a, Yemen

(November 1-5, 2013)

Speaker: Restitution and Recovery, Global Consultation on the Right to an Effective Remedy

for Trafficked Persons, United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York (October 24,

2013)

Speaker: Second Workshop to Support the Drafting of National Legislation in accordance

with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women

and Children, organized by the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking, UNODC,

and the League of Arab States, Rabat, Morocco (October 21-22, 2013)

Speaker: 'Good Faith in Islamic Law', The Concept of Good Faith in Judaic Law, American

Law and Sharia, Congregation Har Tzeon – Agudath-Achim, Maryland, USA (October 13,

2013)

Speaker: A Model Law on Child Protection, in collaboration with the International Center

for Missing and Exploited Children, 129th Inter-Parliamentarian Union Assembly, Geneva,

Switzerland (October 7-9, 2013)

Speaker: Clinical Legal Education: Crimes against the Family and Community Development:

International Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey (September 30-October 1, 2013)

Speaker: The Islamic Waqf and The Charitable Trust: A Comparative Perspective: Interna-

tional Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey (September 28-29, 2013)

Trainer: Building a National Referral Mechanism to Enhance Services provided to Victims

of Trafficking, UNODC in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Traf-

ficking, Doha, Qatar (September 23-26, 2013)

Trainer: Drafting a Bench Book for Commercial Judges on the Yemeni Law of Civil Proce-

dure No. 40 of 2002, in collaboration with the High Judicial Institute, Sana’a, Yemen (August

24-27, 2013)

Moderator: The Contemporary Application of Islamic Law: Case Studies from Iran, Malaysia,

Indonesia and Beyond, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (August 21-22, 2013)

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Trainer: Drafting a Model Law on the Establishment and Operation of NGOs, in collabora-

tion with the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan & Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

(July 3-7, 2013)

Speaker: First Regional Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Middle East,

The Protection Project, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies

(SAIS), Istanbul, Turkey (June 19-20, 2013)

Speaker: Interpretation of Article 303 of Penal Code, Defense Strategies and Sentencing

Guidelines, in collaboration with UNODC, Algiers, Algeria (June 16-17, 2013)

Speaker: International Symposium on New Approaches to Legal Education: Legal Clinics,

Clinical Legal Education in Arab Universities: A Call for Curriculum Reform, Anadolu Uni-

versity, Congress Center (June 13-14, 2013)

Trainer: Capacity Building and Raising Awareness in the field of Combating Trafficking in

Persons, in collaboration with IOM and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manama, The Kingdom

of Bahrain (June 10-11, 2013)

Moderator: Joint legal clinic meeting on drafting model law on rights of domestic workers,

Kuwait International Law School, Sultan Qaboos University and Qatar University (June 5-6,

2013)

Speaker: The Elements of a Model Law on Combating Human Trafficking: reading of Mo-

roccan draft law, in collaboration with UNODC (June 2-3, 2013)

Speaker: Filling the Gaps: The Study of Judicial Creativity and Equity in Mixed Jurisdictions

and Beyond, in cooperation with the University of Catania Faculty of Law, the Eason Wein-

mann Center for Comparative Law, and the World Society for Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists, Ca-

tania, Italy (May 27-28, 2012)

Lecturer: The Emerging Role of Non-State Actors in Domestic and Regional Armed Conflict

and Related Transnational Crimes, 13th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law

for Young Panelists, Siracusa, Italy (May 19-29, 2013)

Discussant: “The Constitutional Protection of Individual Rights under Terrorism Laws, To-

ward a New Egyptian Anti-Terrorism Law (Comparative Study Egypt, United States and In-

ternational Law)”, SJD dissertation, submitted to Washington University School of Law (May

1, 2013)

Speaker: Trafficking in Children: Reconciling International, Regional and National Legal Re-

sponses, Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Symposium, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of

Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (May 1-2, 2013)

Speaker: Five Problems and Five Solutions: Some Thoughts on the Problem of Labor Traf-

ficking in the Middle East, ILO Regional Tripartite Workshop to Combat Human Trafficking,

Amman, Jordan (April 9-10, 2013)

Discussant: “Towards a New Anti-Corruption Law in Egypt: A Comparative Study between

the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), Egyptian Anti-Bribery Law, and

Islamic Sharia’s Law”, SJD dissertation, submitted to India

na University School of Law (April 1, 2013)

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Speaker: Second Middle East Regional Conference on Clinical Legal Education: The Service

Model and the Project Model of CLE: Family Law and Labor Law, Doha, Qatar (March 16-

17, 2013)

Guest Speaker: Trends in Combating Human Trafficking: A Conversation with Professor

Cecelia Mo and Members of the Human Trafficking Course at Vanderbilt University, Nash-

ville, Tennessee (February 19, 2013)

Guest Speaker: A Conversation with Professor Sabahi and Professor Taylor and the Inter-

national Women’s Human Rights Seminar, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington,

DC (February 26, 2013)

Guest Speaker: Egypt’s New Constitution, American University Washington College of Law

Middle East Forum, Washington, DC (February 20, 2013)

Moderator: Constitutional Transformations in the Arab World following the Arab Spring:

Comparative Models, in cooperation with the Bologna Center and the Center for Constitu-

tional Studies and Democratic Development (CCSDD), Bologna, Italy, (February 7-8, 2013)

Moderator: Crossroads East and West: Visions of the Economy in the Islamic and Western

Legal Traditions, Turin, Italy (February 4-5, 2013)

Speaker: A Model Law on Child Protection, Committee on the Rights of the Child- Side

Event, Geneva, Switzerland (January 28, 2013)

Speaker: The Role of Law Clinics in Combating Human Trafficking in Arab Universities,

Contemporary Trends for Combating Human Trafficking, Doha 3rd Forum for Combating

Human Trafficking, Doha, Qatar (January 22-23, 2013)

Trainer: Drafting Model Laws on Combating Human Trafficking and Protecting Rights of

Domestic Workers, Round-Table Discussion with delegations from Jordan, Egypt, and Leba-

non, Alexandria, Egypt (January 14-15, 2013)

Speaker: International Conference on Access to Justice, Alexandria University Faculty of

Law, (December 19-20, 2012)

Trainer: Drafting a Model Law on the Establishment and Operation of Non-Governmental

Organizations in Collaboration with Kuwait University Faculty of Law and University of Jor-

dan Faculty of Law, Kuwait, Jordan (December 9-13, 2012)

Speaker: National Colloquium: Shelter and Services, Evaluation for Action, Washington,

D.C. organized by Shared Hope International (November 30, 2012)

Speaker: Reforming Legal Education, Association of Arab Universities, Amman, Jordan (No-

vember 18-19, 2012)

Speaker: Doing Business Abroad Conference, American University Washington College of

Law, Washington, D.C. (November 14, 2012)

Speaker: UNODC Expert Group Meeting on Further Development of UNODC Human

Trafficking Case Law Database, Vienna, Austria (September 24-25, 2012)

Speaker: Harmonization of the Law: The Hague Conference, Unidroit, UNCITRAL, Beirut,

Lebanon (September 10-11, 2012)

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Speaker: Comparative Law: Legal Foundations, Investment, Competition, and Commercial

Law in Islam and Other Major Legal Systems, in cooperation with the Tajikistan Bar Associ-

ation, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (August 25-26, 2012)

Keynote Speaker: The Association of Scholars in Trafficking in Person in Latin America,

First Regional Meeting, Colombia, Bogota (June 12, 2012)

Speaker: Regional Workshop on Drafting National and Regional Reports on Human Traf-

ficking, Cairo, Egypt (June 5-7, 2012)

Speaker: First Middle East Regional Conference on Clinical Legal Education: Developing

Clinical Legal Programs and Expanding Access to Justice, King Hussein Bin Talal Convention

Center, Mount Nebo 1 & 2, Dead Sea, Jordan (May 27-29, 2012)

Lecturer: Assessing the Patterns of Transnational Organized Crime, 12th Specialization

Course in International Criminal Law, Siracusa, Italy (May 20-30, 2012)

Speaker: Mixed Jurisdictions: East and West, in cooperation with the Parliament of Malta,

the Eason Weinmann Center for Comparative Law, and the World Society for Mixed Juris-

diction Jursits, Valletta, Malta (May 14-15, 2012)

Keynote Speaker: Iraq Law School Curriculum Development Conference, Erbil Interna-

tional Hotel, Erbil, Iraq (May 6-7, 2012)

Guest Speaker: Recent Developments in International, Comparative and U.S. Legislation in

Human Trafficking at the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Speakers Series, UCLA School

of Law, California, Los Angeles (March 21, 2012)

Guest Speaker: New Trends in the Status of Human Trafficking: Five Numbers, Five Chal-

lenges and Five Initiatives at Stanford University, the Center on Democracy, Development,

and the Rule of Law, the Program on Human Rights, California, San Francisco (March 13,

2012)

Guest Speaker: The Second Doha Forum: The Launch of the Arab Initiative to Combat

Human Trafficking, organized by the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking,

UNODC, and the League of Arab States, Doha, Qatar (January 16-17, 2012)

Trainer: Drafting Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation: International Standards and Compar-

ative Models, Training held in cooperation with the Jordanian Women’s Union for delegations

from Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, and Jordan, Cairo, Egypt (December 26-27, 2011)

Moderator: Human Trafficking and Religion, Workshop held with Religious Leaders in

Egypt, Cairo, Egypt (December 25, 2011)

Presenter: The Model Law on the Establishment and Operation of NGOS, a joint research

project between Alexandria University Faculty of Law and Columbia Law School, New York,

NY, Revolution and the Law, Annual Conference, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Al-

exandria, Egypt (December 22, 2011)

Trainer: Clinical Legal Education, Training for members of the Legal Clinic at Alexandria

University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 20, 2011)

Trainer: UNODC Anti-Human Trafficking Training for Law Enforcement Officers from

Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, organized by UNODC Beirut, Lebanon (December 12-14,

2011)

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Speaker: Human Rights in Arab Constitutions, The Human Rights Center and the Faculty of

Law and Political Sciences at Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon (December 7-8, 2011)

Trainer: Study Tour on International Criminal Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands (Novem-

ber 21-24, 2011)

Speaker: Incorporating Human Trafficking in Academic Institutions: The European Experi-

ence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (November 25-26, 2011)

Head of delegation: Scholars from the Middle East visiting the International Tribunal for

the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); the International Criminal Court (ICC); the International

Court of Justice (ICJ); the Hague Conference on Private International Law; the Utrecht Law

School Clinical Programme on Conflict, Human Rights and International Justice; the Willem

Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Utrecht University; the Netherlands In-

stitute of Human Rights; and the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society

(LUCIS), The Hague, Utrecht, Leiden, The Netherlands (November 20-24, 2011)

Guest Speaker: Sex Trafficking in Puerto Rico, Conference at the University of Puerto Rico

in cooperation with the University of Puerto Rico and The Ricky Martin Foundation, San

Juan, Puerto Rico (November 14, 2011)

Panelist: Clinical Legal Education in the Arab World; a Need for Reform of the Legal Cur-

riculum, the International Bar Association Annual Conference, Dubai, U.A.E. (November 1,

2011)

Trainer: Obstacles and Prospects of Clinical Legal Education in the U.A.E., the U.A.E. Law

Faculty, Al Ain, U.A.E. (October 31, 2011)

Guest Speaker: Comparative Analysis of The Protection Project Model Law on Children

Protection Against Exploitation, Abuse and Neglect and the United Arab Emirates Draft Law

on the Rights of the Child, the U.A.E. Ministry of the Interior, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. (October

30, 2011)

Trainer: Drafting Human Trafficking Legislation for Arab Parliamentarians, in cooperation

with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Cairo, Egypt (October 24-25, 2011)

Speaker: Interpreting the Egyptian Law no. 64/2010 in light of the United Nations Protocol

to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in

collaboration with the National Coordinating Committee, Cairo, Egypt (October 23, 2011)

Speaker: The ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, in collaboration with

The Jordanian Women’s Union, Amman, Jordan (September 24-26, 2011)

Moderator: Developing and Disseminating a Model Law on Child Protection: Case Studies,

in collaboration with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Istanbul,

Turkey (September 19-20, 2011)

Moderator: Comparative Case Studies in Divorce Law: Enhancing Access to Justice for

Women and Advancing Legal Reform, in collaboration with Yeditepe University, Istanbul,

Turkey (September 17- 18, 2011)

Speaker: Analysis of Regional Trends in Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Immigration and Cus-

toms Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Office of International Affairs, Forced

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Child Labor, Trafficking in Persons, Child Sex Tourism Regional Training. Rome, Italy (Sep-

tember 12-14, 2011)

Moderator: Expert Panel: A Model Law on Child Protection, in cooperation with the Inter-

national Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Valencia, Spain (July 18-19, 2011)

Moderator: Recent Developments in Clinical Legal Education in the Middle East, 6th Global

Alliance for Justice Education Worldwide Conference, Valencia, Spain (July 11-15, 2011)

Speaker: The Role of Religion in Combating Human Trafficking, in cooperation with the

National Center for Human Rights, Amman, Jordan (July 3-4, 2011)

Moderator: Expert Panel: A Model Law on Child Protection, in cooperation with the Inter-

national Center for Missing and Exploited Children, San José, Costa Rica (June 22-23, 2011)

Speaker: Human Trafficking in Accordance with The Principles of Islamic Law, in coopera-

tion with The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, Siracusa, Italy

(May 25-27, 2011)

Lecturer: The Shari’a: Sources of Law and selected Legal Aspects, 11th Specialization Course

in International Criminal Law, Siracusa, Italy (May 22-31, 2011)

Advisor: Assessment of The Iraqi Criminal Justice System, The Court System, The Police,

and The Corrections System in Cooperation with The National Centre For State Courts,

Baghdad, Iraq (May 23-24, 2011)

Moderator: Clinical Legal Education in Egypt: The Alexandria Model, in cooperation with

the Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 15, 2011)

Moderator: Comparative Models of Reporting Mechanisms on the Status of Trafficking in

Persons, in cooperation with the National Coordinating Committee to Combat and Prevent

Human Trafficking, Cairo, Egypt (May 14, 2011)

Advisor: Drafting the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, Doha, Qatar (May

12, 2011)

Advisor: USAID Access to Justice Program: Establishing a Legal Clinic and Curriculum Re-

form in Iraqi Law Schools, Baghdad/Erbil, Iraq (May 1-10, 2011)

Panelist: Discussion on the Arab Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, the League of Arab

States, Cairo, Egypt (April 27-28, 2011)

Speaker: Human Trafficking in the United States and Abroad, University of Chicago, Chicago

(April 18, 2011)

Speaker: Islam and Human Trafficking: A Religious Approach to a Human Rights Problem,

a Conference, at The University of Denver, Colorado (April 1-3, 2011)

Moderator: Islam and Europe: Religion, Law, Identity, The Johns Hopkins University Bolo-

gna Center, Bologna, Italy (March 14-15, 2011)

Head of Delegation: Scholars from the Middle East visiting the European Court of Justice

(ECJ), Luxembourg; European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France; Max Planck In-

stitute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute for

Labor Law and Industrial Relations in the European Community, Trier, Germany, Strasbourg,

France; Luxembourg; Heidelberg, Germany (March 7-11, 2011)

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Moderator: Comparative Law: Interpretation of the Legal Text, Academy for European Law,

Trier, Germany (March 7, 2011)

Panelist: Discussing a doctorate thesis on” “The Crime of Human Trafficking in International

Law”, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria (February 27, 2011)

Participant: Expert Group Meeting, International Reporting System for Human Trafficking

Cases, Vienna, Austria (February 21-22, 2011)

Panelist: Successes and Failures in International Human Trafficking Law, University of Mich-

igan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (February 5, 2011)

Trainer: Trafficking in Persons and Appropriate Responses, The Judicial Institute of Jordan,

Amman, Jordan (January 11, 2011)

Panelist: Discussion of a Master Thesis on Reporting Trafficking in Persons as a Human

Rights Violation, Case Study: Lebanon, Notre Dame University-Louaize of Beirut, Beirut,

Lebanon (January 5, 2011)

Trainer: Combating Trafficking in Persons in Lebanon: Government and Civil Society Part-

nership, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon (January 3-4, 2011)

Moderator and Speaker: Towards an Arab Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, The

League of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt (December 21-22, 2010)

Trainer: Human Rights Education: Incorporating Human Rights in Academic Curricula of

Institutions of Higher Education, The Royal Police Academy, Manama, Bahrain (December

14-15, 2010)

Participant: End Human Trafficking Now: Enforcing the U.N. Protocol, the Luxor Interna-

tional Forum, Luxor, Egypt (December 10-12, 2010)

Moderator: Pioneering Legal Clinics in Egypt: Lessons Learned Internationally, in collabora-

tion with Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 3-4, 2010)

Panelist: Clinical Legal Education and Women’s Access to Justice, Women’s Rights in Egypt

and Arab States, Alexandria, Egypt (December 1-2, 2010)

Trainer: The Iraqi Draft Anti-Trafficking Law, in collaboration with Heartland Alliance,

Sulaimaniya, Iraq (November 27-28, 2010)

Trainer: Drafting an Anti-Trafficking Law for the Iraqi Kurdish Government, in collabora-

tion with Heartland Alliance, Erbil, Iraq (November 25-26, 2010)

Expert: Expert Consultation: Effective Remedies for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, con-

vened by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Chil-

dren, Bratislava, Slovakia (November 22-23, 2010)

Moderator: Alliances for Justice: Creating Public Awareness Campaigns to Combat Human

Trafficking, Alexandria, Egypt (October 21, 2010)

Moderator: Expert Panel on a Model Law on Child Protection, in collaboration with the

International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Egypt (October 19-20,

2010)

Speaker: Slavery in America Today: Domestic Sex Trafficking, Child Exploitation, and the

Silence of Our Culture, Regent University Law Review Symposium Fall 2010, Regent Univer-

sity, Denver, CO (October 9, 2010)

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Speaker: Elements of a Foundation for the Future of the Anti-Trafficking Movement, Build-

ing Networks for CSOs to Combat Human Trafficking in the MENA Region, Foundation for

the Future, Amman, Jordan (September 29-30, 2010)

Speaker: An Explanation of the Syrian Anti-Trafficking Law of 2010 in Light of International

Standards and Comparative Models, International Organization for Migration, Damascus,

Syria (September 26-27, 2010)

Speaker: A Symposium on Comparative Law: Right to Inheritance, Constitutionalism, Dam-

ages in Contract and Tort Cases and Competition Laws, A training on teaching a course on

international business and human rights, Qom, Iran (September 18-23, 2010)

Trainer: Legal Aid Capacity Building Program Study Tour, in cooperation with university

legal aid clinics in South Africa, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Af-

rica (August 1-8, 2010)

Moderator: Training on English for Human Rights, University of Sydney Faculty of Law,

Sydney, Australia (July 18-31, 2010)

Moderator: Embassy Luncheon, Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2010:

Findings and Recommendations, An Open Dialogue with Ambassador Luis C. de Baca Di-

rector, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons U.S. Department of State, Wash-

ington, DC (June 23, 2010)

Keynote Speaker: Human Trafficking in Canada: An American Perspective, The U.S. Ex-

change Visitor Program, in collaboration with World Learning, Washington, D.C. (June 21,

2010)

Speaker: Human Rights and Human Trafficking: An Islamic Perspective, Karamah: Muslim

Women Lawyers for Human Rights, 8th Annual Law and Leadership Summer Program,

George Washington University School of Law, Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2010)

Speaker: Expert Group Discussion on a Global Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Per-

sons, UN Group of Friends and NGOs, UN Headquarters, New York, USA (June 2, 2010)

Speaker: An Overview of U.S. Approaches and Legal Frameworks to Combating Trafficking

in Persons, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C. (June 1, 2010)

Lecturer: 2010 Specialization Course on Human Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploi-

tation, in cooperation with the International Institute for Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences,

Siracusa, Italy (May 23- June 2, 2010)

Trainer: Concepts of Peace and Human Rights in the Abrahamic Faiths: Comparative Theo-

logical Perspectives, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (May 29-30, 2010)

Speaker: An Assessment of Anti-Trafficking Legislation in the Middle East, Southeast Asia

and Latin America; 10th Specialization Course in International Criminal Law for Young Pan-

elists, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Siracusa, Italy

(May 26, 2010)

Speaker: An Explanation of the Egyptian Law #64 on Combating Trafficking in Human

Beings, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 22, 2010)

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Moderator: Alliances for Justice: Interagency Collaboration to Assist Victims of Human Traf-

ficking, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Al-

exandria, Egypt (May 21, 2010)

Panelist: Discussion of a Master Thesis on Human Trafficking as a Transnational Organized

Crime, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 20, 2010)

Panelist: Discussion of a Master Thesis on Money Laundering and Financing Terrorism, Al-

exandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (May 20, 2010)

Speaker: Elements of a Model Law on Violence against Women, The Suzanne Mubarak Re-

gional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (May 20, 2010)

Moderator: Expert Panel on a Model Law on Child Protection, in collaboration with the

International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Singapore (April 28-29, 2010)

Trainer: Incorporating Human Trafficking in Educational Curricula in the Royal Police Acad-

emy of Bahrain, Royal Police Academy of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain (April 11-12, 2010)

Speaker: Evaluating International Efforts on Combating Human Trafficking During the Past

Ten Years, Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking: Building National Capacities for

Combating Human Trafficking, Doha Foundation Forum, Doha, Qatar (March 22-23, 2010)

Guest speaker: An Introductory Lecture to Highlight the Training Manual Prepared for the

Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking, Arab Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking:

Building National Capacities for Combating Human Trafficking, Doha Foundation Forum,

Doha, Qatar (March 22-23, 2010)

Trainer: Implementing the Iraqi Constitutional Mandate: Criminalizing Trafficking in Per-

sons, Notre-Dame University-Louaize, Beirut, Lebanon (March 18-19, 2010)

Moderator: Alliances for Justice: Building Coalitions between Civil Society Organizations and

Pro-Bono Lawyers to Defend Women’s Rights in Egyptian Courts, The Suzanne Mubarak

Regional Centre for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (March 14-15,

2010)

Trainer: Foundational Legal Aid Training Program, Alexandria University Faculty of Law,

Alexandria, Egypt (March 13, 2010)

Moderator: The Role of Clinical Legal Education in Enhancing Access to Justice, Annual

Conference on Legal Rights and Specialized Courts, Alexandria University Faculty of Law,

Alexandria, Egypt (March 12, 2010)

Keynote speaker: Combating Trafficking in Persons in accordance with the Principles of

Islamic Law, International Organization for Migration, Nairobi, Kenya (February 27-March 1,

2010)

Moderator: Human Rights: Between Universalism and Relativism, Human Rights: Universal

Principles and Regional Guarantees, Le Médiateur de la Répulique Française, Paris, France

(February 1, 2010)

Moderator: International Human Rights and Business: An International Workshop, Interna-

tional Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Siracusa, Italy (January 9-10,

2010)

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Head of Delegation: Organized a study tour on the United Nations Reporting Mechanisms,

Geneva, Switzerland (December 16-17, 2009)

Speaker: Islam and International Law Seminar, Swiss Institute for Comparative Law, Lau-

sanne, Switzerland (December 14-15, 2009)

Guest speaker: Congressional Hearing on Human Trafficking in the US Congress, Model of

American Congress, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 11,

2009)

Discussant: Member of the Master dissertation panel on human trafficking and organized

crime, Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt (December 10, 2009)

Moderator: Enhancing Access to Justice for Women in Egypt in Family Courts, National

Center for State Courts and The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Center for Women’s Health and

Development, Cairo, Egypt (December, 6-9, 2009)

Trainer: Drafting Shadow Reports on the Rights of the Child Conventions and the Interna-

tional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for Iraqi Representatives of Civil Society, the

International Republican Institute, Beirut, Lebanon, (November 14-16, 2009)

Speaker: Comparative Models of Reporting Mechanisms on the Status of Trafficking in Per-

sons, 25th Annual Meeting, The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Atlanta,

GA (November 7, 2009)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons as a Form of Violence Against women, 4th Annual Sympo-

sium on Trafficking in Persons as a Form of Violence Against Women, The Protection Pro-

ject, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC

(November 2, 2009)

Speaker: Judicial Decisions and Statutory Interpretation, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

(October 29-30, 2009)

Keynote Speaker: The Commodification of Illicit Flows: Labor Migration, Trafficking and

Business, Multidisciplinary International Conference, University of Toronto, Centre for Dias-

pora and Transnational Studies, Toronto, Canada (October 10, 2009)

Speaker: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Launch of the International Framework

for Action to Implement the Trafficking in Persons Protocol, UN ECOSOC Chamber, New

York, USA (October 9, 2009)

Trainer: English for Human Rights Course, Irish Centre for Human Rights Studies, National

University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, (August 15-24, 2009).

Trainer: Humans Rights and Islamic Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in cooperation

with the Women’s Lawyers’ Association, Beirut, Lebanon (August 6, 2009)

Trainer: Human Rights and Islam: The Way Forward, in cooperation with the Women’s Law-

yers’ Association, Beirut, Lebanon (August 5, 2009)

Trainer: Workshop on Developing a Referral System for Victims of Trafficking with the In-

ternational Organization for Migration, Damascus, Syria, (August 3-4, 2009)

Guest Speaker: Group meeting on Forced Child Labor, Human Trafficking, and Child Sex

Tourism with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Office of International Affairs,

NGO Liaison, Panama City, Panama (July 27-29, 2009)

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Speaker: Workshop on the Arab Charter on Human Rights, Arab League, Cairo, Egypt (July

4-5, 2009)

Moderator: Embassy Luncheon, Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2009:

Findings and Recommendations, An open dialogue with Ambassador Luis C. de Baca Direc-

tor, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons U.S. Department of State, Wash-

ington, DC (June 30, 2009)

Guest Speaker: Combating Trafficking in Persons in Accordance with the Principles of Is-

lamic Law, Celebrating Graduation of the Class of 2009, Naif Arab University for Security

Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (June 23, 2009)

Expert: Expert Group Meeting, Her Highness Sheikha Moza’s Initiative on Combating Hu-

man Trafficking in the Arab World, in Cooperation with the Qatar Foundation to Combat

Human Trafficking and the UNODC, Doha, Qatar, (May 26-27, 2009)

Guest Speaker: 5th International Conference on Human Rights: Peace, Human Rights and

Religion, Center for Human Rights Studies of Mofid University, Qom, Iran, May 13-14, 2009

Expert: Expert Group Meeting, Framework for Action for an Effective Implementation of

the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and

Children, UNODC, Vienna, Austria, (April 21, 2009)

Guest Speaker: National and International Reporting and Monitoring Mechanism on Traf-

ficking in Persons, United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,

UNODC, Vienna, Austria, (April 20, 2009)

Trainer: Access to Justice for Women: The Case of Trafficking in Human Beings as a form

of Violence against Women,” in cooperation with the Qatar Foundation to Combat Traffick-

ing in Human Beings, Doha, Qatar, (April 4-6, 2009)

Trainer: Empowering Iraqi Representatives of Civil Society to Raise Awareness of Trafficking

in Persons in Iraq, Istanbul, Turkey (March 19-21, 2009)

Trainer: Legislative Drafting Techniques in cooperation with the International Republican

Institute, Istanbul, Turkey (March 16-18, 2009)

Trainer: Rights of Minorities, in cooperation with the International Republican Institute, Is-

tanbul, Turkey (March 13-15, 2009)

Panelist: Joint dialogue of the Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission

on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Violence against Women through Legal Reform,

United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA (March 4, 2009)

Expert: Drafting a Model Law to Combat Violence against Women, in cooperation with the

Suzanne Mubarak Center for Health and Development of Women, Alexandria, Egypt (Feb-

ruary 17, 2009)

Trainer: A discussion of the Draft Anti-Trafficking Legislation of Iraq, in cooperation with

the Iraqi Council of Ministers and the University of Baghdad, Istanbul, Turkey (February 13-

15, 2009)

Keynote Speaker: The Global Economic Crisis and the New American Administration; New

Strategies to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC

(February 9, 2009)

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Discussant: Member of SJD Committee discussing the doctorate degree on Law and Law

Enforcement in the Area of Trafficking in Persons in Albania, American University, Wash-

ington College of Law (February 5, 2009)

Trainer: Prosecutorial Techniques in the Judicial Legal System in Saudi Arabia; the case of

Human Trafficking, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (January

11-13, 2009).

Trainer: Drafting shadow/ alternative reports on State progress in accordance with the

United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against

Women in cooperation with the International Republican Institute (IRI), Istanbul, Turkey

(January 6-7, 2009).

Panelist: Rights-Based Approach to Law Enforcement, Regional Expert Meeting on Rights-

Based Assistance to Victims of Trafficking, International Organization for Migration, Cairo,

Egypt (December 14-16, 2008)

Panelist: Volunteerism: Innovation Practice and Pathways for Future Engagement, Nanjing,

China (December 8-9, 2008)

Trainer: Regional Human Rights Mechanisms: The European Convention on Human Rights

and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, Bologna, Italy (December 2-3, 2008)

Trainer: Workshop on Volunteerism, Pro Bono Work, and Internships, Beijing, China (De-

cember 8-9, 2008)

Participant: Third World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents,

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (November 25-28, 2008)

Speaker: Third Annual Symposium on the Economics of Trafficking in Persons” The Pro-

tection Project, SAIS, Washington DC (November 10, 2008)

Speaker: Islam & Human Trafficking, The 10th Annual International Conference: The Indian

Ocean & Arab Slave Trades: Global Connections & Disconnections, Yale University, Con-

necticut (November 7-8, 2008)

Keynote Speaker: Catholic Charities USA-Catholic Relief Services: Responding to Traffick-

ing in the Americas Meeting, Washington DC (November 2, 2008)

Participant: Access to International Criminal Justice for Victims of Violence against Women,

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia (October 16-18, 2008)

Participant: The West and the Rest in Comparative Law, Annual Meeting of the American

Society of Comparative Law, University of California Hastings College of Law Together with

The International University College of Turin, San Francisco, California (October 2-4, 2008)

Panelist: Canada-US Consultation in preparation for the World Congress III Against Sexual

Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, Arlington, Virginia (October 4, 2008)

Speaker: Extraterritoriality and Child Sex Tourism, Business Unusual: Winnipeg Global The-

matic Consultation, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba (September 25-26, 2008)

Speaker: Human Trafficking for the Purpose of Prostitution: The Bush Doctrine and Beyond,

Fifth Annual Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking, University of

Toledo, Ohio (September 19, 2008)

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Keynote Speaker: ALERT: Accountability, Legislation, Education, Religion, & Technology,

World Learning International Visitor Leadership Program: Combating Trafficking in Persons,

A Multi-Regional Project, Washington, DC (September 12, 2008)

Panelist: Child Sex Tourism in Anti-Trafficking Laws: Recent Developments, Customs and

Border Protection Stop Human Trafficking Symposium Washington, DC (September 3, 2008)

Guest Speaker: Sex Trafficking as a Form of Sexual Violence Against Women: East Meets

West: Cross Cultural Perspectives towards Addressing and Preventing Sexual Assault, Mary-

land Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Bethesda, Maryland (August 21, 2008)

Trainer: Islam, CEDAW, and the Human Rights of Women: Reservations to the Convention

on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, in cooperation with the

Center for Arab Women Training and Research, Tunis, Tunisia (August 4-6, 2008)

Trainer: Implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrim-

ination Against Women: Shadow Reports and Individual Complaints, in cooperation with IRI,

Istanbul, Turkey (July 25-26, 2008)

Trainer: The Draft Anti-Trafficking Law of Saudi Arabia: National and International Inter-

pretations, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (July 19-21, 2008).

Trainer: Implementation of the January 9, 2008, Anti-Trafficking Law of Bahrain, The Royal

Police Academy, in cooperation with IOM, Manama, Bahrain (July 16-17, 2008)

Moderator: The Council of Europe Approach to Trafficking in Human Beings, Washington,

DC (June 5, 2008)

Special Guest: United Nations Informal Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on Hu-

man Trafficking, New York, USA (June 3, 2008)

Panelist: Trafficking in Persons and Human Organs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,

Doha, Qatar (May 13-14, 2008)

Trainer: Conducting a training program in cooperation with the UNODC on Trafficking in

the Gulf Area: the National, Regional, and International Frameworks, hosted by the Naif Arab

University for Security Services, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (May 3-7, 2008)

Keynote Speaker: A Discussion of the Draft Anti-Trafficking Law of Kuwait, Institute for

Judicial and Legal Training, Kuwait City, Kuwait (May 1, 2008).

Panelist: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Committee on Equal Opportu-

nities for Women and Men Briefing on the Parliamentarian Handbook on Trafficking in Per-

sons, Vienna, Austria (April 28, 2008)

Guest Speaker: New Challenges in Combating Trafficking in Persons in the US and Abroad,

College of William and Mary, Virginia (April 14, 2008)

Speaker: National and International Responses to Trafficking in Persons: Omissions and

Gaps, Symposium on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Critical Gaps and prospects

for Change, Center on Rights Development, University of Denver (April 12, 2008)

Trainer: Organizing a Training Program on Human Rights Legal Clinics: Examining Com-

parative Models from the United States, Poland, South Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran

and Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey (April 3-7, 2008)

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Moderator: The Status of Trafficking in Persons in the Arab World, Washington, DC (March

31, 2008)

Speaker: A Call for Harmonizing Domestic Internet Laws to Combat Sexual Exploitation,

Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, The Use of New Technologies in Human

Trafficking, George Washington University, Washington, DC (March 25, 2008)

Moderator: Promising Practices and Public Private Partnerships: The Path Forward to Com-

bating Human Trafficking, The World Bank, Washington, DC (March 25, 2008)

Keynote speaker: “Combating human trafficking between Theory and Practice”, organized

by the Qatar National Office to Combat Human Trafficking and Qatar University, Doha,

Qatar (March 12-13, 2008)

Speaker: Human Rights of Women and Children in Haiti, Thomas Jefferson School of Law,

San Diego California (March 7, 2008)

Moderator: To Wear or not to Wear: the Debate on Islamic Veiling in Turkey, Islamic Veiling:

A Symbol of Tradition or Progress, Washington, DC (February 27th, 2008)

Speaker: An analysis of the Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Appropriate Legal Re-

sponses to Combat Trafficking in Persons, The Parliamentary Forum, Vienna, Austria (Feb-

ruary 12, 2008)

Moderator: The Effectiveness of the Legal Framework to Combat Trafficking in Persons,

The Vienna Forum, UN. GIFT, Global Initiative to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Vienna,

Austria (February 15, 2008)

Expert: Conducted meetings with government officials on the enforcement of the anti-traf-

ficking laws of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (January 25 – February 3, 2008)

Expert: Participated in a workshop on a discussion of the new Syrian draft law on combating

trafficking in persons in light of international legal standards and comparative models, Damas-

cus, Syria (January 13-14, 2008)

Speaker: Slavery and Trafficking in Persons in Islamic Law, American Association of Law

Schools Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2008)

Speaker: Participated in a workshop on a discussion of the new Omani law to combat traf-

ficking in human beings in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muscat, Oman

(December 16-17, 2007)

Keynote Speaker: “International and Comparative Family Law” in conjunction with the Fon-

dation Esprit de Fes, Fes, Morocco (December 13-15, 2007)

Speaker: Family Laws in the Muslim World: Comparative Perspectives, in cooperation with

the Fondation Espirit de Fes, Fes, Morocco (December 11-14, 2007)

Speaker: Conducted a regional conference on trafficking in persons in the Gulf States, Dubai,

United Arab Emirates (December 9th, 2007)

Panelist: The Nexus between a Good Anti-Trafficking Legislation and an Effective Govern-

ment Policy to Combat the Problem, given at The Protection Project and Freedom House

conference entitled Human Trafficking and Freedom, Washington, DC (December 3, 2007)

Expert: Organized the League of Arab States official meeting on the status of anti-trafficking

legislation in the Arab world, Cairo, Egypt (October 28th, 2007).

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Expert: Participated in the UNODC Expert Group on Drafting a Model Law to Combat

Trafficking in Persons, Vienna, Austria (October 1-5, 2007)

Moderator: Democratization in the Middle East: The Perspective of Local Activists, in con-

junction with Human Rights First, Washington, DC (September 11th, 2007)

Speaker: Incorporating Trafficking in Persons into Human Rights Curricula in Universities

in the United States and Abroad, Washington, DC (November 27th, 2007)

Moderator: Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women, Suzanne Mubarak Regional

Center for Women’s Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt (October 23-25, 2007)

Speaker: Violence against Children, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (Au-

gust 24-September 4, 2007)

Trainer: State Compliance on the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Orga-

nized Crime and the Trafficking Protocol, a pilot training on anti-human trafficking for law

enforcement organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office

for the Middle East & North Africa – Lebanon Outpost (July 23–26, 2007)

Moderator: A dialogue with the newly appointed Director of the Office to Monitor and Com-

bat Trafficking in Persons of the U.S. Department of State, Ambassador Mark Lagon, an Em-

bassy Luncheon, Washington, DC, (June 20, 2007)

Principle Investigator: Conducted an assessment of the status of domestic trafficking in

persons in Egypt, in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Develop-

ment, Cairo, Egypt (April 30 - June 3, 2007).

Speaker: Organized a workshop on the scope of the problem of labor trafficking for the

purpose of domestic servitude in Qatar, in cooperation with the National Office to Combat

Trafficking in Persons, Doha, Qatar (May 29-30, 2007).

Panelist: Presented Concept Paper on Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms for participant

members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe during “Alliance

Against Trafficking in Persons” Conference, Vienna, Austria (May 21, 2007).

Speaker: Discussion of Human Rights Education in Turkey and Exchange Programs at the

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (May 18, 2007).

Panelist: Human Rights and Religion, Mofid University in Qom, Iran, (May 16–17, 2007)

Advisor: Advised the National Committee to draft anti-trafficking legislation for the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs, Muscat, Oman (May 14, 2007).

Trainer: Conducted a training program on trafficking in persons for the Institute for Diplo-

matic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (May 5, 2007).

Panelist: Recent Developments in Trafficking in Persons and International Child Sex Tour-

ism, Hidden Epidemic: Child Sex Trafficking, Suffolk University Law School (April 27, 2007)

Expert: Member of the Arab Expert Group meeting at the Bibliotheca Alexandria to develop

Indicators for Reform in the Arab Region, Alexandria, Egypt (March 18, 2007).

Investigator: Member of the US delegation visiting the Kingdom to assess the scope of the

problem of trafficking in persons and the appropriate responses, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia (February 24 – March 1, 2007).

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Trainer: Conducted training for government officials and members of civil society on labor

trafficking and the labor market in Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain (February 18 – 20, 2007)

Moderator: A dialogue with the Swedish National Coordinator on Trafficking in Persons, Mr.

Oljelund, an Embassy Luncheon, Washington, DC (February 13, 2007)

Expert: Member of the United Nations expert group on drafting an advanced manual for

judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers, Vienna, Austria (February 5 – 8, 2007)

Advisor: Advised the National Committee for combating trafficking in persons on drafting

an anti-trafficking law, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration

IOM, Damascus, Syria (January 29 – 30, 2007)

Trainer: Conducted a Training Program for Iraqi NGOs on “Minorities’ Rights in Compara-

tive Constitutionalism and International Conventional Law,” in collaboration with the Iraq

Foundation and Human Rights Without Frontiers, Amman, Jordan (December 14 –17, 2006).

Speaker: Five Emails on Behalf of Our Females, Sex Trafficking and Labor Exploitation in

Countries of the Middle East, STAR – Steps Toward Achieving Reform, Bibliotheca Alexan-

dria, Alexandria, Egypt, (December 11-13, 2006)

Speaker: An Assessment of Anti-Trafficking Initiatives and Steps Taken to Combat Child

Sex Tourism and Child Pornography, The Protection Project Symposium on New Challenges

in the Fight against Trafficking in Persons: Combating Child Sex Tourism and Child Pornog-

raphy on the Internet, (November 29, 2006)

Participant: Promoting and Protecting Investment and Trade between Spain and the Arab

World, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Spain and the Cairo Regional Centre for

International Commercial Arbitration, (November 13-14, 2006)

Speaker: Prosecuting Demand: Issues of Policy and the Law, Georgetown Conference on

Human Trafficking, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, (October 27, 2006)

Trainer: Implemented the “National Capacity Building Programme to Counter Child Traf-

ficking in Yemen” as Legal Expert for the International Organization for Migration, Sana’a,

Yemen (August 17 – 23, 2006), (October 13 –17, 2006).

Speaker: A Three-E Approach in Reviewing the U.S. Laws against Trafficking in Persons,

United States Department of Justice National Conference on Human Trafficking, New Orle-

ans, Louisiana, (October 3, 2006)

Moderator: Trafficking in Persons in Greece, a dialogue with the Ambassador of Greece to

the United States, His Excellency Alexandros Mallias, an Embassy Luncheon, Washington,

DC, (July 10, 2006)

Participant: Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in the MENA Region – Re-

gional Plan of Action and Technical Cooperation, Expert Group Meeting, United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria (July 3-5, 2006)

Panelist: Trafficking in Persons: Interference with Family Relations as a Violation of Inter-

national Family Law, organized by Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado, (June

13, 2006)

Panelist: Trafficking in Persons in Central Asia: The Scope of the Problem and the Appro-

priate Responses, Regional Central Asian Conference jointly organized by the OSCE and the

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Republic of Kazakhstan, Combating Trafficking in Human Beings – Regional Response,

Astana, Kazakhstan, (May 18-19, 2006)

Trainer: Conducted a program on Modernizing Training and Qualification Procedures for

government lawyers of the Agence Judiciaire du Royaume – AJR, Rabat, Morocco (May 3 – 5,

2006)

Speaker: United Front for Children: Global Efforts to Combat Sexual Trafficking of Children

in Travel and Tourism, PROTECT Act: A Legislative Review of Child Sex Tourism Laws in

the United States in the United States, University of Minnesota, (April 21-22, 2006)

Guest Speaker: Overview of Transnational Trafficking: a Global Perspective, University Pro-

gram on Trafficking in Persons. Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, (April 7, 2006)

Speaker: The 3 E’s in Analyzing United States Legal Framework to Combat Commercial

Sexual Exploitation of Children, Midterm Review of United States Government Efforts to

Combat Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, (April

3-4, 2006)

Speaker: Omissions and Gaps: From the United Nations Protocol to the European Conven-

tion, Conference on European Convention on Action Against Trafficking Human Beings.

Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy, (March 25, 2006)

Trainer: Conducted a training program for government officials on the International Labor

Organization’s standards on combating labor trafficking, Manama, Bahrain (March 17 – 23,

2006)

Trainer: Conducted continuing legal education program for lawyers on drafting international

commercial contracts. Institute for International Law, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (March

11 – 13, 2006)

Speaker: Labor Trafficking and Labor Migration in the Gulf States, Center for Global Studies

of the University of Illinois Conference on Criminal Trafficking and Slavery The Dark Side of

Global and Regional Migration, Urbana, Illinois, USA (February 23-25, 2006)

Principle Investigator: Conducted a fact-finding mission on “Child Sex Tourism” with a

grant from the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Per-

sons, Costa Rica (February 18 – 22, 2006)

Guest Speaker: Trafficking in Persons: Recent Developments in the United States, The Mar-

tin Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, (January 30-31, 2006)

Guest Speaker: Islam. Moslems and Islamic Law: Reflections on Contemporary Problems,

The Martin Institute, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (January 30-31, 2006)

Principle Investigator: Conducted a fact-finding mission on “Child Sex Tourism,” Cambo-

dia, The Philippines and Thailand (December 2 – 20, 2005)

Consultant: Educational Development Center, implementing USAID “Global Workforce in

Transition” Program, Bahrain (November 17 – 22, 2005)

Speaker: Exploited Children: Defining the Problem and Designing an Effective Legal Re-

sponse, Missing and Exploited Children: The Past, The Present, And the Future, Buonas,

Switzerland (October 25-27, 2005)

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Guest Speaker: “Islamic Law; Traditional Sources and Contemporary Problems”. Interna-

tional Reporting Project, Johns Hopkins (SAIS), (October 27, 2005)

Guest Speaker: Islamic Law in U.S. Courts: Theory and Practice: Islamic Law Forum, Section

of International Law, Division of Comparative Law Middle East Committee: Washington,

DC, USA (October 3, 2005)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons: Cyprus and the Region and Effective Measures to Combat

Trafficking in Persons: Conference: Identifying the Scope of the Problem and the Appropriate

Responses, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic (September 11-12, 2005)

Expert: Member of the Expert Consultation Committee- The “Organization for Security and

Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)” and the “United Nations Office of the High Commissioner

for Human Rights” Experts’ Consultation to Develop a Legal Framework to Prosecute the

Exploitation of Trafficked Persons, Vienna, Austria (July 14-15, 2005)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons: Cyprus and the Region.” Conference: “Conference on Traf-

ficking in Persons, Nicosia, Cyprus (June 27-30, 2005)

Trainer: Identification of Victims of Trafficking: Concepts and Challenges, St. Louis, Mis-

souri, (June 16, 2005)

Advisor: Advised Iraqi non-governmental organizations and civil society on drafting a con-

stitution that incorporates human rights in accordance with the International standards and

comparative constitutionalism, Amman, Jordan (June 10-13, 2005)

Speaker: Recent Developments in the Anti-Trafficking Movement in the United States and

Europe, Islam and Rules of Islamic Law in American Courts: How Does an American Judge

Exclude the Application of Islamic Law Based on Public Policy Brussels, Belgium (May 10-

15, 2005)

Speaker: A Commentary on the Indonesian Anti-trafficking Bill, Jakarta, Indonesia (May 1-

5, 2005)

Speaker: Regional Comparative Legal Analysis of Sex Trafficking and Sex Tourism, Confer-

ence: “Tackling the Demand for Child Sex Tourism and Sex Trafficking,” Singapore (April 25-

27, 2005)

Speaker: The Status of National Anti-Trafficking Legislation: A Comparative Analysis of Eu-

ropean Law, Symposium: Trafficking in Persons: Global Crisis, Global Perspective,” Tulane

University School of Law, New Orleans, USA (April 7-9, 2005)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons: The Case of Maryland, Attacking Modern Slavery: Fighting

Human Trafficking Here and Abroad, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, USA (April 5, 2005)

Speaker: The Choice of Law Clause in Contract Disputes: When the Parties Choose Islamic

Law, Exploring Important Topics on the Shari'a (Islamic Law), ABA, District of Columbia

Bar, Continuing Legal Education Program, USA (April 4, 2005)

Speaker: The Human Trafficking Forum, State Laws to Combat Trafficking in Texas, Florida,

Missouri, and Washington: Implications for the Federal Law, George Washington University,

Washington D.C., USA (April 2, 2005)

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Trainer: The Trafficking Victims Protection reauthorization Act of 2005: Major Amendments

to the TVPA of 2000, The Protection Project Public awareness Campaign conducted in co-

operation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Philadelphia, USA (April

1, 2005)

Moderator: World Bank Legal and Judicial Reform Program for Jordanian Judges and Public

Prosecutors, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA (March 23-June 1, 2005)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons: Recent Developments in Law and Law Enforcement in the

United States and Abroad, D.C. Bar International Law Section, Immigration and Human

Rights Committee, Washington DC, USA (March 8, 2005)

Speaker: The U.S. Introducing a UN Resolution on Reducing Demand for Trafficked

Women and Girls, National Capital Chapter of UNIFEM, International Women’s Day, Wash-

ington DC, USA (March 8, 2005)

Trainer: Approaching the Victim of Trafficking, the Derivative Victim, the Vulnerable Vic-

tim, the Potential Victim, and the Presumed Victim in our Legal Response to Trafficking in

Persons,” Women’s Human Rights Training Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria, (February 18-22, 2005)

Trainer: Conducted program designed for “Preparing Iraqi Women as Leaders, Advocates,

and Participants in the Political Process” with a grant from the U.S. Department of State Bu-

reau of Labor and Human Rights, Baghdad, Iraq (December 5-12, 2004)

Speaker: Islamic Law in the United States Court System, the Muslim Law Student Association

at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (November 18, 2004)

Speaker: Islam, Muslims and Islamic Law in the United States: A Legal Perspective, the Is-

lamic Legal Forum American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, USA

(November 11, 2004)

Trainer: United States Embassy Training Program on Trafficking in Persons for the Police

Academy, Article 217 of the Russian Criminal Code: A Distinct Approach in Exemption from

Criminal Liability Moscow, Russia (October 18-22, 2004)

Trainer: Recent Federal and State Anti-Trafficking Laws, The Protection Project Public

Awareness Campaign conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Hu-

man Services, Portland, OR, USA (October 4, 2004)

Speaker: Anti-Trafficking Laws in South Africa: A Comparative and International Perspec-

tive, The Next Steps to Path Breaking Strategies in the Global Management and Prosecution

of Sex Trafficking in South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa (June 22-24, 2004)

Trainer: Overview of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, its Amendments and

State Legislation, The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Services to

Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Mesa, AZ, USA (May 17, 2004)

Speaker: Incorporating a Concept of Human Security in Designing a National Legal Response

to Trafficking in Persons, Meeting of the Helsinki Process on Globalization and Security,

Track on Human Security, London, United Kingdom (April 1-3, 2004)

Trainer: State Legislation and the Right of a Victim of Trafficking to Civil Compensation

Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003, The Protection Project

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Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, New

Orleans, LA (March 30, 2004)

Panelist: The Relevancy of Islamic Law in International Commercial Transactions, The Dis-

trict of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program, Introduction to the Sharia

[Islamic Law], Washington, DC (March 8, 2004)

Trainer: Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, The Protection Pro-

ject Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons,

Miami, FL (March 2, 2004)

Principle Investigator: Conducted a fact-finding mission on “Identification of Victims of

Trafficking,” Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates and Turkey (January 29-February 11, 2004)

Speaker: A Victim-Centered Approach to the Indian Immoral Traffic Prevention Act of 1956

as amended in 1986, Path Breaking Strategies in Combating Sex Trafficking in India, Mumbai,

India (January 27-28, 2004)

Trainer: Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, The Protection Pro-

ject Practical Training Session for Providing Services to Victims of Trafficking in Persons,

Boston, MA (January 21, 2004)

Principle Investigator: Conducted a “Capacity Building Training Program on Anti-Traffick-

ing Initiatives in the Countries of Southeastern Europe” for government officials in Zagreb,

Croatia; Sofia, Bulgaria; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro with a grant from the U.S. Depart-

ment of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia and Mon-

tenegro (December 1- 24, 2003)

Speaker: The Birth of a New Anti-Trafficking Legislation: The Dominican Republic Law No.

137-03 Regarding Illegal Trafficking of Migrants and Trade in Persons, Path Breaking Strate-

gies in Combating Sex Trafficking in the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Dominican

Republic (December 8-9, 2003)

Speaker: The New Moldovan Anti-Trafficking Law: A Critique of Articles 165 and 206, Path

Breaking Strategies in Combating Sex Trafficking in Moldova, Chişinău, Moldova (November

17-18, 2003)

Speaker: The Appropriate Legal Responses to the Issue of Demand: A Comparative Legal

Analysis, Demand Dynamics: The Forces of Demand in Global Sex Trafficking, Chicago, IL,

(October 16-17, 2003)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons in the United States: The Case of Florida, Conference on

Slavery in the 21st Century, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (September 18, 2003)

Trainer: Explanation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and Case Studies of

Victims of Trafficking, The Protection Project Practical Training Session for Providing Ser-

vices to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Atlanta, GA (September 11-12, 2003)

Speaker: Child Sexual Tourism: The Appropriate Legal Responses, III Bilateral Conference

"Parallel Worlds" Tijuana - San Diego Child Sexual Tourism and Other Forms of Trafficking,

San Diego CA (August 26-27, 2003)

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vices to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Chicago, IL (July 24, 2003)

Speaker: “Sexual Coercion and Trafficking: A Legal Perspective,” Conference on Sensory

Systems and Judgment in Law, Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, California

(June 14, 2003).



vices to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Washington, DC (April 22-23, 2003)



vices to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Seattle, WA (April 28-29, 2003)

Speaker: The United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, Catholic University

Law & Public Policy Forum on the Trafficking of Persons, Washington DC (March 26, 2003)

Speaker: Trafficking in Persons, University of Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, IN,

(March 3, 2003)

Panelist: Understanding the TVPA: An Introduction to the Trafficking Victims Protection

Act of 2000,” University of Illinois College of Law 7th Annual Women’s Law Symposium,

Champaign, Illinois (February 28-March 1, 2003)

Speaker: Elements of an Anti-Trafficking Model Legislation, Path Breaking Strategies in the

Global Fight against Sex Trafficking, Washington, DC (February 23-26, 2003)

Speaker: 2nd Preparatory Seminar of the Eleventh OSCE Economic Forum “National and

International Economic Impact of Trafficking in Human Beings,” Ioannina, Greece (February

17-18, 2003)



vices to Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA, (February

11-12, 2003)

Panelist: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000: An International and Comparative

Perspective, Trafficking in Persons: Conference on Modern Day Slavery, Global, National and

Local Perspectives, Dallas, TX (February 6-7, 2003)

Panelist: Trafficking in Persons: The Case of the Middle East, Combating Human Traffick-

ing: Key Approaches, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC

(January 6, 2003)

Panelist: Participant at “Assessment of Trafficking in Persons in the Countries of the Amer-

icas” Hemispheric Conference on International Migration, Human Rights and Trafficking in

Persons in the Americas, Santiago, Chile (November 21, 2002)

Panelist: Comparative Analysis of the Elements of Anti-Trafficking Legislation in the Asia-

Pacific-U.S. Region: What Countries in the Region Have to do to Comply with the 2000 UN

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Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Chil-

dren, The Human Rights Challenge of Globalization in Asia-Pacific-US: The Trafficking in

Persons, Especially Women and Children Honolulu, Hawaii (November 13-15, 2002)

Panelist: International Conventional Law: The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress

and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Globalization, Justice,

and the Trafficking of Woman and Children Conference University of Washington, Seattle,

WA, USA (October 25, 2002)

Panelist: Legal Responses to Conditions of Victims of Trafficking in Countries of Destina-

tion, Trafficking in Persons – How to Respond to a Growing International Issue,” Friedrich

Ebert Foundation, Washington, DC (June 18, 2002)

Panelist: “Establishing a Bill of Rights for Victims of Trafficking in Persons: How It Can

Become a Possibility,” International Conference: 21st Century Slavery – The Human Rights

Dimension to Trafficking in Human Beings, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy (May

15-16, 2002)

Guest Speaker: The Legal Framework for Investment and Trade in the Middle East, Amer-

ican University, Washington Semester Program, Washington, DC. (February 12, 2002)

Panelist: Law and Law Enforcement, Regional Consultation on the Commercial Sexual Ex-

ploitation of Children in Canada, Mexico and the United States, University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (December 1-3, 2001)

Guest Speaker: Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, The Recent Legal

Development, American University, Washington Semester and World Capitals Programs,

Washington, DC. (October 11, 2001)

Guest Speaker: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women: The Islamic Law Perspective,

The Protection Project Seminar Series, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Inter-

national Studies, Washington, DC. (February 2001)

Guest Speaker: The Place of the Islamic Legal System in the Legal Family, a Comparative

Study, American University, Comparative Law and Justice Program, Washington, DC. (No-

vember 27, 2000)

Panelist: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and International Agreements, Ratifications and Res-

ervations, Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Hundred Years of the Kingdom

of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC. (November 19-20, 1999)

Chair: International Arbitration Assembly, Gulf Institute for International Law, Dubai,

United Arab Emirates. (April 13-14, 1999)

Participant: Annual Meeting of the International Association of the Advancement of Teach-

ing and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP), Mexico City, Mexico (August 1998)

Panelist: Public Policy and Good Morals in the American Legal System, Institute of Islamic

and Arabic Sciences in America, Sixth Annual Symposium, Washington, DC. (November 7-

8, 1998).

Guest Speaker: Independent Judiciary and the Rule of Law, United States Information

Agency, International Visitor Program, Washington, DC, (May 15, 1998)

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Participant: Law & Economy in the Middle East: Prospects and Challenges, Middle East

Legal Studies Seminar, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, (May 10-12, 1998)

Guest Speaker: Constitutionalism in the Islamic World, Columbia University, School of Law,

New York, USA (November 25, 1997)

Panelist: Legal Prospective on Contracts, American University, Washington College of Law,

Washington, DC, (October 7, 1997)

Participant: Middle East Legal Studies Seminar Planning Meeting, Yale Law School, New

Haven, CT, (September 7-9, 1997)

Panelist: Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the United Arab Emirates: Contract and Fran-

chise Law, Arab Ambassador Series, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Uni-

versity, Boston, MA, (February 25, 1997)

Guest Speaker: Islamic Law in American Courts, Recent Development in Islamic Contracts,

Family Law and Crimes and Punishments. Harvard Law School Islamic Legal Studies Pro-

gram, Cambridge, MA, (December 9, 1996).

Chair: Islamic law: Theory and Practice, Institute for Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America,

Fourth Annual Symposium, Washington, DC (November 1-2, 1996)

Chair: Law and Society, Middle East Studies Association, 30th Annual Meeting, Providence,

RI, (November 21-24, 1996)

Panelist: Arabs in the United States – A Legal Perspective, Association of Arab American

Universities Graduates, 29th Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA, (October 18-20, 1996)

Guest Speaker: Debating Islamic Legal Issues in American Courts, Islamic Law Series. The

University of Michigan Law School and the Center for Middle East and North African Studies,

Ann Arbor, MI, (April 4-6, 1996)

Panelist: Saudi Arabian Basic Law of Governance of 1992: A Model for an Islamic Consti-

tution, Middle East Studies Association, 29th Annual Meeting Washington, DC, (December 6-

10, 1995)

Guest Speaker: Teaching Islamic Legal Studies for Law Students in American Law Schools,

Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences in America, Third Annual Symposium, Washington,

DC, (April 15-16, 1995)

Discussant: Politics and Society in Contemporary Egypt, Middle East Studies Association,

28th Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, (1994)

Participant: Representative of Alexandria University at the Human Rights Conference, Sira-

cusa, Italy (1990)

Participant: Member of the Egyptian Delegation visiting Austria for Cultural Exchange, Salz-

burg, Austria (1977)

Participant: Representative of Alexandria University at the Moral Rearmament Conference,

Geneva, Switzerland (1975)

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U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES LECTURED AT

American University Washington College of Law Washington, D.C.; Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.; Columbia University School of Law, New York, New York; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California; Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford, California; The University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia; University of California Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California; Univer-sity of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California; Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana; Yale University, New Haven, Con-necticut.

COUNTRIES OF WORK

Middle East: Iraq, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, United

Arab Emirates, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine

North America: United States, Canada, Mexico

South and Central America: Brazil, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Panama, Dominican

Republic, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia

Europe: United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Nor-

way, Malta, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Cro-

atia, Moldova, Montenegro, Slovakia

Asia: China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Ka-

zakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkey, Russia

Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Sudan, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso

Australia: Australia

Grants Received / Lead Principal Investigator for Funded Projects

Guidelines to Develop an Anti-Human Trafficking Action Plan for Airports,

National Academy of Sciences, Airport Cooperative Research Program. Grant

Amount: $10,000.00 (2020- 2021)

Toward Reforming the Economic Legislative Mechanism for achieving Legal Security in

Light of the National Polices of the State of Qatar (2019-2021). Project total Budget: $

516,2019.

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Labor Disputes in the Qatari Legal System : A Model of Collaboration Between the

Law Clinic and the Survey Clinic in Providing Legal Aid to the Vulnerable, High

Impact Internal Grant, Qatar University Office of Reseach Support ( QR 500.000) (

2018- 2019 )

Enhancing the Rights of Victims of Trafficking to Legal Aid through Law Clinics in

the Arab Region. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. ( $30, 000.00 ) ( 2015-

2016).

A Code of Ethics for the Legal Professions: An Analysis of the Work of the Five Main

Members of the Legal Family in Qatar: Lawyers, Judges, Prosecutors, Arbitrators and

Law Professors. Qatar University Office of Academic Research. ( QR 97, 000.500 )

(2016).

Fostering the Growth of Civil Society in the Gulf Region: Advocacy and Coalition

Building in Qatar and Kuwait, United States Department of State Middle East

Partnership Initiative. ($950,000.00) (2012-2015).

Freedom of Association: Enhancing the Role of NGOs through Advocacy and Legal

Reform in the MENA Region, Models from Jordan and Kuwait. ($ 542,454,38) (2013-

2015).

Increasing Identification of Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Egypt. United States

Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. ($

100,000.00) (2014-2015).

Facilitating Academic Scholarship in Countries of the Middle East. United States

Department of States Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. ($1,000.000 ) ( 2011-2014).

Preventing Trafficking in Persons in Jordan and Lebanon through Religious Initiatives.

United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in

Persons. ($ 400,000.00)(2010-2012).

Criminal Justice Sector Assessment in Iraq, in Collaboration with the National Center

for State Courts. United States Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics

and Law Enforcement Affairs. ($ 74,000.611) (2010-2012).

Enhancing the Role of Civil Society in Protecting Victims of Labor Trafficking and

Exploitation in Egypt. United States Department of State Office to Monitor and

Combat Trafficking in Persons.

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($ 400,000.00) ( 2010-2012).

Enhancing Human Rights Awareness and Strengthening Human Rights Advocacy to

Promote the Role of Law in Iran. United States Agency for International Development

( $ 2,925,393.00 ( ( 2009-2013 ).

Enhancing Access to Justice in Egypt through NGOs Representation of Victims of

Human Rights Violations. United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy,

Human Rights and Labor (385,000.00) (2009-2010).

Implementing the Iraqi Constitutional Mandate: Fighting Trafficking in Persons and

Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in Iraq. United States Department of State

Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. ($200,000.00) (2008-2009).

Strengthening Civil Society, Democratic Governance and Reform in the Middle

East.United States Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. ( $

1,410,980.00) )(2009-2013)

Developing the Appropriate Legal Responses to Combating Labor Trafficking for the

Purpose of Domestic Work in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. ($ 248,964.00)

(2006-2008).

Bahrain Labor Market Reform Project, in collaboration with the Education

Development Center. United States Agency for International Development. ($

99,276.00) ( 2006-2007).

Assessment of the Problem of International Sex Tourism, Case Studies from

Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Costa Rica. United States Department

of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons.( $ 50,000.00 ) ( 2006-

2007).

Assessment of the Problem of Sex Trafficking in the Philippines, in Collaboration with

International Justice Mission. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($ 50,000.00) (2006).

Preparing Iraqi Women as Leaders, Advocates and Participants in the Political Process.

United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.

( $854,000.00)( 2004-2006)

Capacity Building Training Program on Anti -Trafficking Initiatives in the Countries

of Southeastern Europe for Government Officials in Zagreb, Croatia, Sofia, Bulgaria,

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Serbia and Montenegro. United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs. ( $ 250,000.00) ( 2003-2004).

Training of Service Providers in the United States on the Implementation of the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act. United States Department of Health and Human

Services. ($ 600,000.00) (2002-2004).

CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES/HEARINGS/BRIEFINGS

Hearing: “Human Rights and Human Trafficking in Puerto Rico”, Inter- American Human

Rights Commission, Organization of American States (March 16, 2015)

Congressional Briefing: “Providing Services for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims in

the Trafficking Victims Protection Act,” Shared Hope International, The Senate Caucus to

End Human Trafficking and the Congressional Caucus for Victims Rights, and the Congres-

sional Caucus for Women’s Issues (July 8, 2013)

Congressional Hearing: “The Status of Human Trafficking in the Arab World,” Interna-

tional Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, United

States Congress (November 28, 2012)

Congressional Briefing: The Role of Parliamentarians in Combating and Preventing

Trafficking in Persons in cooperation with the UNODC, The Egyptian People’s Assembly,

Cairo, Egypt (February 17-18, 2010)

Congressional Briefing: Capitol Hill Distinguished Speakers Series, Stopping Women Trafficking in

the Muslim World, in collaboration with American-Islamic Congress, (April 1, 2008)

Congressional Briefing: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007”, Helsinki

Committee for Security and Cooperation in Europe (March 28, 2008)

Congressional Panel Discussion Moderator of “Human Trafficking: a form of Modern-Day Slav-

ery” (March 13, 2007)

Congressional Hearing: “Protecting Children: The Battle Against Child Pornography and

Other Forms of Sexual Exploitation,” Hearing before the Helsinki Commission for Security

and Cooperation in Europe, United States Congress (September 27, 2006)

Congressional Screening: “Trafficking in Persons: A Case in Human Trafficking,” (February

14, 2006)

Hearing: Remarks on the Anti-trafficking law of Mexico. Senate of Mexico, Mexico City,

Mexico. (October 17, 2005)

Congressional Briefing: “The Business of Trafficking in Persons: An International Perspec-

tive,” United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. (June 15,

2005).

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Hearing: “Towards a More Adequate and Effective Legal Response to Trafficking in Persons:

The New Maryland Trafficking of Persons and Involuntary Servitude Law,” Maryland House

of Delegates (March 21, 2005)

Hearing: “A Call for the Passage of the Russian Draft Law on Encountering Trafficking in

Persons: Is there a Need for a Comprehensive Law or the Amendment to the Criminal Code

(article 127) is Sufficient?,” The State Duma, Moscow, The Russian Federation (November

29, 2004)

Congressional Hearing: “Trafficking in Persons in the Philippines and the Government Re-

sponses to the Crime of Trafficking: An Analysis of a new 2003 Anti-Trafficking Law,” A

Briefing for the Congressional Delegation to the Philippines (November 19, 2004)

Congressional Hearing: “Examining US Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery:

An Assessment of the United States’ Recent Legal Responses to the Problem of Trafficking

in Persons on the Federal, State and International Levels,” Senate Committee on the Judici-

ary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights (July 7, 2004)

Congressional Hearing: “The Role of the Government in Combating Trafficking in Per-

sons—A Global Human Rights Approach,” House Committee on Government Reform Sub-

committee on Human Rights and Wellness (October 29, 2003)

Congressional Briefing: “State Responsibility: International Obligations of Countries of

Origin, Transit, and Destination,” Congressional Briefing, Central Asia Caucus (July 22, 2003)

Congressional Hearing: “A Comparative Analysis of the Anti-Trafficking Legislation in For-

eign Countries: Towards a Comprehensive and Effective Legal Response to Combating Traf-

ficking in Persons” House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Interna-

tional Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights (June 25, 2003)

Congressional Briefing: “The 2002 Trafficking in Persons Department of State Report:

Does the Report Serve the Purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000? Sub-

mitted to the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives “For-

eign Government Complicity in Human Trafficking: A Review of the State Department’s 2002

Trafficking in Persons Report (June 2002)

OPINIONS OF MOHAMED MATTAR CITED IN COURT DECISIONS

2007 Bains v. the Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New Orleans, Louisiana No.

2006-CA-1423 Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit; 2006-1423 (La. App. 4 Cir.

10/03/07); 969 So. 2d 646; 2007 La. App. LEXIS 1915

1995 Morris v. Friedman; No. 94-C-2808 Supreme Court of Louisiana; 94-2008 (La.

11/27/95); 663 So. 2d 19; 1995 La. LEXIS 2880; 131 Lab. Cas. (CCH) P 58, 051

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PUBLICATIONS

Recent Publications

− Combatting Academic Corruption and Enhancing Academic Integrity through Interna-

tional Accreditation Standards: The Model of Qatar University. Journal of Academic Eth-

ics (Forthcoming)

− The Status of Franchising Laws in the Arab Region: Traditional Rules and New Legislative

Enactments. Arab Law Quarterly (Forthcoming)

− Public-Private Partnership: A Legislative Model from the State of Qatar (In Preparation)

− The Kafala System: A Form of Human Trafficking or a Mechanism for Organizing the

Labor Market (In Preparation)

− Towards a Comprehensive Law on Legal Aid for the Vulnerable (In Preparation)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Binding Rules and Guiding Rules in Drafting Human Trafficking Leg-

islation, “a Chapter in a Publication celebrating 25 years of the establishment of the Inter-

national Institute for Legislative Drafting. Carolina Academic Press. (2020)

− Mohamed Mattar, “A Code of Conduct for Tourists Visiting Qatar for the World Cup

2022, International Review of Law. (Fall, 2019)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communi-

cations in International Contracts: Implications of International Standards for Arab Leg-

islative Enactments” LexisNexis Publications (July, 2018)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Medical Liability for Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Human

Experimentation.” The International Annals of Criminology, Volume 55, Issue 1 (2017),

A Publication of the International Society of Criminology, published by Cambridge Uni-

versity Press (May, 2017)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Harmonization of National Legislation Through Model Laws: From

the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law to the League of Arab States

and the Gulf Cooperation Council”, UNCITRAL Publications (July, 2017)

− Mohamed Mattar, Co-Author, “United Nations Model Law on Access to Justice in Crim-

inal Justice Systems”, A publication of the United Nations (April, 2017)

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− Mohamed Mattar, “Integrating the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial

Contracts as a Source of Contract Law in Arab Civil Codes.” 22 Uniform Law Review

168, A publication of the UNIDROIT, published by Oxford University Press. (March, 18,

2017)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Doha Code of Conduct for the World Cup 2022: Principles and

Guidelines for Ethics in Sports”, LexisNexis, Qatar (19, February 2017)

Books, Books Reviews, Chapters in Books

− Mohamed Mattar, co-editor “Mixed Legal Systems: East and West,” Ashgate, (2014)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Combating Trafficking in Persons in Accordance with the Principles

of Islamic Law”, published by UNODC (June 2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The Parliamentary Handbook on Combating Trafficking in Persons”,

written for the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Pre-

vention (2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The Employment Contract” in Arabic (1991)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Obligations: The Theory of Contract” in Arabic (1991)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Introduction to the Study of Law: The Theory of Rights” in Arabic

(1990)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Labor Law: A Comparative Study in Lebanese and Egyptian Law” in

Arabic (1989)

− Mohamed Mattar, The Landlord – Tenant Relationship: A Case Study in Lebanese and

Egyptian Law in Arabic (1988)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Evidence in Commercial and Civil Transactions” in Arabic (1987)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Comparative Models of Reporting Mechanisms on the Status of Traf-

ficking in Human Beings, in HUMAN TRAFFICKING.” (Maria Segrave editor 2013)

− Mohamed Mattar, Corporate Liability for Violations of International Human Rights Law, in LA-

BOUR MIGRATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS – THE

COMMODIFICATION OF ILLICIT FLOWS 9 (Ato Quayson and Antonela Arhin, 2012)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Legal Perspectives on Arabs and Muslims in U.S. Courts”, in Arabs in America,

Building a New Future, 100-109 (1999)

− Mohamed Mattar, “An Action Plan to Preserve the Human Dignity of Victims of Human

Trafficking,” Book Review: Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions by Mark

P. Lagon and Anthony Clark Arend, 7 The Protection Project J of Hum. Rts. And Civ. Soc’y.

(2014)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Guiding Principles in Consensus Building”, Book Review Just Busi-

ness: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights by John Gerard Ruggie, 6 The Protec-

tion Project J of Hum. Rts. And Civ. Soc.’y. 107 (2013)

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Scholarly Journal Articles

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights in Islamic Law Especially Procedural Justice,” 16 Eu-

ropean J. L. Ref. 274 (2014)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Article 43 of the Arab Charter on Human Rights: Reconciling Na-

tional, Regional, and International Standards,” 26 Harvard Human Rights Journal 91 (2013)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Transnational Legal Responses to Illegal Trade in Human Beings,” 33

SAIS Review of International Affairs, 137 Winter-Spring 2013 Special Issue on “The Good, The

Bad, and The Black Informal and Illegal Economics Around the World.”

− Mohamed Mattar, “Corporate Criminal Liability: Article 10 of the Convention Against

Transnational Organized Crime,” 66 Columbia University Journal of International Affairs 107

(Fall 2012)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights Legislation in the Arab World: The Case of Human

Trafficking,” 33 Michigan Journal for International Law 101 (2011)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Interpreting Judicial Interpretations of the Criminal Statutes of the

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Ten Years Later,” 19 American University Journal of Gen-

der, Social Policy and the Law 1247 (Spring 2011)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Improving our approach to human trafficking,” Editorial Introduc-

tion, 9 Criminology and Public Policy 197 (2010).

− Mohamed Mattar, “Access to International Criminal Justice for Victims of Violence

against Women Under International Family Law”, 23 Emory International Law Review, a spe-

cial issue celebrating 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 141 (Spring

2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Comparative Models of Human Rights Monitoring and Reporting

Mechanisms”, 41 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1355 (2008)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Unresolved Questions in the Bill of Rights of the New Iraqi Constitu-

tion: How Will the Clash between ‘Human Rights’ and ‘Islamic Law’ Be Reconciled in

Future Legislative Enactments and Judicial Interpretations?” 30 Fordham International Law

Journal 126 (Spring 2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Security or State Security? The Overriding Threat In Traffick-

ing In Persons” 1 Intercultural Human Rights Law Review 249 (2006)

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− Mohamed Mattar, “Incorporating the Five Basic Elements of a Model Anti-trafficking in

Persons Legislation in Domestic Laws: From the United Nations Protocol to the Euro-

pean Convention” 14 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law 357 (Spring 2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “State Responsibilities in Combating Trafficking in Persons in Central

Asia,” 27 Loyola International & Comparative Law Review 145 (Spring 2005)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Creating International Consensus on Combating Trafficking in Per-

sons: United States Policy, the Role of the United Nations, Government Responses and

Global Challenges,” co-authored with former US Congresswoman Linda Smith, 28 The

Fletcher Forum of World Affairs 155 (Winter 2004)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Monitoring the Status of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Foreign

Countries: Sanctions Mandated Under the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act,” Brown

Journal of World Affairs, vol. X issue I, 159-178 (Summer/Fall 2003)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in the Coun-

tries of the Middle East: The Scope of the Problem and the Appropriate Legislative Re-

sponses,” 26 Fordham International Law Journal 721 (March 2003)

− Mohamed Mattar, “American Contract Law: New Trends in Half a Century,” Alexandria

University Faculty of Law Journal, Special Issue Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the

Alexandria University Faculty of Law (1993)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Promissory Estoppel, “Common Law Wine in Civil Law Bottles,” 4

Tulane Civil Law Forum, 71-149 (1988)

Reports, Training Materials, Bibliographies

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons: An Annotated Legal Bibliography Covering

Five Years of Scholarly Work, 2010-2014,” 7 The Protection Project J of Hum. Rts. And Civ.

Soc’y. (2014)

− Mohamed Mattar, Editor, “The Law on the Establishment and Operation of Non-Gov-

ernmental Organizations: A Handbook for Parliamentarians,” The Protection Project, (2014)

− Mohamed Mattar, “An Analysis of Human Trafficking Legislation in the Arab World.”

(Published by UNODC-2014)

− Mohamed Mattar, editor, 100 Best Practices in Child Protection, A Series of 100 Best Practices,

Volume III, The Protection Project (2013)

− Mohamed Mattar, editor, 100 Best Practices in the Protection of Migrant Workers, A Series of

100 Best Practices, Volume II, The Protection Project (2013)

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− Mohamed Mattar, “From Villages to Cities: the Geography of Human Trafficking,”

SAISPHERE (2012-2013)

− Mohamed Mattar, Understanding Trafficking in Persons in the MENA Region: Training Manual

to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2012)

− Mohamed Mattar, 100 Best Practices in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The Role of Civil Society,

A Series of 100 Best Practices, Volume I, The Protection Project, (2012)

− Mohamed Mattar, International Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons, published by

Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (2010)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons: An Annotated Bibliography Delineating Five

Years of Development,” 2005-2009 (Fall 2009)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Legal Approaches to Trafficking as a Form of Violence against

Women: Implications for a More Comprehensive Strategy in Legislation on the Elimina-

tion of Violence against Women”, A report submitted to the United Nations Office on

Drugs and Crime Prevention, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women

(May 2008)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Reporting on the Status of Trafficking in Human Beings” a report

written for the Organization for Security and cooperation in Europe (2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Assessment on the Status of Trafficking in Persons in Egypt: Changing

Perceptions and Proposing Appropriate Interventions” report submitted to USAID (Au-

gust 2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “International Child Sex Tourism: Scope of the Problem and Compar-

ative Case Studies” published by The Protection Project at the Foreign Policy Institute of

Johns Hopkins University, School of International Studies (January, 2007)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Comprehensive Legal Approaches to Combating Trafficking in Per-

sons: an International and Comparative Perspective” published by The Protection Project

at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights Report on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women

and Children” A Country By Country Report on a Form of Modern-day Slavery, published

by The Protection Project at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Interna-

tional Studies (Editor - Third Edition 2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Victims’ Rights,” Saisphere China Rising, Johns Hopkins University

School of Advanced International Studies (Fall 2006)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Trafficking in Persons, an Annotated Bibliography,” 96 American As-

sociation of Law Libraries Law Library Journal, 669, Southern Illinois University (Fall 2004)

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− Mohamed Mattar, “Remarks”, in M. Torrey (ed.) Demand Dynamics: The Forces of Demand in

Global Sex Trafficking, conference report, International Human Rights Law Institute, De-

Paul University College of Law, Chicago, 99-105 (2004)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Establishing a Bill of Rights for Victims of Trafficking in Persons:

How it Can Become a Possibility,” in the Proceedings of the International Conference,

21st Century Slavery – The Human Rights Dimension to Trafficking in Human Beings

(May 2002)

− Mohamed Mattar, “The United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000: An

Explanatory Note. The International Criminal Court (ICC) Becomes a Reality: When Will

the Court Prosecute the First Trafficking in Persons Case?” (July 2002)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Human Rights Report on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women

and Children” A Country By Country Report on the Status of Law and Law Enforcement

in the Context of Trafficking, published by The Protection Project at the Foreign Policy

Institute of Johns Hopkins University, School of International Studies (Editor – Second

Edition, 2002)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Teaching Islamic Legal Studies for Law Students in American Law

Schools – A Functional Approach for Curriculum Design,” in the Proceedings of the In-

stitute of Islamic and Arab Sciences in America’s Third Annual Symposium (1997)

− Mohamed Mattar, “Academic Grades: Judicial Review of the University Academic Deci-

sions,” “The University Honor Code and the Concept of Academic Justice,” “Crimes in

American Universities: The University Legal Obligation to Protect the Safety of its Stu-

dents,” “Prayers in American Universities: Constitutional Protection for Freedom of Re-

ligion,” “Photocopy for Educational Purposes and the Copyright Protection in American

Law,” “The University Catalog: The Contractual Relationship Between the Student and

the University,” “Foreign Students and the US Tax Law,” “The Student Privacy Rights

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.” Series of articles pub-

lished in Al-Mubtaath Magazine issues 152-164 (1994-1995)

EDUCATION

Doctor of Juridical Sciences (S.J.D.)

Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dissertation Topic: Promissory Estoppel: Theory and practice – A Study in Detrimental

Reliance as an Independent Basis of Liability in American Law. (August 1986)

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Master of Laws (L.L.M.) with Distinction

Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana

Courses: Unfair Competition, Patents and Trademarks, Oil and Gas Law, Labor Law,

Evidence, Civil Law Obligations and Torts. (May 1983)

Master of Comparative Laws (M.C.L.)

University of Miami, School of Law, Miami, Florida

Courses: Energy Law, Land Security and Finance, Insurance Law, American Con-

tracts and Torts, International Law. (January 1982)

Diploma of Higher Studies in Private Law (D.P.L.) with Distinction, Class Rank: First


Concentration: Civil Law, Comparative Civil Law, Islamic Law, Commercial Law

and Private International Law. (June 1980)

Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) with Honors, Class Rank: First


Concentration: Constitutional and Administrative Law, Islamic Law, Commercial

Law, Civil Law, International Law and Conflict of Laws. (June 1978)

HONORS/ Memberships

• Best Educational and Training Program for the Law Clinic at Qatar University College of

Law, Qatar Business Law Forum and Awards, November 17 (2016).

• Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (May 2012-present)

• Distinguished Leadership Award in Combating Human Trafficking, Qatar Foundation to

Combat Human Trafficking, 2008

• Public Service in International Law Award, International Law Section of District of Co-

lumbia Bar, 2007

• Fulbright Research Grant

• Egyptian Research Fellowship Award

• Chairman, Student Bar Association

• American Peace Fellowship Award

• British Council Fellowship Award

• Ideal Law Student Award

• Board Member of the International Society of Criminology (2019-Present)

• Board Member of Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (2018- Present)

• Member of the International Association of Law Schools (2017- Present)

• Member of the Advisory Council of International Center for Missing and Exploited

Children (2016- Present

• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Trafficking and Human Exploitation

(2015- Present)

• Member of the Advisory Board of Slavery Today Journal (2015- Present)

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• Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (2012- Present)

• Member of the American of Law Schools – Islamic Law section (2012- Present

• Member of the Governing Committee of the Global Alliance for Justice Education

(2011- Present)

• Executive Director of The Protection Project (2001- Present)

Documents

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