ACIHL - Mr. M-A. AL-MIDANI

Mr. M-A. AL-MIDANI

1989 : Diploma of the Center for Studies and International Relations, the Hague Academy of International Law, the Hague, Netherlands..
1987 :Ph.D. (Doctorat d’Etat en Droit), Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Strasbourg III, Strasbourg, France.
1986 : Masters (D.E.A) of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Paris
1984-1985 : Diploma (1 and 2 cycle) in Comparative Law, International Academy of Comparative Law, University of Strasbourg III, Strasbourg
1981 : Masters (D.E.A) of International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Strasbourg III, Strasbourg.
1975 : Bachelor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Damascus, Syria.

2008 - present : General Advisor, Arab Organization of Young Lawyers, Rabat, Morocco.
2008 - present : Scientific Advisor, Geneva Institute for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland.
2006-2007 : Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Georgia Perimeter College and at Gainesville College, University System of Georgia, USA.
2006-present : Independent Researcher in Yemen Center for Studies and Researches, Sana'a, Yemen.
2000-present : President of Arab Centre for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Education, Lyon, Strasbourg, France.
1999-present : Lecture Fellow, University Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France.
1997-present Deputy Director of Research Group in Islamic Religion and Theology, Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, France.
1987-2001 : Researcher and Head of Arabic Programme at the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg.
1992-1993 :Lecture Fellow of International Public Law and of International Organisations, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.
1991-1992 : Training Professor at the Council of Europe’s Directorate of Human Rights, Strasbourg.

International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg.
French Society of International Law, Paris.
Protection of armaments and their consequences, Paris.
Mediterranean Network for the formation and researchers in Human Rights, Missina, Italy.
Geneva Institute of Human Rights, Geneva.
Arab Institute of Human Rights, Tunis.
Egyptian Society of International Law, Cairo.
Arab University Network for Human Rights Education and Research, Cairo.
Arab Organisation for Penal Reform, Cairo.
Amman Institute for Human Rights Studies, Amman, Jordan.
Human Rights Information and Training Centre, Taiz, Yemen.
Yemen Center for Studies and Researches, Sana'a, Yemen.
South East Regional, Middle East and Islamic Studies Seminar, Georgia Southern University, USA.

March, 9-16, 2002, San’a, Yemen. Agreement to Cooperate in the Development and Implementation of Comprehensive Programmes for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Yemen. Workshop on International System of Human Rights, the Convention of Rights of the Child and Human Rights standards relating to administration of juvenile justice for members of parliament in Yemen. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva.
December, 10-21, 2003, San’a, Yemen. Program of Training of Trainers for HURIST team Members in Yemen. le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (UNDP) and l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Genève.
March 19-May 18, 2005, San’a Yemen. Plan for the amendments of national Yemeni laws and identify the legislative gaps and amendments that should be introduced to accomplish conformity/adequacy between these legislations and the Convention one Child Rights of 1989 and its additional Optional Protocols of 2000 as well as the international standards, UNICEF, Sann’a, Yemen.
January 21-Feubraury 22, 2008, Rabat, Morocco. Plan for the amendments of national Moroccan laws and identify the legislative gaps and amendments that should be introduced to accomplish conformity/adequacy between these legislations and the Convention one Child Rights of 1989 and its additional Optional Protocols of 2000 as well as the international standards, UNICEF, Rabat, Morocco.

“The Islamic States and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (Articles 16 and 18)”, Human Rights Program and Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, Boston, USA, October 19, 2005.
“The League of Arab States and the Arab Charter on Human Rights”, School of Law, Boston University, Boston, USA, October 20, 2005.
“The Arab Charter on Human Rights”, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA, October 31, 2005.
“Foreign policy, and the political system in France, in Germany, and in European Union especially with the question of Human Rights”, School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta, November 13, 2006.
“The Organization of the Islamic Conference and Human Rights”, Georgia State University, March 31, 2007.
“Islam and Human Rights”, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia, April 9, 2007.
“Introduction to the Inter-American System of Human Rights”, Emory University, Atlanta, April 16, 2007.
"Do We Have an Arab System of Protection of Human Right?", Institute of Internationals Studies in Montréal, University of Montréal, Canada, December 5, 2007.

Book in French:

"Les droits de l'homme et l'Islam. Textes des Organisations arabes et islamiques". Préface Jean-François Collange, Association des Publications de la Faculté de Théologie Protestante, Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, 2003, 141 p.

Articles in English and Spanish:

"La Liga de Estados Arabes y Los Derechos Humanos", in La Proteccion Universal Y Regional de Los Derechos Humanos, Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales, Serie: Estudios, n°6 Noviembre 1995, La Plata, Argentina, pp.7-20.
"The Status of the Individual and the Future of International Humanitarian Law" in International Humanitarian Law & International Relations, ICRC, Damascus University, Faculty of Law, Damascus, 2003, pp.78-92.
"The League of Arab States and the Arab Charter on Human Rights", www.acihl.org.
"Presentation of the Islamic International Court of Justice", www.acihl.org.
"Introducción a los Estatutos Árabes En Derechos Humanos", www.acihl.org.
"Arab Charter on Human Rights 2004", www.acihl.org.