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(Legal) uncertainty: Takaful between English common law and Shari’a law
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)Concepts and principles of Islamic finance, which respect the beliefs and practices of the Muslim faith, are becoming more prevalent in the United Kingdom (UK). The concept of Takaful (Islamic insurance), while still in ... -
The legitimacy of customary international law: Legal, moral, and social perspectives
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)This article explores the legitimacy of customary international law (CIL) from legal, moral, and social perspectives. The analysis questions the legal legitimacy of CIL based on the prisms of consent and sovereignty found ... -
Les Mesures légales prises à l’occasion du Covid-19 entre justifications et enjeux
( دار نشر جامعة قطر Qatar University Press , 2020 , Article)Les problèmes juridiques rattachés au Coronavirus ne constituent pas des conséquences directes à la pandémie, mais plutôt des effets engendrés suite aux mesures prises par les autorités publiques pour faire face au COVID-19. ... -
Making the case for a digital lawyering framework in legal education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)In 2015, in a practice report on lawyering in a digital age published in the International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, the author and colleague Michael Sales made a modest proposal that could make law graduates ... -
Maladministration and life beyond legality: The European Ombudsman's paradigm
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)The ambition of this article is to illustrate the attractions of thinking beyond legality and the ability of the concept of maladministration to modify established administrative dogma when utilised in a creative and ... -
Mapping the Role of Law Clinics under the Legal Aid Act of Nigeria
( دار نشر جامعة قطر , 2023 , Article)Legal aid and the provision of legal assistance to poor and indigent citizens forms a core to the promotion, protection and enforcement of fundamental human rights especially for a vast majority of ... -
Mens Rea in Qatar’s Penal Code: Criticisms and Recommendations
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)This paper discusses mens rea as an element of crime, examining the legislative wording of mens rea and the vital role that this wording plays in the formation of the mens rea element in the Qatari Penal Code. The purpose ... -
The New Qatar Arbitration Law No. (2) of the year 2017 (Pros and Cons)
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)The Qatari economy is considered as one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in the world. Consequently, the State of Qatar has become one of the main countries attracting foreign investors. This is indeed ... -
The Nuclear Civil Liability Regimes and the Path Forward for the State of Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)While many states are moving away from nuclear power and decommissioning their reactors for cheaper and safer alternative energy sources, recent years have seen a spark in interest for nuclear power within the Middle East ... -
The power of transparency norms in the WTO legal framework: Impacts beyond the trade context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Beyond trade facilitation, transparency norms in the WTO legal context are, implicitly and explicitly, aimed at addressing problems in the domestic administrative laws of its members. Through the lens of global governance, ... -
The push for practical legal skills education in Qatar: Results from an externship program
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal education. In 2011, Qatar University College ... -
Reforms in triple talaq in the personal laws of Muslim states and the Pakistani legal system: Continuity versus change
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)This work analyses the reforms carried out in some of the Muslim states regarding the issue of triple divorce in one session. According to a majority of Sunni jurists, pronouncing the word “talaq” three times in succession, ... -
Regulating payments for M-Content: The positive impact of the deregulation
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2014 , Article)This paper analyses the regulatory regime potentially applicable to the prepaid m-payments for m-content before and after the introduction of the Electronic Money Directive (2009) and the Payment Services Directive (2009). ... -
The Right to Self-Determination of Modern Secessionist Movements under International Law
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)States' boundaries have changed to a large extent over the course of time, in fact, the world has not always been the same as nowadays. In place of archaic forms of social organisation, the universal order has appeared ... -
The rise and fall of international administrative arbitration: An inquiry into the commerciality of international arbitration under Egyptian Law
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)This article proposes a new expanded take on the definition of commerciality of international arbitration and its ramifications on the applicable law to the merits, the jurisdiction and authority of courts to review and ... -
The Role of Human Rights in Investment Arbitrations: Towards a Closer Integration
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)This article examines the role of human rights in international investment arbitration. A review of the historical origins of human rights and international investment law shows that the two fields are inextricably connected ... -
The role of the Civil and Commercial Court of Qatar Financial Centre under the New Arbitration Law No. 2 of 2017
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)The Civil and Commercial Court of the Qatar Financial Centre (“the QFC Court”) was established by virtue of the Qatar Financial Centre Law No. 7 of 2005 as amended by Law No. 2 of 2009 (“the QFC Law”). The QFC Court has ... -
Scarred for life: The impact of the Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act of 2010 on addressing violence against women in Pakistan
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)This article uses the Pakistani Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act of 2010 (Act of 2010) as an example to discuss the use of ad hoc legislation on issues of violence against women in Pakistan. From 2008 to 2011, ... -
Searching for purpose: Critical assessment of teleological interpretation of treaties in investment arbitration
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)This article explores the tendency of investment tribunals to resort to teleological interpretation and to the protection and promotion of foreign investments as a standard goal of investment treaties. It further explores ... -
Sovereign wealth fund investments and the need to undertake socially responsible investment
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)There is an increasing consensus that, beyond financial returns, investors should also consider the environmental and social impacts of their business activities. Major institutional investors currently are entering the ...