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Dr. Mohammed Saif-Alden Wattad, Adv. Post-Doctoral Fellow
of the Munk Centre Junior Fellow of Faculty of Law |
Academic
Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto
Research interests include: International and
Comparative Aspects of Constitutional Influences on Criminal Law, as well as
Intentional Criminal Law, Legal Philosophy, Terrorism, International Law, and
the Law of War.
Legal Education
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May 20th-30th 2007 |
Participant at the International Institute of Higher
Studies in Criminal Science, Penalists, Post-Conflict
Justice: Policy Options and Modalities, taught by Prof. M. Cherif
Bassiouni. Young Penalist: member of
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2006 – 2007 |
Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Halbert Exchange Program for Post-Doctoral Studies at the Munk Centre. Visiting Scholar at
the Faculty of Law, University of |
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2005 – 2006 |
JSD, Columbia University School of Law, in the doctoral program. Supervised by Professor George P. Fletcher. Members of the doctoral committee: Professor Michael Dorf, Professor Mordechai Kremnitzer, and Prof. Gillian Metzger. |
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2004 – 2005 |
LL.M. (with honours),
Columbia University School of Law,
and Parker |
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2003 – 2004 |
First Year LL.D.
(with honours), The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law, in the direct program for
doctoral studies for excellent students. |
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2002 – 2003 |
International &
Comparative Studies (Part of LL.B.), |
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1999 – 2002 |
LL.B. (with honours), Haifa University School of Law. |
Academic Activities
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2006-2007 |
Research
Assistant- Prof. Alan Brudner (University of Toronto Faculty of Law): Criminal
Law Theory. Member- The Law & Philosophy Group on Kant's Readings, directed by Prof. Arthur Ripstein. |
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2005-2006 |
Research Assistant- Prof. George P. Fletcher (Columbia University School of Law): International and Comparative Criminal Law, the Law of War, Legal Philosophy, the Alien Tort Statute, and Biblical Jurisprudence. Teaching Assistant- Prof. Michael Stanislawski (Columbia University, Department of History): History of the State of Israel. |
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2004-2005 |
Research Assistant- Prof. George P. Fletcher (Columbia University School of Law): Criminal Law and Legal Philosophy. |
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1999-2002 |
Research and Teaching Assistant- Dr. Amnon Richman (Haifa University School of Law): “Interpretation and Judicial Discretion,” in the LL.M. program. Research and Teaching Assistant- Dr. Moussa Abu-Ramadan (Haifa University School of Law): “Public International Law,” “Islamic Law.” Clinic for Public Legal Representation in Criminal Procedures (Haifa University School of Law) - Dr. David Veiner, Vice Attorney of the National Public Representation Board. Annual Moot Court Program (Haifa University School of Law): argued in front of former three of the Israeli Supreme Court Justices. Supervisor (Haifa University): The University Disciplinary Committee. Member- of the Student-Faculty Committee (Haifa University School of Law). Head and Member- the “Big Brother/Sister Program” (Haifa University School of Law). |
Journals
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2006-2007 |
Member, Editorial
Board, “Special Reader”- The
Indigenous Law Journal, University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Adjunct Senior Editor – The Journal of International Law & International Relations, University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Senior Editor – Journal of Law & Equality, University of Toronto Faculty of Law. |
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2004-2005 |
Member, Staff Board- Columbia Journal of European Law, Columbia University School of Law. |
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2003-2004 |
Member, Editorial |
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2001-2002 |
Member, Editorial Board- Mishpat Ummimshal Law Review (Law and Government), Haifa University School of Law. |
Experience
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2006 |
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2005 |
The Israeli Democracy Institute: Research
Assistant - Libel Law (M. Kremnitzer, Kh. Ganyeem, B. Shanor,
Sacher Institute & The Israeli Democracy Institute, 2005) (Hebrew). The Israeli
Democracy Institute: Translation Editor - Index for the Israeli
Democracy (A. Arian, P. Ben-Non, Sh. Barnea, The Israeli Democracy
Institute, (2004) (Arabic). |
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2003 |
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2002-2003 |
The Supreme Court of Israel
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1999-2002 |
Wattad Law Office: Law clerk - Saif-Alden Wattad, Adv., Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Administrative Law. |
Publications
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“Who is Who?” in The
Guide of Israel (Edited by Camille Mansure and Fawz Abdelhadi,
published by The Center of Palestinian Studies in Beirut |
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“Book Review: EU
Human Rights Policies: A Study in Irony. By Andrew Williams ( 11(2) |
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““Did God say, ‘You
shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”: Rethinking the “Fruits of the
Poisonous Tree” in Israeli Constitutional Law” (2005)
Oxford U Comparative L Forum 4 at http://ouclf.iuscomp.org/articles/wattad.shtml.
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“Is Terrorism a Crime or an Aggravating
Factor in Sentencing?” 4(5) Journal of International Criminal Justice 1017 (2006) (English) [Presented in the 2nd
Jewish Studies Symposium of the
University of Toronto (Canada)]. |
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“Resurrecting “Romantics
at War”: International Self-Defense in the Shadow of the Law of War –
Where are the Borders?” 13(1) ILSA Journal of International &
Comparative Law, 2006 (English) [Presented in the 2nd Annual
Symposium of the Center for Global Trade and Development at Chapman
University School of Law ( |
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“The Meaning of
Guilt: Rethinking Apprendi” (Forthcoming, 33(2) New England
Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement, 2007) (English). |
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“Israeli
Arabs: Between the Nation and the State” (Forthcoming, 6(2) Indigenous Law
Journal, 2007). |
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“Case Note: Criminal Law in Time of Terrorism: “Necessity” for the State – The Israeli Case against Torture” (Submitted for publication) (English). |
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“Revisiting Plessy & Brown – ‘Dignity’ A Recipe for Humiliation: Why ‘Separate But Equal’ Cannot Be Equal? A Theory of Legal Thinking” (Submitted for publication, forthcoming also in the Munk Centre’s Academic Paper Series “Controversies in Global Politics and Societies.”) (English). |
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“The Meaning of Wrongdoing – A Crime of Disrespecting the Flag: Grounds for Preserving ‘National Unity’?” (In preparation for submission) (English). |
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“For
the Man’s Dignity: On the Meaning of Torture” (In preparation) (English). |
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“Guidelines for the Characteristics of the Solicitor and the Perpetrator by Means” (In preparation) (Hebrew). |
Electronic Publications
· “Again, The Israeli-Arabs…,” Maariv News Paper, 19.10.04 (Hebrew).
· “Citizenship On Condition,” Maariv News Paper, 20.10.04 (Hebrew).
· “God is Given the Benefit of the
Doubt,” Maariv News Paper, 12.9.05 (Hebrew).
· “Civil Dressed Anthem,” Maariv News Paper, 18.9.05 (Hebrew).
Awards
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University of
Fellows. Fellowship year 2006-2007.
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· The Hebrew
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· Chief Justice of the Religious
Islamic Supreme Court of Appeal of Israel and Adalah- The Legal Centre for Arab Minority
Rights
in Israel (2001/2002)- A degree of honors.
· The
Weizmann Institution for Sciences (Guide Project- Adults Teaching Youth)
(2002/2003) - A degree of honors for social activities.
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Symposiums, Conferences and Talks
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The 2nd Annual Symposium of the Center for Global Trade &
Development, |
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· The 2nd Jewish Studies Symposium of the University of Toronto, Canada (October, 2006): “Is Terrorism a Crime or an Aggravating Factor in Sentencing?” |
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· Indigenous
Law
Journal Conference, |
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· 14th Annual
Canadian International Law Students’ Conference: “Canada Global Bystander
or Global Citizen: Evaluation of our Performance in the International Legal
Order,” Toronto Faculty of Law, Canada (February, 2007): “The Puzzle on
Israeli-Arabs.” [Discussion panel with the Israeli Ambassador to Canada, Alan
Baker; Chaired by Prof. Ed Morgan]. |
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· Munk Centre
for International Studies at Trinity College, Toronto, Canada (March,
2007): “Being an Israeli Arab” [Chaired by Prof. Emanuel Adler]. |
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· Hillel
of Great Toronto & The Bina Initiative,
Toronto, Canada (March, 2007): “The Dilemmas of Israeli Arabs: A Scholarly
Perspective On Citizenship in Israel” [Chaired by Prof. Emanuel Adler]. |
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· Temple
Emanu-El, Toronto, Canada (April 2007): “Breaking Up the Paradigm on
Israeli Arabs” [Chaired by Mark Sandler]. |
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· New Israel Fund of Canada, Canadian Jewish Congress, and Narayever Congregation (April, 2007): “Being an Israeli Arab” [Montreal, Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Chaired by Dr. Victor Goldbloom (National Executive CJC)], [Ottawa, Soloway JCC, Chaired by Rabbi Steven Garten (Temple Israel)], [Toronto, First Narayever Congregation, Chaired by Prof. Ed Morgan (National President, CJC)]. |
Legal Petitions
· H.C.J. 6958/02 Wattad v. The
Parliament Chairman.
· H.C.J. 4904/04
Wattad v. The Israeli Bar Association, and others, 58 P.D. 473.
· A.H.C.J 5524/04
Wattad v. The Israeli Bar Association, and others.
Member of the Bar
· Member of the Israeli Bar (2006).
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University of Toronto Faculty of Law 78 Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C5 Canada |
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Jatt-Village,
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