Asem Khalil

Asem Khalil

Professor
V.P. For Academic Affairs - Office Of The Vice President For Academic Affairs
PhD
University of Fribourg
[email protected]
Office: 
Alsadik426

Asem Khalil is Professor of Public Law, H.H. Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Chair in Constitutional and International Law, Birzeit University. Dr. Khalil is the former Dean of the Faculty of Law and Public Administration (2012-2015), and of the Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (2010-2012). Dr. Khalil holds a Ph.D. in Public Law, Fribourg University, Switzerland, a Master in Public Administration from the National School of Administration, France, and a doctorate in Utriusque Juris, Lateran University, Italy. His latest publications includes: “Palestinians to Citizens: Is Citizenship a Solution to the Palestinian Refugee Problem?” (Middle East Law and Governance), “Beyond the Written Constitution: Constitutional Crisis of, and the Institutional Deadlock in, the Palestinian Political System as Entrenched in the Basic Law” (International Journal of Constitutional Law), “Socioeconomic Rights of Palestinian Refugees in Arab Countries (International Journal of Refugee Law), “From Constitutions to Constitutionalism in Arab States: Beyond Paradox to Opportunity” (Transnational Legal Theory). Dr. Khalil is also the author of several chapters in books published by well-known academic publishers including Palgrave, Oxford University Press, I.B. Tauris, L'Harmattan, and Cameron May Ltd.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (Including forthcomings)

Peer-reviewed Articles:

  1. Courting Economic and Social Rights in Palestine: Justiciability, Enforceability and the Role of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Journal Sharia and Law, College of Law, U.A.E. University, forthcoming n.77, January 2019
  2. “Palestinians to Citizens: Is Citizenship a Solution to the Palestinian Refugee Problem?” 6 Middle East Law and Governance 3 (2014), 204-224
  3. “Beyond the Written Constitution: Constitutional Crisis of, and the Institutional Deadlock in, the Palestinian Political System as Entrenched in the Basic Law.” 11 (2013) International Journal of Constitutional Law 34-73
  4. “Socioeconomic Rights of Palestinian Refugees in Arab Countries.” 23 (2011) International Journal of Refugee Law 4, 680-719.
  5. “From Constitutions to Constitutionalism in Arab States: Beyond Paradox to Opportunity.” Transnational Legal Theory, Volume 1, Number 3, September 2010, pp. 421-451.
  6. عملية كتابة الدستور الفلسطيني: لماذا؟ كيف؟ ولماذا الآن: مجلة دراسات (الجامعة الأردنية)، المجلد 36 العدد 2 (2009)، 223-242.
  7. “The Process of Palestinian Constitution-Making: Why? How? And Why Now?”In: Derasat vol.36, no.2. Jordanian University, June 2009, 223-242 (Arabic).
  8. القانون والتنمية في ظل تجربة السلطة الفلسطينية بعد أوسلو، مجلة الشريعة والقانون، 40 (2009)، 259-420.
  9. “Development through Law: the Case of the Palestinian Authority after Oslo.” Emirates Law Journal (Ash-Share’a wal-Kanun), 23, October 2009, 359-420 (with Jamil Salem), (Arabic)
  10. “Formal and Informal justice in Palestine: Dealing with the Legacy of Tribal Law.”La tribu à l'heure de la globalisation, Etudes Rurales, no. 184, 2009 (English), 169-183.

Books:

  1. دراسات في النظام الدستوري الفلسطيني. سلسلة الأبحاث والدراسات. جامعة بيرزيت: كلية الحقوق والإدارة العامة، 2015.

(Studies in the Palestinian Constitutional System. Research and Studies’ Series, Birzeit: Faculty of Law and Public Administration, 2015). 

  1. فلسطين بين دستور الدولةوالحاجة إلى ميثاق وطني: مقاربات استراتيجية في النظام السياسي الفلسطيني، كتاب محكم منشور عن مؤسسة مسارات، 2014. (مع رشاد توام)

( Palestine between the Constitution of the State and the Need for a National Charter, MASARAT, 2014. With Rashad Twam.)

  1. "قانون" التشريع و"قانون" الحرية: هل الديمقراطية بديل عن حكم القانون، كتاب محكم منشور عن مؤسسة مواطن لدراسات الديمقراطية، 2013.

(“Law” of Legislation and “Law” of Liberty: Is Democracy an Alternative to the Rule of Law?, Peer Reviewed Book published by Muwatin, 2013.)

  1. منهجية البحث القانوني وأصوله: تطبيقات من النظام القانوني الفلسطيني، رام الله: دار الشروق، 2012.

)Manual of Legal Research: Methodologies and Techniques. Ramallah: Dar Shurok, 2012 (Arabic)(.

  1. Legal reform in Palestine: Decolonization and state building(with others). Institute of Law, Birzeit University, 2009 (Arabic).
  2. Wars, Armed Conflicts and Women Security. (With Ali Jarbawi). Abu-Lughod Institute, Birzeit University, Strategic Studies Series No.20, 2009, English and Arabic.
  3. The legal and regulatory framework for the management of the government's legislative process: Palestinian reality(with others). Institute of Law, Birzeit University, 2007 (Arabic).
  4. The Enactment of Constituent Power in the Arab World: the Palestinian Case, PIFF, Etudes et Colloques 47, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 2006, 300 pages.
  5. Which Constitution for the Palestinian Legal System?, Thesis ad doctoratum in Utroque Iure, PUL, 2003, 150 pp.

Chapters in Books:

  1. Citizenship, in: The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, May 2017
  2. State of Necessity, in: The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming
  3. Statutory Law, in: The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming
  4. “Impulses from the Arab Spring on the Palestinian State-Building Process.” In: Constitutionalism, Human Rights and Islam after the Arab Spring. Rainer Grote and Tilmann Röder (eds.). Forthcoming in 2016. Oxford University Press
  5.  “The Legal Fragmentation of Palestine-Israel and European Union Policies Promoting the Rule of Law” (with Raffaella A. Del Sarto). In: Fragmented Borders, Interdependence and External Relations: The Israel-Palestine-European Union Triangle. Edited by Raffaella A. Del Sarto, pp.129-154. Palgrave, 2015
  6. “Legal and Regulatory Framework of Highly-Skilled Migration: The Case of the Palestinian Authority.” In: Migration from North Africa and the Middle East: Skilled Migrants, Development and Globalization. Philippe Fargues and Alessandra Venturini (eds.), pp. 112-133. London, I.B. Tauris, 2015
  7.  “Constitution-Making and State-Building: Redefining the Palestinian Nation.” In:Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity, Rainer Grote and Tilmann Röder (eds.). pp.583-596, Oxford University Press, 2012 (English).
  8. المحاكم الكنسية في فلسطين، في: القضاء الشرعي والكنسي في فلسطين، ، 4-27. (جامعة بيرزيت – معهد الحقوق، 2012).
  9. "صناعة الدستور وبناء الدولة: إعادة تعريف الشعب الفلسطيني." في: البحث عن الدولة الفلسطينية: الانعكاسات القانونية والسياسية والاقتصادية. (وقائع المؤتمر المنعقد في معهد الحقوق بتاريخ 25 تشرين الأول 2011)، ص. 29-46. بيرزيت: معهد الحقوق، 2011.
  10. "Quelle système politique pour la Palestine ? Leçons tirées de la crise politique de l'Autorité Palestinienne et de l'impasse institutionnelle conformément à la Loi Fondamentale ." In: Raphaël Porteilla, Jaques Fontaine, Philippe ICARD, et André Larceneux, Quel État ? Pour Quelle Palestine ? pp. 343-356. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2011.
  11.  “Legal Framework of Palestinian Economic (under)development.” In: Koen Byttebier and Kim Van der Borght (eds.), Imagining a Shared Future: Perspectives on Law, Conflict and Economic Development in the Middle East. Pp. 171-198. Cameron May Ltd, London: 2011 (English).
  12. “Armed Conflicts and the Security of Women.” In:Women in the Concept and Issues of Human Security: Arab and International Perspectives, Vol. II. Eds. Bahgat Korany, Hania Sholkamy and Maya Morsy. Cairo: Arab Women Organisation, 2010, pp.61-88 (with Ali Jarbawi). http://8.4.9.245:2021/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?nodeguid=347972ac-cf22-4071-98fe-3f25f39597a3
  13. “Justification and Impact of Family Protection Law.” In: A Law to Combat Violence against Women. Heinrich Böll Foundation.2008 (Arabic), pp.71-83. http://www.boell-ameo.org/downloads/VAW_BOOK_H.B.pd
  14. “Constitutional Framework of the Future Palestinian State. Synthesis of Leading Palestinian Thinking and Public Perceptions.” UNSCO & Institute of Law – Birzeit University, 2009 (in English and Arabic)
  15. “Refugees, Migrants and Law in Palestine.” In: Issues related to Migration and Refugeehood. Abu Lughod Center for International Studies – Birzeit University, 2008, 79-101 (Arabic)
  16. “The Legal Framework for Palestinian Security Sector Governance.”In: Friedrich, Roland, and Arnold Luethold (Eds.). Entry Points to Palestinian Security Sector Reform, 2007. In English pp. 26-40 & in Arabic pp.29-46.

Reports & Working Papers:

  1. Khalil, Asem. 2011. The ‘Protection Gap’ and the Palestinian Refugees of Gaza Strip. IALIIS-BZU-WPS 2011/11 (ENG) – MRS Module. http://home.birzeit.edu/ialiis/fmru/userfiles/WPS2011-11ENG-Khalil.pdf
  2. "Gender and Migration in Palestine." CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes 2010/68, Gender and Migration Series, Legal Module, Robert Shuman Center for Advances Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 2010.  http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/15287/CARIM_ASN_2010_68.pdf?sequence=1
  3. “Socioeconomic Rights of Refugees in Time of Crisis: The case of Palestinian Refugees in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.” CMRS Working Papers, AUC. 2010. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1600373
  4. “Filling the Gap: A Survey of Palestinian Case Law on Migration.” CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes 2010/59 Legal Module.http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/14632/CARIM_ASN_2010_59.pdf?sequence=1
  5.  “Impact of Israeli Military Order No.1650 of 2009 on Palestinians’ Rights to Legally Reside in their own Country.” CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes – Legal Module, CARIM-AS 2010/46, Robert Shuman Center for Advances Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 2010. http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/14401/1/CARIM_ASN_2010_46.pdf
  6. “From Constitutions to Constitutionalism: An Opportunity for Arab States, Not a Paradox.” Osgoode Hall Law School, Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy No.6/2010. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1579884
  7. “Dealing with Highly-Skilled Migration: The Case of the Palestinian Authority.” CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes 2010/09, Highly Skilled Migration Series, Legal Module. Robert Shuman Center for Advances Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 2010.
  8. “Palestine: the Legal Dimension of Migration.” in: Philippe Fargues(ed.). Mediterranean Migration (2008-2009 report), 2009, pp.267-277.
  9. The Vicious Cycle of Palestinian Workers in Israeli Settlements. CARIM AS 2009/17. Robert Shuman Center for Advances Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 2009.
  10. Family Unification of Residents in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. CARIM Analytic & Syntetic Notes No. 2009/19. Robert Shuman Center for Advances Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 2009.
  11. Palestinian Refugees in the Host Arab States: A Rights-Based Approach. CARIM ResearchPaper 2009/08. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) European University Institute, 2009.
  12. Irregular Migration into and through the Occupied Palestinian Territory. CARIM Analytic and Synthetic Notes 2008/79 - Irregular Migration Series, Legal Module. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) European University Institute, 2008.
  13. Refugees, Migrants and Law in Palestine. Migration and Refugee Movements in the Middle East and North Eastern Africa. The Forced Migration & Refugee Studies Program. American University of Cairo, 2007 (English).
  14. The Circulation of Palestinian Refugees and Migrants. CARIM Analytical and Synthetic Notes 2008/33, Circular Migration Series, Legal Module.
  15. Palestinian Nationality and Citizenship: Current challenges and Future Perspectives. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) European University Institute, CARIM Research Report 2007/7, 2007.
  16. Palestine: the Legal Dimension of Migration, in: Mediterranean Migration (2006-2007 report), edited by Philippe Fargues, pp.195-205.
  17. Legislating for Migration. The Anomalous Case of the Palestinian Authority, Analytical and Synthetic Notes 2006/11 - Legal Module, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) European University Institute, 2006.

Other Articles:

  1. “The Enactment of Constituent Power in the Arab World.”In: Ancilla Iuris (anchi.ch) 2006: 88-106.
  2. What and where now for Palestine? Eliamep, 11 March 2009 
  3. “Palestinians and "Human Rights": the Impossible Neutrality.”In: Mawared (Amnesty International) No. 12 (2009),pp.32-35.
  4. "La réforme du Secteur de Sécurité dans un Pays en Transition : le Cas Palestinien." In: L'ENA hors les Murs, Juillet 2006.
  5. "La création d’un état Palestinien viable : quel intérêt pour Israël ?"In : L’Observateur des Nations Unies, n. 19, 2005, pp.1-24 (French).
  6. “Problematic Issues in relation to Constituent power: the Palestinian case.” In: Majallat ad-derasat al-falasteenya (Journal of Palestine Studies), Summer 2005 (n.63), pp. 31-50 (Arabic).
  7. “Israel, Palestine and International Law.” In: Miskolc Journal of International Law, Vol. 2 (2005), n.3, pp. 20-39.
  8. "La création d’un état Palestinien : une priorité pour Israël?" In: Revista de Derecho Internacional y del Mercosur, year 3, n. 3, June/July 2005, pp. 9-22 (French – English).
  9. "La Création d’un état palestinien: une priorité sioniste?"  In: Palestine, mémoires et perspectives, Alternatives Sud, March 2005, pp. 79-103.
  10. "Enjeux et limites des élections Palestiniennes." In : l’Actualité des Nations Unies, n. 2, Janvier 2005, p. 13.
  11. "Les Palestiniens à l’heure du leadership institutionnel." In: Le Figaro, 8 Janvier 2005.
  12. "Electoral Limits.”In: Al-Ahram Weekly, n.724, 6-12 January 2005.
  13. “La creación de un Estado palestino: ¿es ello una prioridad sionista?” In: Ius et Veritas, n.30, 2004.
  14. “The Palestinian constituent Power.” In: Ro’ya (PNA), year 3, n. 28 (Mars, 2004), pp.22-56. (Arabic).
  15. “Is Israel Obliged to Implement International Law?” In: The International Politics Journal, Cairo, April 2004, pp. 38-41. (English - Arabic).
  16. “Rules of Engagements.In: Al-Ahram Weekly, Cairo,n. 690 (13-19 May 2004).