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Previously, Dr Yaser worked at Amman Arab university for Graduate Studies in Jordan as an Assistant to the President for Educational and Cultural Relations. He also acted as the Deputy Dean of the Higher College of Legal and Political Studies. Dr. Yaser was awarded the certificates of both The Hague Academy of International Law, and Bancaja Academy of International Law. He held teaching posts at the UWE in 1999 and at Bahrain University in 2001. Dr. Yaser is also a practicing Advocate, and a legal consultant for the European Environmental Program in Jordan and for the National Resources Authority in Amman.
Main area of research is International Law in its broad scope, including Environmental Protection, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law.

Academic Positions

  • PresentSept 2014

    Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

    Qatar University - College of Law

  • Aug 2014Jan 2010

    Associate Professor and Lecturer

    Qatar University - College of Law

Education

  • Ph.D 1999

    Ph.D. in Public International Law

    University of the West of England / Bristol, United Kingdom

  • LL.M 1995

    LL.M in Public International Law

    University of Bristol / Bristol, United Kingdom

  • BSc in Law , M.S.D 1991

    BSc in Law , M.S.D (Military Science Distinguished Honours Degree)

    Mu’tah University / Karak, Jordan

Awards

  • 2012
    Excellence in Research Award, Qatar University

  • 2007
    Excellence in Contribution and Faculty of the Year Award, Amman Arab University – Jordan

  • 2006
    Certificate of Bancaja Academy of international Law

  • 2005
    Certificate of The Hague Academy of International Law

Grants

  • 2014
    Qatar National Research Fund - NPRP 7th Cycle
    “The Prospects of Introducing a Unified Legal Framework for Telecommunication Interception and Access in the Gulf Region – Particular Reflections on the State of Qatar”
    ($ 361,251.19), Role: PI.
  • 2012
    Qatar National Research Fund - NPRP 5th Cycle
    “The Domestic Effects of International Human Rights Treaty Ratification in the Member States of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)”.
    ($ 676,000), Role: PI in collaboration with Georgetown, UCL and Oxford Universities.
  • 2012
    The Social and Athletic Fund – Qatar (Project with Qatar Foundation for Combatting Human Trafficking)
    “The Negative Effects of Using Internet in Raising the Ratio of Human Trafficking Crimes and its Threatening Replications on the youth”.
    ($ 120,000), Role: Co-Lead.
  • 2011
    Qatar University Start Up Grant
    “Prospects of Cooperation or Dispute Over Water Issues in the Middle East”.
    ($ 12,000), Role: Lead Researcher.