Moussa Abou Ramadan Place and date of bi

Moussa Abou Ramadan Place and date of bi

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Moussa Abou Ramadan
October 2014
I. Curriculum Vitae
1. Personal Details:
Name:
Moussa Abou Ramadan
Place and date of birth:
Jaffa, Israel, 02/01/1970
Electronic Address:
[email protected]
2. Higher Education:
6/1992
BA in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of AixMarseille III, France
6/1994
Master in International Law at the Faculty of Law of the
University of Aix Marseille III , France
9/1995
DEA, Diploma of Studies in Public International Law at the
Faculty of Law of the University of Aix Marseille III, France
2/2001
Ph.D. in the Faculty of Law of The University of Aix Marseille III
(with distinction: mention très honorable avec les félicitations du jury)
Subject: Minorities in Israel and International Law
Director: Professor Ahmed Mahiou
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3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
2013- Professor of Islamic law and Islamic sciences \ Strasbourg Law Faculty, Master
:Islam and Law
2012- Invited Research Director, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris , France
2011- Visiting Professor, Law Faculty,Paris-I (Sorbonne), France, Milano
Univesity,Trento University
2010, Professor, Carmel Academic Center
2008-2012, Visiting Law Professor, Milano Law Faculty, Italy
2007-2012, Visiting Law Professor, Trento Law Faculty, Italy
2008 (September and November)
Visiting Professor, Institute of Political Studies,
Lyon
2007-2008
Visiting Research Associate, Institute of Islamic Studies,
McGill University.
2007 (November)
Visiting Law Professor, Trento Law Faculty, Italy.
2001- 2006
Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Haifa University
1998-2000
Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Haifa University
2002-2003
Emile Noël Fellow, Jean Monnet Center for International and
Regional Economic, Law and Justice, NYU School of Law.
4. Scholarly Positions and Activities in the University
Haifa Law Faculty
2002-2003
Membership in Faculty Committees : Admissions Criteria Committee,
Committee of External Affairs
2001-2002
Coordinator of summer courses
2003-2004
Coordinator of the cooperation program between Palestinians, Israelis
and German law students
2004-2005
Coordinator of summer courses
Carmel Academic Center
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2009 -Persecutor of Ethics Committee
- Member of Student’s Committee
- Member of Law School Council.
2013 Pedagogical Responsible of Master Islamic Sciences, Law and Economy
5. Active Participation in Scholarly Conferences
Organization of international conferences with other colleagues:
1. An international Symposium on "Human Rights Violations in Latin America
and the Universalization of Human Rights: Moral and Legal Concerns", Haifa
University, 14-16 January 2002, (Organizing Committee).
2. "Democracy v.s Terror: Where are the Limits"?, Haifa University, 1618/12/2002, (Organizing Team).
3. History and Law in Palestine, 20.12.2008, Birzeit University
4. Law and Politics in Palestine, 11.3.2010, Birzeit University
5. In the Shadow of Separation:Territorial regimes and new socio-economic
practices,23-25.11.2010, Abu Dis University and École Biblique et
Archéologique de Jérusalem
6. International Conference: Arab revolutions in the Era of the end of History,
Birzeit University, 12.06.2011.
Participation in Scholarly Conferences
1.
2/2001, Participation in a Conference about the Legal Relation Between
Parents and Children. Subject: The Child Support According to
Islamic Law.
2. 5/2002, Participation in a Conference about the Legal Status of the Arabs in
Israel at the Hebrew University. Subject: The Activism of Shari‘a
Court of Appeal.
3. 4/2003, Participation in a Conference about the Legal Status of the Arabs in
Israel at NYU Law School. Subject: The Legal Status of Religious
Minorities in Israel.
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4. 12/2003, Participation in a Conference titled: "Legal Aspects of Segregations
Policies: the Impact on Palestinians" at Birzeit University, Institute
of Law, Subject: Division within Denominations in Israel.
5. 2/2004, Participation at the 17th Annual International Theology Conference:
And in that Day": What we Hope for as Jews, Christians and
Moslems, Jerusalem, Shalom Hartman Institute. 2/2004.
6. 2/2004, A participation on a Conference on The Legal Status of the Arab
Community in Israel organized by Mossawa Center, Israel, 2/2004.
Subject: The Shari'a Court without Shari'a.
7. 5/2004, The Innovation in the Shari'a Appeals' Court of Israel Regarding
divorce (1992-2003) in Conference on Innovations in Divorce, Law
faculty, Haifa University.
8. 2/2004, Participation in a panel on the Book of Prof. Gad Barzilai on
Communities and Law: Politics and Cultures of Legal Identities
(2003) at Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem.
9. 3/2005, Discussant of the paper on "Mazalim Courts as a Test Case for the
Development of Public Law in Islam and its Actual Influence" in The
11th Annual International Workshop of the Department of Middle
East Studies at Ben-Gurion University. Subject: Courts of Law and
Legal Cultures in Past and Present Muslim Societies: A Socio-legal
Perspective.
10. 4/2005, Paper on "The Religious Discourse of the Decisions of the Shari‘a
Appellate Court in Israel (1992-2001): A Critique" in The 11th
Annual International Workshop of the Department of Middle East
Studies at Ben- Gurion University.
Subject: Courts of Law and Legal Cultures in Past and Present Muslim Societies:
A Socio-legal Perspective.
11. 5/2005, Paper on Legal Status of Shari’a Courts in Israel: Critical Perspective,
at a Conference on Multiculturalism: Different Perspectives, Law
Faculty of Como, Italy.
12. 1/2006, Paper on "Interest and Muslims in Europe", Bar Ilan University
Subject of the Conference: New means of payments.
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13. 6/2006, (With Dr.Ido Schahar), "Civil Society in Action: Some Notes on The
Family
Courts
Law
(Amendment
no.
5,
Equalization
of
Jurisdiction)." Paper presented at a conference on the Interrelations
between Religious Courts and Civil Courts in Israel, Haifa
University, June 4, 2006.
14. 6/2006, "Freedom of Religion , Minorities and the Draft Constitution", Paper
presented at a conference on The Israeli draft Constitution, Haifa
University, June , 25,2006.
15. 6/2006, "The Influence of The Family Courts Law on the Shari'a Courts"
Paper Presented at a Conference on Ten Years for the Family Courts
Laws . Shaarey Mishpat, Hod Hasharon, June, 21, 2006.
16. 1/2007, "Israelisation and Islamization: Islamic Law in Israel" Paper Presented
at a Conference on Modernity , Law and Middle East;Law Faculty
Tel-Aviv University, January,19,2007.
17. 4/2007, Legal Pluralism and Islamic Codification, Paper Presented at
International Conference on Islam and Diversity, Fordham
University, New York.
18. 7.2007, ‘Analysis of Judicial Institutions Applying Religious Family Law:
Theoretical and Empirical Approaches’, International Conference,
Law and Society in the Arab World: Prospects and Transformation.,
Birzeit University, Aman, Jordan.
19. 5.12.2008, Strategies of Shari ‘a Couts in Jerusalem, Paper Presented at a
Conference on Religion and Society in Palestine: Legal Attitudes,
Groupe de Recherche et d’Etudes sur la Méditerranée et le Moyen
Orient et IEP de Lyon.
20. 18.12.2008, The Waqf system in Israel and the Challenge of Shari‘a Courts, at
the Conference on Holy Sites and Ownership of Religious Property,
Organized by Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of
America and LUMSA University Rome, at Tantur Ecumenical
Institute for Theological Studies, Jerusalem, Israel.
21. 20.12.2008, The Law and History in Palestine: An Introduction, at the
Conference on History and law in Palestine, Birzeit University.
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22. 26.12.2008 , The Problem of Access to Shari ‘a Courts Archive, Panel:
Barriers to Research in Law and Society, International Conference
organized by Israeli Law and Society Association, Hebrew
University, Jerusalem.
23. 8.5.2009, The Shari ‘a in a non-Muslim State: The case of Israel in “Islamic
Norms in Secular Public Spheres Conference: Political Problems,
Legal Issues, and Social Practices", U.C.Berkley, U.S.A.
24. 8.6.2009, "The development of Patriarchal Liberalism in the Arab World'',
Family Law in a Multicultural Environment: Civil and Religious
Law in Family Matters,
ISFL REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN
ISRAEL, Bar Ilan University.
25. 4.9.2009, 'The principle of proportionality in Israel', Round Table on the
Principle of proportionality in Constitutional Law, Law Faculty of
Paul Cezanne University, Aix-en-Provence, France.
26. 20.9.2009, "Teaching and Research in Palestinian Law Faculties' in
Conference on: Universities Between Globalization and Specific
Context: Reflexion Through the Palestinian Case', I.R.E.M.A.M,
Aix-en-Provence, France.
27. 20.10.2009 , ''New Development in Custody Law: Shari'a and Civil Courts",
International Conference on Islamic Law Facing the Challenges of
the 21st Century, Van Leer Institute and Hebrew University of
Jerusalem.
28. 13.11.2009, "Rights and Religion in the Palestinian Territories'', International
and inter-disciplinary Conference on Which Palestinian State?
History, Reality and Perspectives, Bourgogne University, Dijon,
France.
29. 20.12.2009, "Druze in Israel and the Role of Law in Shaping Identity'', in
Secularism, Nationalism and Human Rights: Law and Politics in the
Middle East and Europe, Israeli Law and Society Association
International Conference, Tel Aviv University.
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30. 13.2.2010, 'The Relation Between Law', Religion and Culture in the Arab
World , in Religion and Culture in the Arab World, Stanford, U.S.A.
31. 7.3.2010, ' Law and Religion in Palestine', International Workshop on Law
and Religion in Muslim States, Como Law Faculty, Italy.
32. 5.4.2010 with Hicham Chabaita, The Haram el-Sharif in Jerusalem: Islamic
and Israeli Law Perspective, Workshop on the Status of Holy Places,
The Order of Malta, Rome.
33. 18 May 2010, Islamic law in Secular courts in Israel in Seminar on: Islamic
Law in Secular Courts, Trento Law Faculty.
34. 6 June 2010,'The Position of Muslim Jurists Toward Muslim Properties in
non-Muslim States (8 c to 19 c)', Workshop on History and
Comparative Law ,Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Presented on
October 3 and the Israeli Association of Law and History.
35. 24 September 2010, "The Transition from Humanitarian Law to Human
Rights",International Conference, “Palestine and International Law,
New Approaches” Birzeit University.
36. 16 November 2010, ,"On the Condition of Recognition Israel as Jewish State
within the Negotiation Between Israel and PLO" , Current Political
Debates in Palestine , Institute of Middle East Studies, Elliott School
of International Affairs , George Washington University.
37. 19 November 2010, "Shari'a and Politics in Israel " Perspectives on Islam and
Politics in Palestine, Middle East Studies Association of North
America( MESA), San DIEGO ,USA.
38. 15 December 2010,"The Headscarf in French and Israeli Schools'',in Minority
Rights to Language and Education: Models and Perspective in Europe and in
Israel, Trento University, Italy.
39. 9 June 2011, "The Law and Religion in the Mediterranean Islam " in Religious
Freedom and Legal Pluralism in the Multicultural Europe: Paradigms of
Integration in Comparison', Messina University, Italy.
40. 24October 2011, "Toward New Periodisation in the Islamic Legal Doctrine',
in Legal doctrines and legal history, Seventh Annual Conference of the
Israeli Association on Law and History, Jerusalem.
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41. 17 November 2011,'The sociology of Islamic Family Law in Israel', in The
Family in Meditarenean :Evolution and Diversification of social and
Normative Practices,Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
42. 13 December 2011,"The Marriage of Muslim Woman to non-Muslim Man in
Classical and Positive Law: Gender and Religion", in Freedom from Religion:
International, constitutional and theoretical Perspectives, Research Center for
Integration of International law in Israel, Rishon Letzion.
43. 8.February 2012, "The Attitude of Egyptian Seoudian Ulama' Toward the
Arab Revolutions in 'The place of Islam in the Revolutionary Processes in the
Arab World: False Problem or Real Interest?", IISMM,Sorbonne
University,Paris.
44. 6 March 2012, "The Protection of Sacred Places in Islamic Perspective" in
'Protecting Sacred Places in the Mediterranean Area. A Contribution to
Intercultural Dialogue', European Commission and Sovereign Order of Malta,
Brussels.
45. 4.April.2012, "Toward a New Muslim Family Law in Israel',In Book event:
Change Process in Muslim Women Status in Israel and Middle East',The Van
Leer Jerusalem Institute.
46. 15 June 2012 ,"Legal Hybridity in Sharia courts of Jerusalem', in Legal
Hybridities, Jacques Berque Center, Rabat, Morocco.
47. 30 August 2012, "Politics, Law and Aging Nationalism in Jaffa , In Book
Event:A Town at Sundown: Aging Nationalism in Jaffa', The Van Leer
Jerusalem Institute
48. 20 December 2012, ‘The Access problem to shari ‘a rulings in Israel’, The
legal system and the academia,The Academic Center for Business and law,
Ramat Gan.
49. 5 May 2013, Le droit du travail musulman , Colloque Travail et religions,
Université de Strasbourg.
50. 6September 2013, Establishment Ulama, Islamic law and Arab Revolution,
Public Action and society, Toulouse.
51. 17 January, 2014, Ulema , Politics and Arab Revolutions, Middle East Law
Seminar, New Haven.
52. 19 April 2014, Fatwa and counter –Fatwa, The Religion in the Public Policy,
Aix-en-Provence, IEP d’Aix.
53. 5 May2014, The division of the World by Muslim Jurists ( 9 century to 19
century) Workshop on International Law and Religion, Rome.
54. 6.June2014 Como,” The religious law in Palestinian territories “in Law and
Religion in Mediterranean Era, Insubria University.
55. 30 September 2014 ‘’L’usage de la violence et la Convention citoyenne des
musulmans de France d in Journée d’étude sur La Convention citoyenne des
musulmans de France, Strasbourg University.
56. 16 October 2014, ‘’ L’histoire du droit musulman : Perspectives et
méthodologies’’, dans journée d’étude sur ‘L’enseignement de la théologie
musulmane : Histoire du droit musulman’, Strasbourg University.
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57. 14-1-2015, Woman as Arbitrator in Shari'a Courts, Islamic Women in Judicial
Fnctions, Sha'arey Mishpat, Hod Hasharon, Israel.
58. 22 January 2015, Dissimulation du visage en droit musulman Dissimulation
du visage, Université Cergy-Pontoise.
59. 12 February 2015,'' L'association de travail de deux personnes en droit
musulman'', Les normes de travail : Une affaire des personnes, Strasbourg
University.
60. 13 February 2015 ''The Absolute Esthetics and the Relativity of Religion: The
Case of the Musueum of Tolerance/ Ma’man Ilah Cimetry in Jerusalem '' in
Negotiating the non-Negotiable, European University Institue, Florence.
61. 16-March -2015"L'évolution du droit musulman de la famille: genre, religion
et statut social'',in L’évolution du droit musulman classique et positif de la
famille face aux faits sociaux, Strasbourg University.
6. Colloquium Talks and other Invited Addresses
1. 5/1999 A lecture at Jerusalem at the invitation of Centre de Recherche Français
de Jérusalem.
Subject : The Legal Struggle Between the Arabs Orthodox and the Greek
Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem Between 1872 and 1941: Between
Hellenism and Arabism.
2. 12/2000 Participation the Working Day, European University Institute, Florence.
Subject: When Radical Becomes Practical: New Strategies for IsraeliPalestinian Coexistence?
3. 6/2001 A lecture for the Seminar Section of the department of Arabic language
and literature of Haifa University
Subject: The Rulings of the Shari‘a Appeals Court 1992-2000: Between
Reform and Tradition.
Subject: The Activism of Shari‘a Court of Appeal.
4. 10/2002 Participation in a panel of the American Society Law Teachers at
Fordham Law Faculty, New Work.
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Subject: Engaging Across Difference: Views of the Middle East Conflict.
5. 3/2003
Paper presented at Emile Noel Forum, NYU Law School.
Subject: Misperception of the European Court of Human Rights on
Islam”.
6. 5/2003 A lecture on Overview of the Islamic jurisprudence Institute for Jewish
History, New York.
7. 5/2006 (With Dr. Daniel Monterescu) "Legal Hybridity and cooptation: the Shari'a
Courts in Israel", Paper presented at Law faculty of Tel-Aviv University ,
Workshop on History and Law, 8/5/2006.
8. 6/2007 "Islamic Law and the graves in Israeli context, paper presented at Kenyon
Institute, Council for British Research in the Levant, Jerusalem,
Workshop on "Current Approaches to Graves and Cemeteries in the Holy
Land: Patterns and Challenges’, 20/6/2007.
9. 1/2007 The Recent Transformations in Custody in Moroccan and Israeli Law,
Collège de France, Paris, France.
10. 5/2009 The Shari ‘a and Democracy, Trento law faculty, Trento, Italy.
11. 2/2011 Islamic law, Theology and Philosophy, Paris-I University, France.
12. 2/2012 The Shari'a and the Legal System After Arab Revolutions, French Senat,
Paris, France.
13 8 Mars 2013 Doit musulman et cimétières, Séminaire Lieux et religions, Séminaire
de la Faculté de théologie catholique.
7. Scholarships, Awards, Research Grants, etc.
Maof Scholarship (2001-2004)
Grant from the French Embassy In Tel-Aviv(2002)
8. Courses taught in recent years:
1. Human Rights and Islam ( course LL.B.), (1998-2001)
Faculty of Law, Haifa University
2. Islamic Law (course LL.B.), (1999-2012)
3. Public International Law (course LL.B.), (1999-2001)
4. Human Rights and Islam ( seminar LL.B.), (2001-2002)
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5. Public International Law (course LL.B.), (2001-2002 and 2003-2007)
6. The State in the commercial field (course LL.B.), (2001-2002)
7. Theory in public international law (course LL.B.), (2003-2004)
8. International human rights (Seminar LL.B.+M.A.), (2003-2004)
9. Democracy Human Rights and Islam (course LL.B.+M.A.), (2003-2004)
10. Israeli sources of Law (Course L.L.B.)(2003-2007)
11. The Law of Religious Minorities (Course L.L.B and M.A) (2003-2006)
12. Introduction to Israeli Law, Carmel Academic Center, Haifa (2008-2009) and
2012-2013.
13. Introduction to the European Law Community, Carmel Academic Center, Haifa
(2008-2011)
14. Introduction to
Comparative Legal systems Carmel Academic Center, Haifa
(2010)
15. Public International Law , Carmel Academic Center (2009-2012)
16. Introduction to Islamic Law (Strasbourg University, 2012-2014)
17. Seminar on Islamic Family law (Strasbourg university, 2013-2014)
9. Member of Academic Journal Board
-Droit et société (correspondant)
-Journal of Law and Medcine
10. Other academic activities
Coordinator of the relation between Birzeit University and French Consorsium
Universities (207-2011)
11. Public Activities
-Member of Isareli Bar, 1997-Chair of Jaffa Association for Human Rights, 2004-Member of Adalah Board (2005)