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Establishment of specialist commercial courts in the State of Qatar: A comparative study
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)The social and economic progress witnessed in Qatar, similar to other countries in the world, has led to the emergence of commercial transactions that were not previously known, thus the need for establishing specialist ... -
Evaluating Legal Certainty under Insolvency Regulations of the European Union
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Article)This article examines the insolvency rules of the European Union, specifically, the Recast European Insolvency Regulation (EIR Recast 2015), in order to determine whether such rules help enhance legal certainty in cross-border ... -
Final Report and Recommendations for the Conference "Law and Media: Horizons and Challenges"
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Report)Final Report and Recommendations for the Conference "Law and Media: Horizons and Challenges" -
The fraud exception in letters of credit – the Chinese approach
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)In 2005, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) introduced new provisions relating to letter of credit (L/C) transactions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This paper will examine the effectiveness of the new provisions ... -
Frustration through futility: Least developed countries and the WTO’s settlement of disputes
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)The lack of participation and engagement by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the WTO in general and in their use of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) in particular has ... -
Future challenges and paradigmatic changes in international arbitration: A peek behind the curtain
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)The unprecedented growth of international arbitration and the current state of euphoria should not serve to obscure the several challenges that lie ahead. While some challenges may only concern practical, albeit manageable ... -
Gas Aggregation as a Regulatory Model to Promote Improved Security of Domestic Gas Supply
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)This paper analyzes the role that can be played by aggregation as a regulatory model for the effective structuring of a country’s gas sector, with a focus on how aggregation has functioned and is and could be functioning, ... -
Harmonizing formal requirements for cross-border sales contracts
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2012 , Article)Legal systems have different traditions about how to “prove” a contract for the sale of personal property. Most legal systems today permit the contract to be proved by any means but some States require that the agreement ... -
Human Rights of Women: Intersectionality and the CEDAW
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)This research aims to track the record of the “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)” since its entry into force in 1981, to review its texts and the cases brought to it, to ... -
Identifying and managing risk in international construction projects
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2012 , Article)Over the last decade, major construction projects have increasingly arisen in countries or regions that lack specialist, expert construction contractors, suppliers and consultants. Steps are being taken by governments in ... -
In defense of the codification of the Islamic Law of Hudud into the law of Pakistan
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Islamic Law has three types of punishments for criminal offences: fixed punishment, which is called Hudud; retaliation, which is called Qisas; and discretionary punishment, which is called Tazir. Hudud, fixed, punishments, ... -
Incipient activism of Sovereign Wealth Funds and the need to update United States securities laws
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) lie at the cutting edge of a tectonic transformation in global business and international law embodying the sweeping changes in the global order. Illustrating the new financial and legal ... -
The Insider Trading Prohibition in Qatar: A Critical Comparative Study with US Law
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Article)The purpose of this research is to examine existing loopholes in Qatar’s insider trading laws as impediments to a functional stock market. Weak insider trading rules diminish investor trust in local markets, which may ... -
International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) as instruments to combat corruption and enhance fiscal discipline in Developing States
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Especially since the start of the second decade of the twenty-first century, once more we have seen more focused interest in the use of SWFs by home states—less as a means of projecting sovereign financial power outwards ... -
International legal obligations of armed opposition groups in Syria
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Starting with peaceful protests of people demanding democratic reforms and fundamental rights from the regime in Damascus, the Syria crisis developed into a full-fledged civil war causing largescale death, injury, and ... -
Intra-family violence or domestic violence, a domestic relationship or merely a case of sibling rivalry: Where to draw the line?
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)In a recent judgment by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal, Daffy v. Daffy, (659/2011) [2012] ZASCA 149; [28 September 2012] 4 All SA 607 (SCA); 2013 (1) SACR 42 (SCA) the question of what exactly constitutes a ... -
Investing in Italy: Key legal issues for investors in the Gulf
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)Recent market data and press reports seem to confirm a growing interest, including from the Gulf, for investments in private and listed companies in Italy. In taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the Italian ... -
Is ADR suitable for the resolution of intellectual property disputes?
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Intellectual property (IP) is the branch of law that protects innovations and creations, such as new technological inventions, literary, artistic and musical creations, distinctive signs, computer programs, trade secrets, ... -
Is Legalism always the Best Approach? Between an Atomistic and Holistic Approach to Post-Conflict Societies
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)This paper is based on the premise that an overreliance on law in transitional justice fails to sufficiently address the long-term aims of healing and reconciliation, particularly in post-conflict societies. As a result ... -
Islamic Sharia and arbitration in GCC States: The way ahead
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Article)Irrespective of the existence of a legislative environment complying with the most recent international texts in the field of Arbitration in most GCC states; such as UNCITRAL Model Law of international Commercial Arbitration, ...