Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Visiting Associate Professor of Law 1 [email protected]
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Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Visiting Associate Professor of Law 1 [email protected] Résumé High Education 2008 The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science, Siracusa, Italy Participant (May 25PthP- June 4PthP 2008): The 2007 Specialization Course for Young Penalists, The Sharia and International Criminal Law, taught by Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni. Honors: Winner of the Second "Best Oralist" Award at the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law. Activities: Young Penalist, Member of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP); Participant, the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law. 2007-2008 The Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany Visiting Scholar, Post-Doctoral Fellow (September 2007-July 2008): Constitutionalizing Substantive Criminal Law in the German Jurisprudence; International Environmental Criminal Law; Torture, Terrorism and Criminal Law Theory; and The Meaning of Citizenship. Collaborating with Prof. Ulrich Sieber, Prof. Walter Perron, and Prof. Albin Eser. Honors: Winner of the Minerva Research Fellowship and of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Activities: Post-Doctoral and Minerva Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. 2007 The International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science, Siracusa, Italy Participant (May 20PthP-30PthP 2007): The 2007 Specialization Course for Young Penalists, Post-Conflict Justice: Policy Options and Modalities, taught by Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni. Honors: Winner of an acknowledgement medal for rhetorical talents and skills at the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law: "The Best Oralist for Legal Arguments". Activities: Young Penalist, Member of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP); Participant, the Annual Moot Court Competition on International Criminal Law. 2006-2007 University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada Visiting Scholar, Post-Doctoral Fellow (July 2006-May 2007): Constitutional Influence on Substantive Criminal Law from Canadian Perspective; Collaborating with Prof. Lorraine Weinrib and Prof. Alan Brudner. Honors: Halbert Exchange Research Fellowship of the Munk Centre for International Studies for Post-Doctoral Fellows. Activities: Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Munk Centre and Junior Fellow of Massy College at the University of Toronto; Member of the Law & Philosophy Group on Kant's Readings, directed by Prof. Arthur Ripstein; Research Assistant- Prof. Alan Brudner, Criminal Law Theory; Member, Editorial Board and Special Reader- The Indigenous Law Journal; Adjunct Senior Editor- The Journal of International Law & International Relations; Senior Editor- Journal of Law & Equality. 3151 Social Science Plaza, UCI, Irvine, CA 92697-5100, USA Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Visiting Associate Professor of Law 2 [email protected] 2005-2007 Columbia University School of Law, New York, New York JSD, May 2007: "The Meaning of Criminal Law: Three Tenets on American & Comparative Constitutional Aspects of Substantive Criminal Law", supervised by Prof. George P. Fletcher; Committee members: Prof. Michael Dorf, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, and Prof. Gillian Metzger. Honors: Full Scholarship from Columbia University; Full Fulbright Scholarship; Bretzfelder Constitutional Law Fellowship; Special Fellowship by the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University (for Teaching Assistant position at the Columbia University Department of History, on the "History of the State of Israel"). Activities: Research Assistant- Prof. George P. Fletcher, International and Comparative Criminal Law, the Law of War, Legal Philosophy, the Alien Tort Statute, and Biblical Jurisprudence; Teaching Assistant- Prof. Michael Stanislawski, History of the State of Israel. 2004-2005 LL.M. (with honors), May 2005; G.P.A. 3.6680/4 Concentration: Legal Philosophy, and Comparative & International aspects of Criminal Law and Constitutional Law. Honors: Scholarship from Columbia University; Full Fulbright Scholarship; Parker School of International and Comparative Law Award Certificate; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholars Award for Honors Degree. Activities: Collaborating as Research Assistant- Prof. George P. Fletcher, Criminal Law and Legal Philosophy; Member, Staff Board- Columbia Journal of European Law. 2003-2004 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty, Jerusalem, Israel First year LL.D. (the direct program for doctoral studies for excellent students) (with honors), July 2004; G.P.A. 91.14/100 Concentration: Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Legal Philosophy. Activities: Member, Editorial Board- Israel Law Review, an English-language legal quarterly in Israel. 2003 Oxford University-Magdalen College, Oxford, England Summer courses, Comparative Criminal Law and Public International Law, LL.B., January 2003 1999-2003 Haifa University School of Law, Haifa, Israel LL.B. (with honors), February 2003; G.P.A. 90/100 (Ranked 8/164) Honors: Dean's List Scholarship and Dean of Students List Scholarship; Scholarship from Chief Justice of the Religious Islamic Supreme Court of Appeal of Israel and Adalah-The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel; Honor degree from the Weizmann Institution for Sciences (Guide Project- Adults Teaching Youth). Activities: Research and Teaching Assistant- "Interpretation and Judicial Discretion", LL.M. program; Research and Teaching Assistant- articles published in Fordham International Law Journal, "Public International Law", "Islamic Law; " Member, Editorial Board- Mishpat Ummimshal [Law and Government] Law Review; Clinic for Public Legal Representation in Criminal Procedures- Dr. David Veiner (Vice Attorney of the National Public Representation Board); Annual Moot Court Program- argued in front of former three of the Israeli Supreme Court Justices; Supervisor in the University Disciplinary Committee; Member of the Student-Faculty Committee; Head and Member of the "Big Brother/Sister Program"; Invited by the Dean of Students Office to teach private academic lessons to law students, in criminal law and constitutional law. 3151 Social Science Plaza, UCI, Irvine, CA 92697-5100, USA Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Visiting Associate Professor of Law 3 [email protected] Work Experience Current Academia 2014 The University of California, CA, USA September 2014-June 2016 Academic Rank: Visiting Associate Professor; and Visiting Associate Researcher (2015-2016); Visiting Assistant Professor; and Visiting Assistant Researcher (2014-2015). Prizes: The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE): Winner of the Schusterman Prize for Academic Excellence; The Rose Project: Winner of the Jewish Federation & Family Services Fund, Orange County (JFFS) fund. Department of Political Science Courses: Islam, Terrorism, and the Western Notion of Democracy; Jewish and Democratic State – Between Conflict and Reconciliation; Israel, Constitutionalism, Human Rights – Marching without a Written Constitution, and International Criminal Law. Research Area: The history of the state of Israel, and comparative questions on self-image and identity in multicultural societies. Law School Research Area: Criminal Law and Morality; Criminal Negligence (2015-2016); The First Amendment right on freedom of expression (2014-2015). 2011 Sakhnin College for Pedagogical Training, Sakhnin, Israel October 2011-Current On Leave: September 2014-July 2016, Visiting Associate Professor, the University of California at Irvine. Academic Rank: Adjunct Senior Lecturer. Elective Courses: Legal Aspects of the Laws of Education (Masters in Pedagogy and Education Class). Academic Positions: Member of the Staff Disciplinary Committee. 2008 Zefat College, School of Law, Zefat, Israel August 2008-Current On Leave: September 2014-July 2016, Visiting Associate Professor, the University of California at Irvine. Academic Rank: Part of the Founder Staff; Full Time, Assistant Professor of Law (Senior Lecturer) (since July 13th, 2009-Current). Academic Positions: Judge at the Appellate Disciplinary Committee (March 2013-current), Judge at the Disciplinary Committee (August 2008-June 2011); Vice Chairman at the Disciplinary Committee (July 2011-September 2012 – Resigned on September 10th, 2012), and provides special collaboration and assistance to the Dean's Chambers. Core Courses: Constitutional Law (1st L); Substantive Criminal Law (1PstP L); Criminal Law of Procedure (2PndP L) (2009-2010); and International Criminal Law (3rd L). Elective Courses: Human Rights and Fighting Terrorism (3rd & 4th L) (2011-2013). Seminars: The Annual Moot Court (3rd L); Human Rights (3rd & 4th L). Clinics: The Clinic on the Rights of Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Trials (3rd & 4th L). Committees Membership: Admission Committee; Teaching Committee; Students Committee; Library Committee; Ethics Committee; and the Law School's Council. 3151 Social Science Plaza, UCI, Irvine, CA 92697-5100, USA Dr. Mohammed S. Wattad, Esq. Visiting Associate Professor of Law 4 [email protected] Academic Activity: Tutoring; Responsible for the establishment of a legal journal for the School; Member of the Steering Committee of the Shatil Project on Multiculturalism; Member of the Special Committee Against Violence in Zefat; Member of the Steering Committee for Multiculturalism. Research Area: International & Comparative Criminal Law; Comparative Constitutional Law; the Laws of War; Terrorism; Torture; and Medical Law. Prizes: The Council for Higher Education