Egyptian Fact Finding Committee

On 3 May 2014, Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar, on the invitation by the President of Egypt National Independent Fact-Finding Committee, addressed the Commissioners and the investigative team on good practices on how to approach individual witnesses, collecting and analyzing the facts and evidence. Dr Badar’s presentation was based on his practical experience in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (2011).  

The Fact Finding Committee known as “30 June fact-finding committee” was formed by the Interim President of Egypt in presidential decree No. 698 of 2013 to gather data and evidence on events that occurred during and after the “June 30, 2013 Revolution”.

Training course for senior Palestinian Prosecutors in Amman, commissioned by EUPOL COPPS

The European Union Co-coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS) has commissioned Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar to design a training course on legal litigation and case management for senior Palestinian Prosecutors in Amman, Jordan.

“The aim of the four-day training, which was delivered by mission personnel and Egyptian experts, is to enhance the capacity of the participants in the field of litigation, legal drafting and challenging criminal judgments by means of appeal or cassation. It also focused on the use of standardised documentation (e.g. indictments) through the development of  model templates in terms of structure and content.” More information is available on EUPOL COPPS mission’s website page: EUPOL COPPS

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Lecture delivered to Libyan Judges on the ICC

Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar on the invitation by the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC) in conjunction with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), addressed high-level Libyan Judges on aspects of the International Criminal Court and Islamic Law. The lecture which took place at the Hague, the Netherlands, is based on work authored by Dr. Badar which appeared in Leiden Journal of International Law (2011), International Criminal Law Review (2013) and International Human Rights Law Review (2014).

Dr Badar with Libyan Judges

Visit to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden)

Talk at Brunel Law School

Dr. Mohamed Elewa Badar gives a talk at Brunel Law School Conference on ‘Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Islamic International Law and the Intercultural Origins of the Law of Nations.’ Dr. Badar presented his current research on ‘Evolution of Ahkam Al Bughat: the Islamic Law of Rebellion and its Significance to the Current International Humanitarian Law Discourse’.

Dr. Mohamed Badar & Prof. Ben Chigara (Chair)

'Islamic International Law and International Humanitarian Law' lecture at the International Criminal Court

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On an invitation by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Dr Badar addressed the Court's staff on aspects of 'Islamic International Law and International Humanitarian Law'. The Office of the Prosecutor's Lecture Series features distinguished professors, publicists and practitioners in the fields of international criminal, humanitarian and human rights law, representing the principal legal systems and regions of the world. These lectures form an integral component of the staff training within the Office of the Prosecutor. 

Shari’a Law and Military Operations Seminar Sponsored by INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER STUDIES IN CRIMINAL SCIENCES (ISISC) NATO SCHOOL OBERAMMERGAU

The seminar offered an introduction to Shari'a Law, specifically discussing crime and punishment in the law of armed conflict, religiously motivated political violence, women's and minorities' rights and operational issues. This seminar is offered because of its immediate importance to NATO's ongoing missions: the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF), Kosovo Force (KFOR), support to the African Union mission in Somalia (NSM Somalia) and for the African Standby Force and NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A); and NATO's numerous supporting relationships with Mediterranean Dialogue Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia), Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar) and other countries such as Pakistan where Shari'a Law applies.

The Status of Boko Haram under Islamic and International Humanitarian Law

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