Curriculum Vitae Prof. Yusuf Obeidat Professor of Contract law (Civil Law) • Head of private law at Yarmouk University- Jordan (2007-2010). • Head of private law at Sharjah University- UAE (2014/2015). • Member of directors Board, Jordan Oil Terminals Company, Jordan Government Representative, July 2017- Now. • Member of Management Board, Scientific Research Support Fund and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education-Jordan, October 2018- Now. • Member of Higher Committee of Appeal of penalties in cases of Faculties, 2017/2018. • Member of the Higher University Council (2017-2018). Address: Private Law Department- Faculty of Law- Yarmouk University- Irbid- Jordan. E-mail: [email protected] Education: 2001-2004 Ph.D. in Law – School of Law – University of Leeds (UK). Thesis Title: “The Penalty clause in English Law: A critical analysis and comparison with Jordanian law”. 2000-2001 MA in Law- School of Law- University of Leeds (UK) 1995-1998 LL.M in Law – School of Law – University of Jordan (Jordan) 1992-1996 LL.B in Law (Cumulative Average 86%- Rating Excellent) Department of Law–Yarmouk University 1991 General Secondary Education Certificate. 1 Academic Experience: 2017- Now Professor of Civil Law- Faculty of Law- Yarmouk University- Jordan January 2010- 2015 : Visiting Professor- Faculty of Law – Sharjah University- United Arab of Emirates. June 3/2009- 2017 : Associate Professor – Faculty of Law – University of Yarmouk. Nov.2004- June 2/2009: Assistant Professor – Faculty of Law – University of Yarmouk. Scholarships Granted: 1- October 2001- October 2004 Scholarship to pursue the Ph.D in law granted by Yarmouk University/ Jordan. 2- 2001 Scholarship to pursue the MA in law granted by Leeds University/ UK 3- 1991-1995 Scholarship to pursue Bachelor Degree in law granted by Ministry of higher Education/ Jordan. Teaching Experience: 1- Yarmouk University and Sharjah University Undergraduate level courses: Introduction to Law; Sources of Obligation; Rules of Obligation; nominate contracts; Labour Law; Real Rights; execution and evidence law, Private International Law, Legal Studies in English). Graduate level courses: International Trade Contracts, Tort Law, Contractual Liability Publications: • Articles 1- Yusuf Obeidat, "The Theory of Expedition: Why is it the Best Rule to Determine the Precise Moment and Place of Contract Conclusion When the Parties are at a Distance? A Study to Article 101 of Jordanian Civil Law", Published in Abhath Al-Yarmouk Humanities and social sciences Series. Vol. 23 No. 2 June 2007, P. 1101. 2- Yusuf Obeidat and Bakr Al-Serhan, "The undertaking to transfer the Ownership of real estate (immovable): Law provisions should be considered as a whole, and not in isolation from each". Published in Al-Manarah Journal. Vol. 13 No. 8. August 2007. 3- Yusuf Obeidat and Bakr Al-Serhan, The Problem of the two Contradictory Judgements and its Solutions According to Re-Trial and the Appeals before the court of Cassation: An Analytical Study under the Jordanian Civil Law, Published in Mu'tah Journal For Research and Studies Vol. 23. Number. (4) 2008. 2 4- Yusuf Obeidat, "Evaluation of the Direct Action in Jordanian Law: A Comparative Study". Published in Abhath Al-Yarmouk Humanities and social sciences Series. Vol. 23. Number. (4) 2008. 5- Yusuf Obeidat, The Doctrine of Anticipatory Breach of an Executory Contract: A Comparative Study between English Law and Vienna Convention and Jordanian Civil Law. Published in Abhath Al-Yarmouk Humanities and social sciences Series. Vol. 25. Number. (2) 2009. 6- Means of Protection of Digital Signature: Analytical Study in Jordanian Electronic Transactions Act. Published in Mu'tah Journal For Research and Studies Vol. 24. Number. (1) 2009. 7- The Nature of contracting over telephone and over internet. Abhath Al- Yarmouk Humanities and social sciences Series. Yarmouk University. Vol. 27 No. 1 C, 2011, p 682. 8- Sale with Right of Redemption: A Comparative study between Jordanian Civil Law and Lebanon Contract Law. Shari’a and Law Journal, UAE University. Vol. 47, 2011, P 159. 9- The Human Organ Transplant in Emirate Law: “A comparative critical study”, Law Review for Legal and Economical Researches, Alexandria University, Vol.1, 2012, 323. (Joint Author) 10- Effect of Right of Retention on special successor of debtor: Analytical study in Jordanian Civil Law and Emirate Civil Transactions Law, Law Review for Legal and Economical Researches, Alexandria University, Vol.1, 2012, 437. (Joint Author). 11- The Efficient Breach Theory under Jordanian Civil Law, Arab Law Quarterly, Brill Publisher. Vol.30, Issue 4, 2016, pp: 336-356. 12- Price Reduction Remedy as an Alternative to Damages under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods: Price Reduction Remedy Became Unnecessary?, Legal Studies Journal, Assiut University, Egypt, Issue 39, Part 1, 2016, pp. 226- 257. 13- The "Detriment" as a Prerequisite for Fundamental Breach of Contract: Effect of Case Law on Making a Better Uniform Understanding of CISG Article 25. Accepted for publication, Journal of Law, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 17/1/2017. 14- The Returnable Damage between Provisions of Law and Decisions of Courts, Shari’a and Law Journal, UAE University. Vol. 63, July 2015, P 159. • Books: 1- Sources of Obligation: A Comparative Study. 2009. 2ed, 2011, 3d ed 2016. 2- Real Rights, Almassira publishing, Jordan, Academic Year 2010-2011. 3- Sources of Obligation (Contract and Unilateral Undertaking) in Emirate Civil Trasactions Law, Sharjah, Academic Year 2010-2011. 2ed 2015. 4- Accessory Real Rights in Emirate Civil Trasactions Law, Sharjah, Academic Year 2010-2011. 3 5- Introduction to Law, University Bookshop- Sharjah UAE, 1st Ed. 2012, 2nd Ed. 2016. (Joint Author) 6- UAE Labour Law, University Bookshop- Sharjah UAE, 1st Ed. 2012, (Joint Author) 7- UAE Evidence Law, University Bookshop- Sharjah UAE, 1st Ed. 2012, 2nd Ed. 2015. Research Interests: My research interests are in civil law: Contract Law (Theory of Contract, Tort, Remedies for breach of contract, sale contract, real rights), and electronic contracts. Training Programmes Undertaken 2005 “Power Point Course”. Faculty Development Center/ Yarmouk University. 2005 “Training Programme for enhancing teaching skills of the faculty staff at Yarmouk University”. Yarmouk University. 2005 Training Course in Electronic Education: Organized by Arab Network for Open and Distance Education and the Arab Open University, Amman November 2005 Academic Supervision and Viva Committees • Supervisor of LLM students in the field of private law at Yarmouk University. • Member of LLM viva committees at Jordanian Universities and Sharjah University. (PH.D and MA) • External reviewer of a law Ph.D program at The World Islamic Sciences and Education University University. • External reviewer of academic promotion applications for different Arab Universities. • Peer reviewer at many law journals. Participation in Administrative and Academic Committees • Member of directors Board, Jordan Oil Terminals Company, Jordan Government Representative, July 2017- Now. • Member of Management Board, Scientific Research Support Fund and Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education-Jordan, October 2018- Now. 4 • Member of Higher Committee of Appeal of penalties in cases of Faculties, 2017/2018. • Member of the Higher University Council (2017-2018). • Head of Private Law department/ Faculty of Law- Yarmouk University 2007-2010. • Head of Commercial Law Department/ MA Programme 2007-2010. • Head of Higher Studies Committee, Private law department/ Faculty of Law- Yarmouk University 2007-Now. • Head of the organizing committee for the conference on "legal procedures" which was held on 4-5/11/2008, organized by the faculty of law at Yarmouk University. • Head of the Qualification Exam (Kafa') Committee of the Law Faculty/ Yarmouk University, 2007/2008 • Member of the Law Faculty Council, 2007/2008 • Member of the Law Library Committee, 2007/2008 • Member of the Law Exams Committee, 2007/2008 • Member of the Budget committee, Faculty of Law, Yarmouk University. 2007/2008. • Member of the law courses equalizing committee, 2007/2008 • Member of higher studies committee, Private law department/ Faculty of Law- Yarmouk University 2006/2007 • Member of the students interrogation committee, Faculty of Law, 2006-2007. • Member of LLM comprehensive exam preparation committee/ department of commercial law, 2006/2007. • Secretary of private law department council, 2005/2006. • Member of the Law Quality Assurance Committee, 2004-2005. • Academic adviser for 2005 students Conferences and Forums 1- Environmental Legislations Conference in Arab Countries: the methods of enforceability and Development. Organized by Yarmouk University and Kuwait University, 18-19 June2006. 2- Forum about Insurance cases, organized by Faculty of Law/ Yarmouk University, 2006. 5 Prof. Yusuf Obeidat Professor of Civil Law I have joined Yarmouk University in Jordan as a doctor in Civil Law in 2004. From 2007- 28/1/2010 I was the Head of Private Law Department and Head of Commercial Law Department/ MA Programme, and Head of Higher Studies Committee. I worked at Sharjah University- UAE from 2010- 2015. My academic legal education was at Yarmouk University (LLB 1995) and Jordan University (LLM 1997), and University of Leeds (MA 2001) and University of Leeds (PhD 2004). I have published many articles in my discipline as showed in my CV, and I am the author of two books in Jordanian Law on sources of obligations published in