Imad Antoine Ibrahim

Edited Books

• Jon Truby, Imad Antoine Ibrahim &     Paolo Davide Farah eds, Artificial     Intelligence and the Rule of Law: A Focus on SDG 16 “Peace, Justice and     Strong Institutions” (Routledge 2022) (Forthcoming).

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Books and Manuscripts

• ‍Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Transboundary Aquifers Between International Water Law and the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (under contract with Routledge; 2021).

• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Rafael Dean Brown & Jon Mark Truby, Big Data and its Impact on Basin Water Agreements and     International Water Law: A Study of the Ramotswa Aquifer 1-171     (Brill Academic Publishers 2022).
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Tivadar Ötvös, Alina Gilmanova, Enrica Rocca, Christelle Ghanem & Martyna Wanat, “International Energy Agency”, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Intergovernmental Organizations, edited by Jan Wouters 1-240 (Alphen aan den Rijn, NL: Kluwer Law International, 2020).

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Edited Journal Special Issues

• Imad Antoine Ibrahim & Carrie Shu Shang, “Convergence or Competition?  Assessing BRI Transnational Legal Impact     in the MENA Region”; Asian Journal of Law and Society (Cambridge     University Press 2022) (Forthcoming).
• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Ensuring Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and     Modern Energy in the MENA Region: Legal, Institutional and Policy     Developments”; Journal of World Energy Law Business (Oxford University     Press 2022) (Forthcoming).

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Journal Articles

• Imad Antoine Ibrahim & Jonathan Lautze, “Embracing Conjunctive Water Management in International Water Law:  To Pursue Legal Amendment, Instrument Coupling, Or New Protocol Adoption?,” International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics. (2022) (Forthcoming).
• Paolo Davide Farah & Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Urgenda vs. Juliana: Lessons for Future Climate Change Litigation Cases”, Pittsburgh Law Review. (2022) (Forthcoming).
• Rafael Dean Brown, Jon Truby & Imad     Antoine Ibrahim, “Mending Lacunas in the EU’s GDPR and Proposed Artificial Intelligence Regulations”, European     Data Protection Law Review – Lexxion. (2022) (Forthcoming).
• Jon Truby, Andrew Dahdal & Imad  Antoine Ibrahim, “Sandboxes in the Desert: Is a Cross-Border ‘Gulf-Box’ Feasible?”, Law Innovation & Technology. (Routledge 2022) (Forthcoming).
• Jon Truby, Rafael Dean Brown, Andrew     Dahdal & Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Blockchain, Climate Damage,     and Death: Exploring the Carbon Emissions, Mortality and Net Zero     Implications of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Bitcoin”, 88 Energy Research and Social Science. 102499 (2022). ‍‍
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• ‍Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Water as a HumanRight; Water as a Commodity: Can SDG6 be a Compromise”, 26(3) The International Journal of Human Rights.469-493 (Routledge 2022).

• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Draft Legal Framework for Shared Water Resources in the Arab  World: Is it Really Needed?”, Water International. 1-28 (Routledge 2021).
• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Sandrine Maljean-Dubois & Jessica Owley, “The Paris Agreement Compliance Mechanism: Preparing for COP 26 in Glasgow and     Beyond”, 11 Wake Forest Law     Review. 147-160 (2021).
• Lei Xie & Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Is the Ecosystem Approach Effective in Transboundary Water Systems: Central Asia as a Case Study?”, 8(5) Wiley     Interdisciplinary Reviews. 1-12 (Wiley 2021).
• Jon Truby, Rafael Dean Brown & Imad  Antoine Ibrahim, “A Sandbox Approach to Regulating High-Risk AIs”, European Journal of Risk Regulation 1-29 (Cambridge University Press 2021).
• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Legal Tools for Addressing Uncertainty and Managing Risks in     the Energy Sector: Is There a Role for International Disaster Law?”,     14(3) Journal of World Energy Law     and Business 163-175 (Oxford University Press 2021).
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• Nedim Hogic & Imad Antoine Ibrahim,“Arctic Indigenous Communities and Antarctic Icebergs as Subjects of Inter-legality”, 57(1) Stanford Journal of International Law. 105-136 (2021).

• Imad Antoine Ibrahim & Jon Mark Truby, “Governance in the Era of Blockchain Technology in Qatar: A Roadmap and a Manual for Trade Finance”, Journal of Banking Regulation. (Palgrave Macmillan 2021).
• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Overview of Export Restrictions on COVID-19 Vaccines and their     Components”, 25(10) American Society of     International Law (ASIL) Insights. 1-6 (2021), https://www.asil.org/insights/volume/25/issue/10
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• Carl Bruch, Imad Antoine Ibrahim &Rachel Lerner, “Greenish, but with More Dimensions: A Framework forIdentifying Binding Instruments of International Environmental Law”, 32 The Georgetown Environmental Law Review.485-514 (2020).
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• Anthi Koskina, Paolo Davide Farah & Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Trade in Clean Energy Technologies: Sliding from Protection to Protectionism Through Obligations for Technology Transfer in Climate Change Law, or Vice Versa?”, 13(2) Journal Of World Energy Law & Business. 114-128 (Oxford University Press2020).
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Legal Implications of the Use of Big Data in the Transboundary Water Context”, 34(3) Water Resources Management. 1139-1153 (Springer 2020).
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Water governance in the Mekong after the Water courses Convention 35th Ratification: Multilateral or Bilateral Approach?”, 36 (1) International Journal Of Water Resources Development. 200-220 (Routledge 2020).

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Book Chapters

• Imad Antoine  Ibrahim, “Using Flexibility Mechanisms for Addressing Technological and Scientific Developments: Examples from Selected Global Regulatory Frameworks”, in     Science, Technology, Policy and     International Law (Justo Corti Valera and Paolo Davide Farah eds., Routledge, 2022) (Forthcoming).
• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Factors affecting the adoption of transboundary groundwater agreements and potential solutions: A focus on the Nubian Sandstone     Aquifer System”, in Cooperating Over Shared Freshwater Resources Using International Law (Gabriel Eckstein Ed., World Scientific Publishing, 2022) (Forthcoming).
• Paolo Davide Farah & Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Legal Analysis”, in Handbook on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus 381-397 (Floor Brower ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022) (Forthcoming).
• Imad Antoine Ibrahim and Davide Zoppolato, “Greening the Economy for the Sustainability Transition: An International Legal Perspective”, in The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies (Robert C. Brears ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
• Imad Antoine     Ibrahim, “The     Importance of International Water Law to the Successful Implementation of     the Belt and Road Initiative: Evidence from Central Asia”, In Giuseppe     Martinico & Xueyan Wu (eds.), A     Legal Analysis Of The Belt And Road Initiative: Towards A New Silk Road?     145 – 169 (Palgrave Macmillan 2020).
• Imad Antoine     Ibrahim,     “Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Groundwater: Can the Nexus Support the     Sustainable Management of Transboundary Aquifers?” In Volker Mauerhofer, Daniela Rupo &     Lara Tarquinio (eds.), Sustainability     And Law: General And Specific Aspects 711-730 (Springer Nature     2020).
• Imad Antoine     Ibrahim, “Financing     Projects for Improving Climate Change Resilience: The Cases of Djibouti     and Yemen”, In Walter Leal Filho (ed), Handbook     Of Climate Change Resilience 1357 – 1375 (Springer 2020).
• Imad Antoine     Ibrahim & Sara     Sánchez López, “Women and Girls in Water and Sanitation: Social and     Legal Perspective”, In Amal Qattan (ed), February 11 # Women And Girls In Science:  For      Socio-Economic      Sustainable  Development  309      –  324  (The      Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT) Publications     2020).
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• Imad Ibrahim, Thomas Deleuil, Paolo Davide Farah, “国际气候变化体制下共同但有区别责任原则”, In Paolo Davide Farah(ed.), 中国在国际经济法中对非贸易关切的影响 (2017).

• Imad Ibrahim, Thomas Deleuil, Paolo Davide Farah, “The     Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities in the     International Regime of Climate Change”, In Paolo Davide  Farah,      Elena  Cima  (eds),      China’s  Influence  On      Non-Trade  Concerns  In International Economic Law 146     – 157 (Routledge 2016).

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Reports

• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “The Importance of Internationaln Corruption Law and International Environmental Law to Achieve SDG16: An Analysis of Global Instruments Addressing Environmental Corruption”, in Higher Education Engages with SDG 16: Peace,Justice and Strong Institutions 88-99 (International Association ofUniversities & United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Publication;November 2021), https://www.iau-aiu.net/Download-the-joint-IAU-UNODC-publication-with-papers-from-young-scholars
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Sandrine Maljean-Dubois & Jessica Owley,“The Paris Agreement Compliance Mechanism” (International Union for Conservation of Nature; World Commission on Environmental Law; 2021)(Forthcoming).
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Blockchain Regulation in Trade Finance in Qatar: A Report of the Experts Views” 1-5 (D5.2.2. (Report) – Transcript of interviews conducted with legal and trade finance collaborators; Project#No: NPRP11C-1229-170007; 2021).
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• Tessa de Geus, Iryna Lunevich, Imad Ibrahim,Nena Bode & Rosie Robison, “Live Energy Policy Challenges: Questions for the Social Sciences & Humanities” 1-34 (Cambridge: Energy-SHIFTS; Feb.2020).
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “The Relevance of International Water Lawto the Good Governance of Transboundary Water Resources in the Arab Region”1-8 (Policy Brief No. 03; 1st El Hiwar Summer School on Euro-Arab relations:New Voices, New Ideas; European Institute of the Mediterranean; College of Europe and European Union; Feb. 2020).
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Lebanon: The Way Forward” 1-5 (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL);Climate Change Specialist Group Country Report Series: Lebanon, Oct. 2019).

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Online Pieces

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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, The Energy Transition and its Challenges:  My Experience in the Energy-SHIFTS Project(Energy-SHIFTS Blogpost; #06 Newsletter: July. 2020),https://energy-shifts.eu/esr-programme-imad-ibrahim/
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• Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Can Renewables Stop Heatwaves in The Middle East? (ClimateTracker.org; Sep. 13, 2017),http://climatetracker.org/renewables-stop-heatwaves-middle-east/

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Expertise Provided within Research Work

• United Nations     Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Qatar: Climate Change     Communication and Education, https://education-profiles.org/northern-africa-and-western-asia/qatar/~climate-change-communication-and-education
• United Nations     Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), “Inclusion and     Education: All Means All” (Global Education Monitoring Report,  UNESCO, 2020),     https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/
• James E. Nickum    et al., “Is Smart Water Management Really Smart? What Experts Tell Us”,     Water International. 604-607     (Routledge 2020).

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND INTERVIEWS

Member of a Jury/ Paper Presenter/ Poster Presentation/ Speaker/ Panelist / Chair/ Rapporteur / Interviewer or Expert invited at the following conferences:

• May. 27, 2022:     Intelligent and Autonomous: Emergent Digital Technologies between Ethics,     Law, and Self-Regulation, organized by Vytautas Magnus University.
• May. 23, 2022:     Dresden Nexus Conference: Biodiversity - Stewardship for Vital Resources     Co-organised by United Nations University, the Leibniz Institute of     Ecological Urban and Regional Development, and the Technische Universität     Dresden.
• Apr. 25, 2022:     Member of the academic committee to discuss the thesis of a Master’s     student in private law, Haya Khaled Al-Ghunaim, entitled: “Towards Legal     Legislation to Activate the Circular Economy in Qatar - A Comparative     Study”.
• Apr. 5, 2022:     El-Hiwar Euro-Arab Policy Dialogue on Digital Opportunities, organized by     the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium.
• Apr. 1, 2022: The     EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment and its Impact on the Belt     and Road Initiative Conference organized by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna,     Pisa, Italy.
• Mar. 28, 2022:     Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law: A Focus on SDG 16 Conference,     organized by the Center for Law & Development, College of Law, Qatar     University.
• Mar. 22, 2022:     The World Water Day Summit: “Big Data Analytics and Its Impact on Basin     Water Agreements and International Water Law”, organized by LOGYTalks.
• Mar. 21-22, 2022:     “Legal Aid: Means and Challenges Conference, organized by the College of     Law, Qatar University.
• Mar. 14, 2022: AI     Week 2022: AI in Law and Ethics; organized by Qatar University, College of     Engineering and College of Law.  
• Mar. 9, 2022:     Online Euro-Arab Youth Forum organized by the College of Europe in the     context of El-Hiwar II Project.
• Mar. 3, 2022: GCC     Fintech Regulation Round Table organized by Qatar Financial Center.
• Feb. 25, 2022:     Techno-solutionism and sustainable development Promise and Pitfalls     seminar organized by Østfold University College, Norway.
• Feb. 12^th,     2022: Leadership in AI Program; Workshop titled: "Laws and Ethics of     AI", organized by Qatar University.
• Feb. 9^th,     2022: Fourth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference organized     by the IPIRA Network and others.
• Jan. 12^th,     2022: 6th CEOs and Islamic Finance Leaders Roundtable Digital     Transformation Enablers and Prospects: Are Qatari Financial Institutions     Ready to Embrace FinTech? Organized by Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
• Dec. 8^th,     2021: UNESCO International Conference on Transboundary Aquifers – ISARM;     Panel V: Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary – Aquifers — Do they     hold water?
• Dec. 6^th-9^th,     2021: UNESCO International Conference on Transboundary Aquifers – ISARM:     “Challenges and The way forward”.
• Nov. 24-26, 2021:     Fifth annual Law and Development Research Network (LDRN) conference |     Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Nov. 23, 2021:     Higher Education engages with SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong     Institutions - IAU-UNODC E4J Publication Launch Webinar.
• Nov. 15, 2021: A     legal debate for Master Students of Public Law entitled: “The Human Right     to Life: The Death Penalty Cancellation or Keeping” organized by Qatar     University.
• Nov. 15, 2021:     Governance in the Era of Blockchain Conference, organized by the Center     for Law and Development, College of Law, Qatar University.
• Nov. 1-4, 2021:     7th International Conference on Water Resource and Environment, Xian,     China.
• Oct. 27-28, 2021:     PluriCourts Research Conference on Compliance Mechanisms; “International     Courts versus Compliance Mechanisms: Comparative advantages of     non-compliance mechanisms and complaint procedures”.
• Oct. 21-23, 2021:     American Society of Comparative Law Tenth Annual Younger Comparativists     Committee Conference, organized by the University of Wisconsin.
• Sep. 20, 2021:     International Conference on Sustainable Development organized by the     Global Master’s in Development Practice and the Sustainable Development     Solutions Network.
• Sep. 7^th,     2021: “Earth System Governance in turbulent times: Prospects for political     and behavioural responses” organized by CETIP, SlovakGlobe, Slovak Academy     of Sciences and Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, and the Earth     System Governance Project.
• Jul. 21, 2021:     Online international research symposium “Evidence for Action: Aligning the     Climate and SDG Agendas” organized by IISD.
• Jul. 13-15, 2021:     The 27th Annual Conference of International Sustainable Development     Research Society (ISDRS): Accelerating the Progress towards the 2030     Sustainable Development Goals in Times of Crisis.
• June. 28- Jul. 2,     2021: 18th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law –     “The Future of Environmental Law: Ambition and Reality” organized by the     University of Groningen.
• June. 14, 2021:     Small Businesses: Good Food for All – MENA Dialogue conference.     Co-convened by the International Chamber of Commerce, African Union and     International Agri-Food Network ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit.
• June. 8, 2021:     International Water Resources Association Online Conference “One Water,     One Health: Water, Food and Public Health in a Changing World”.
• May. 28, 2021:     The 11th Annual Maritime Law and Policy Postgraduate Research Conference     organized by the University of London.
• Apr. 24, 2021:     Teach Me Something Season 01 - Episode 04: “Space Mining”, organized by     InterNations Group, Doha, Qatar.
• Mar. 24, 2021:     115th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law     conference: “Reconceiving International Law: Creativity in Times of     Crisis”.
• Mar. 19, 2021:     10th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference: ‘National Sovereignty     and International Co‑operation: The Challenges of Navigating Global     Crises’.
• Jan. 26, 2021:     Early Career and Young Professionals - Transboundary Water Governance in     the Arab World Webinar organized by the International Water Resources     Association.
• Jan. 18, 2021:     Early Stage Researcher Event: Be Coming a Researcher.eu How to make our     research impactful?, organize in the context of EnergyShift project.
• Jan. 9, 2021:     Professional Specialization Course in HYDRIC SECURITY organized by United     Nations University- Institute for Water, Environment and Health.
• Dec. 11, 2020:     STALS (Sant’ Anna Legal Studies) seminars: The Law of the Belt and Road     Initiative A Transnational Dialogue.
• Nov. 25, 2020:     13th Polar Law Symposium, co-organised by the Polar Law Institute     (University of Akureyri), the Northern Institute for Environmental and     Minority Law, Arctic Centre (University of Lapland), and the Polar     Cooperation Research Centre (Kobe University).
• Nov. 12, 2020:     PhD Conference: Climate Change as a Challenge for Democracy, Peace and     Justice, organized by Uppsala Forum, a joint effort of the Faculties of     Arts, Languages, Law and Social Sciences at Uppsala University.
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• Oct. 30, 2020: International Water Resources Association (IWRA) Online Conference, “Addressing Groundwater Resilience underClimate Change”.
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• Oct. 21, 2020: Annual Research Forum &Exhibition 2020: The Transformation Trough the Fourth Industrial Revolution,organized by Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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• Oct. 15, 2020: 13th Polar Law Symposium,co-organised by the Polar Law Institute (University of Akureyri), the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre (University o fLapland), and the Polar Cooperation Research Centre (Kobe University).
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• Sep. 30, 2020: Transboundary Water Governance for Water Security Webinar Series: SWP IUCN Training on Transboundary Water Governance,organized by the Sustainable Water Partnership and Winrock International.
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• July. 16, 2020: The 26th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference: “Sustainability inTransforming Societies”, organized by the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS).
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• July. 14, 2020: PhD Workshop organized the International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS), Budapest,Hungary.
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• July. 14, 2020: Connect & Kick Off Meeting of the EuroMeSCo Joint Study Group on Post-Covid-19 EU-MENA-Africa, organized by EuroMeSCo (the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission).
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• Nov. 29, 2019: Ceci N’est pas un Paper Conference, organized by Sant’ Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
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• Nov. 8, 2019: Intergenerational Dialogue on Water and Peace at the Palais des Nations – Geneva during the Geneva Peace Week.
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• Nov. 5, 2019: Annual Joint Workshop in Legal Studies, organized by the European University Institute and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Florence, Italy.
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• Sep. 19-20, 2019: World Water Development Report 2021 (WWDR 2021) inception meeting convened by the World Water Assessment Program (UNESCO WWAP) in Perugia, Italy on the topic of valuing water.
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• Sep. 12, 2019: The Reality and Rhetoric of Sovereignty in Relation to Natural Resources, Environment, Trade and Development conference, ESIL Interest Group on International Environmental Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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• Sep. 11, 2019: “States, Corporations and Commons: Dissonance and Accord” Conference, at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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• Sep. 10, 2019: “State Sovereignty, Climate Policy and Dispute Resolution in Environmental Law” Conference, at FON University, Skopje, Rep of North Macedonia.
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• Aug. 25, 2019: Conducting an interview in the framework of young water professionals at the World Water Week, in Stockholm, Sweden under the title “The voice of experience speaking about career prospects”.
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• Apr. 25, 2019:  Ice Law Project Final Conference. Project on Indeterminate and Changing Environments: Law, the Anthropocene, and the World, held the University of Durham, UK.
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• Dec. 13, 2018: 8th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics organized by the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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• Nov. 16, 2018: Conference: L’impact du changement climatique sur les services d’eau et d’assainissement au Liban, organized by LEWAB, pS-EAU, Agence de L’eau and Agence Francaise de Development, Lyon, France.
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• Nov. 6, 2018: Annual Joint Workshop in Legal Studies, organized by the European University Institute and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
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• Oct. 25-26, 2018: Tendencies in Legal Approaches and Instruments for the Protection of Ecological Systems Conference, organized by Aarhus University, Denmark.
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• Oct. 12, 2018: Law via the Internet Conference 2018: Knowledge of the Law in the Big Data Age, held in Florence, Italy.
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• July. 18, 2018: Climate Justice Seminar 2018 – Corfu and Vitsa, Greece organized by the Center for United Nations Constitutional Research (Brussels, Belgium).
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• May. 8, 2018: IV STALS Doctoral Workshop, STALS (Sant’Anna Legal Studies) seminars, Within the Jean Monnet Module “Eur. Publ. ius- European Public Law-ius”, held at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
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• Apr. 25, 2018: 10th Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium on Environmental Law, held at the School of Law, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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• Jan. 4, 2018: Workshop on the Pros and Cons of a Career in International Law, held at the Lebanese University, Filière Francophone de Droit”, Beirut, Lebanon.
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• Aug. 12, 2016: Workshop on Understanding the Past to Face Contemporary Challenges: Liberalism Today through a Historical and Comparative Perspective, held at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing (China).
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• Aug. 11, 2016: Workshop on Global Energy and Environmental Cooperation in Between Europe and China, held at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing (China).
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• Aug. 20-24, 2015: Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) 2015 Workshop on “Confronting Asia’s Development Challenges through Innovation”, held in Manila, Philippines.
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• Aug. 10, 2015: Workshop on Energy & Renewable Industries and Environmental Protection in Europe and China, held at Peking University School of Government, Beijing (China).