Zeyad Jaffal, Ph.D

Associate Professor

Al Ain Campus

+971 3 7024839

zeyad.jaffal@aau.ac.ae

Education

Ph.D in Law specializing in Public Law, International Relations, University of King Mohammad the Fifth, Morocco

Master of Public Law, University of Mohammad Fifth, Morocco.

Bachelor of Public Law, University of Mohammad Fifth, Morocco.

Research Interests

  • Public International law
  • International law of the sea
  • International criminal law
  • International Humanitarian law
  • International Human Rights Law

Selected Publications

  • Al Obeidi, A. H., Jaffal, Z., & Barafi, J. (2024). Conditions for exercising the ‘right to be forgotten’ on social media under the 2021 UAE Data Protection Law. Global Privacy Law Review, 5(3), 109–118.
  • Barafi, J., Jaffal, Z., Alshawabkeh, F., & Al Ajlani, R. (2024). Towards an effective legal protection for older persons in the 21st century: A comparative study of international human rights law and Arab constitutions.Access to Justice in Eastern Europe, 7(1), 198–221.
  • Al Qatawneh, I. S., Moussa, A. F., Haswa, M., Jaffal, Z., & Barafi, J. (2023). Artificial intelligence crimes.Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary, 12(1), 143–150.
  • Kandeel, M. E., Al Qatawneh, I. S., Moussa, A. F., & Jaffal, Z. M. (2023). Judicial governance and its role in achieving justice effectiveness.Journal of Governance and Regulation, 12(3), 139–146.
  • Jaffal, Z., & Kandeel, M. E. (2022). Towards a peaceful settlement of the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the basis of the principles of the law of international watercourses.The Lawyer Quarterly, 1(1), 1–19.
  • Jaffal, Z., Shawabkeh, F., & Al Obeidi, A. H. (2022). Toward constructive harmonisation of Islamic family law and CEDAW: A study on the UAE’s reservation to CEDAW Article 16 and equal rights to marriage and family relations.Australian Journal of Human Rights, 28(1), 139–162.
  • Jaffal, Z. (2020). Rape as genocide crime in international criminal law: The case of Yazidi women in Iraq.International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (IJCJS), 15(2), 1–19.
  • Jaffal, Z. M., & Al Mhameed, W. F. (2018). Prevent environmental damage during armed conflicts: A study in international humanitarian law.BRICS Law Journal, 5(2), 1–19.
  • Alkrisheh, M. A., & Jaffal, Z. M. (2018). Combating money-laundering: A study under Emirati and international law.Arab Law Quarterly, 32(4), 483–500.

Teaching Courses

 

  • Public International Law (in English)
  • International organizations
  • Law of Human Rights
  • English Legal Terminology.
  • Advanced studies in international humanitarian law
  • Advanced studies in public international law
  • Advanced studies in international criminal law

 

 

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):