Dr. Waleed Fahmy – PhD

About

Professor of Public International Law with extensive experience in academia, legal research, and international legal consultancy. Possesses broad expertise in public international law, international organizations, international commercial arbitration, intellectual property, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and maritime and air navigation law.

Pharos University in Alexandria

  • Postgraduate Studies Coordinator: September 2022 – Present

  • Vice Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Legal Studies and International Relations (Law): September 2018 – September 2022

  • Full-time Faculty Member: Since May 2009 (Professor since June 2023, Associate Professor since July 2017, Lecturer since May 2009)

Alexandria University, Egypt

  • Part-time Faculty, Faculty of Law (French Section): 2019 – Present

Alamein University, Egypt

  • Part-time Faculty, Faculty of Law (Arabic/English Sections): 2019 – Present

University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece

  • Member, Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law: January 2019 – Present

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

  • Visiting Professor: May 2019

University of California, Berkeley, USA

  • Member, Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group: 2018 – Present

Port Said University, Egypt

  • Part-time Faculty, Faculty of Law: 2018 – 2021

Beni-Suef University, Egypt

  • Part-time Faculty, Faculty of Economics and Political Science (English Section): 2015 – 2017

  • Part-time Faculty, Faculty of Mass Communication: 2015 – 2017

Alexandria University, Egypt

  • Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science (Postgraduate Studies): 2014 – Present

University of Nancy 2, Nancy, France

  • Teaching Assistant: 2005 – 2007

  • Professional Diploma in Sustainability, University College Dublin, Ireland, 2024

  • Ph.D. in Public International Law, University of Nancy 2, Nancy, France, 2008

    • Grade: Très Bien avec Félicitations (Very Good with Honors)

    • Thesis: “The Institutional Reform of the United Nations and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security” (in French)

  • Master’s Degree in Public International Law, University of Nancy 2, Nancy, France, 2004

  • LL.B., Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, 2000

  • The Impact of CAS Rulings on the Structure of Players’ Contracts, Egyptian Journal of International Law (Forthcoming 2025)

  • Charting a Course for Efficiency: Analyzing the Merits of International Arbitration in Maritime Disputes, BRICS Law Journal (Upcoming 2025)

  • The Use of Outer Space for Non-Peaceful Purposes under International Space Law, Journal of Juridical Research, Damanhour University, 2022

  • Actions Against the International Criminal Court: A Legal Perspective on U.S. Opposition, Peoples’ Friendship University Law Journal, Russia, 2021

  • Does the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Make a Difference for Civilians? An Analytical Evaluation, Economic and Political Law Review, Schulink, USA, 2020

  • From the Establishment of the African Court of Justice to the Malabo Protocol: Legal Challenges in Regional Human Rights Protection, Russian Law Journal, 2019

  • Just War and the Dilemma of Self-Defense in Exceptional Situations, Law and Economic Policy Journal, Schulink, USA, 2019

  • The Power of International Courts and Tribunals to Issue Provisional Measures, Spirit of the Law Journal, Tanta University, 2019

  • Principles of Justice under the Lens of the Law of the Sea, Law and Economic Policy Journal, Schulink, USA, 2018

  • Some Legal Aspects of Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism, BRICS Law Journal, Tyumen University, Russia, 2017

  • International Protection of Women under International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law, Egyptian Journal of International Law, 2014

  • Judicial Review of UN Security Council Resolutions by the ICJ, Spirit of the Law Journal, Tanta University, 2013

  • The Impact of Treaty Termination on Nile Basin Agreements Under International Law, Egyptian Journal of International Law, 2013

  • International Human Rights Law and Anti-Terrorism: Rights of the Accused and Victims, Egyptian Journal of International Law, 2013

  • Legal Consultant, African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Roster): 2017 – Present

  • Director, Pharos Center for Legal Consultancy and Research: 2016 – Present

  • Intern, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Trial Chamber III, Perišić Case: July – September 2007

  • Intern, French Committee for UNICEF, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France: January – April 2004

  • Presented a paper on maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2020

  • Participated in numerous international seminars and conferences on topics such as ICC reform, the COVID-19 crisis, corruption, and the Human Rights Council

  • Completed several UN online training courses on emergency services and humanitarian affairs

  • Member, French Society of International Law

  • Member, Egyptian Society of International Law

  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Law, Economics and Policy, Schulink, USA

  • Peer Reviewer, Asian International Journal of Law and Money Laundering, Faculty of Law, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

  • Peer Reviewer, Egyptian Journal of International Law

  • Arabic: Native

  • English: Fluent

  • French: Fluent