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Legal, public activities and projects

· Lebanese Parliament, Legal Consultant Since 2009.

· The National Anti -Terrorism Strategy presented to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, with the support of the European Union and in cooperation with the FIIAPP (The International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies), National Coordinator, 2022-2023.

· Support the parliamentary research center map all the Lebanese laws and regulations related to the combat of monopoly and smuggling of goods and materials in order to amend them and strengthen the punishments and penalties, funded by the British Embassy, in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy WFD, Legal Consultant, 2021.

· Improve the Lebanese legal framework by designating the outdated terminologies in the laws that need to be replaced by new ones that are in line with international human rights best practices, funded by the British Embassy, in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy WFD, Legal Advisor, 2021.

· The UNDP Sustainable Land Management in the Qaraoun Catchment (SLMQ) Project aims at embedding sustainability considerations in land use planning and development activities in the Qaraoun Catchment, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon, Legal Expert, 2020-2021.

· Lebanese Parliament & UNDP’s Human Rights Action Plan, National Coordinator, 2007-2009 – 2011-2012.

· Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Legal Consultant, 2010-2011.

· Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Committee for Amending Law on of Association, Member, 2010-2011.

· Syndicate of Medias, Legal Consultant and incorporator, 2012.

· Justice Professionalization Project, EU Project in Lebanon, Legal expert, 2011.

· Strengthening the Fair Process and Access to Justice in Lebanon by better guarantying the Right of Defense and improving the Legal Assistance/Legal Aid – LRDLA”, project funded by the American Bar Association (ABA – Rule of Law Initiative), Coordinator, 2011.

· MEPI Alumni Community Ambassador “in recognition of outstanding contribution to his field”, LAA-MEPI, American Embassy, Beirut, 2012.

· “Justice Sector Studies”, project funded by the World Bank, Project Manager, 2011.

· Aljazeera T.V, Mina el Nas Program, Legal Consultant, 2010.

· Restructuring and bylaws redrafting of the Agro Food Institute in Qab Elias, EU project, 2009.

· Ministry of Justice Committee for Improving the Judiciary, Member, 2008.

· Ministry of Justice & UNDP’s Access to Justice Project, Legal Expert, 2007.

· U.S. State Department’s Rule of Law & Judicial Reform—International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP), Participant, 2007.

· LFPCP & National Endowment for Democracy, Lebanese Legislation Monitor (NGO’s, MPS and Media Advocating for Democracy and Human Rights), Coordinator, 2004-2006.

· LFPCP & Middle East Partnership Initiative, Lebanese  Magistracy Monitor: Monitoring Lawful and Bold Sentences, Coordinator, 2005-2008.

· La Sagesse Center for Studies on Economic and Social Rights, Organizer and Researcher, 2000.

· European Union MEDA Democracy Program in Lebanon Project, Executive Coordinator, 1997-1998.

Drafting legislations

1. Revision of the draft law proposal amending some articles of the Law on Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances, and Precursors Law No. 673 – Issued on 16/3/1998 for the Human Rights and Health parliamentary committees, 2023.

2. Drafting the law proposal aiming at achieving gender equality in municipal councils through the amendment of certain articles of Law No. 665 dated December 29, 1997, upon the request of Fifty-fifty organization and in partnership with the United Nations Development Program UNDP (LEAP), 2022-2023.

3. Drafting the law proposal amending some articles of the Electoral Law (Gender quota proposal for the parliamentary elections) aiming at increasing the women’s participation in the Lebanese Parliament, upon the request of Fifty-fifty organization and in partnership with the United Nations Development Program UNDP (LEAP, 2021).

4. Drafting the Law proposal concerning the Lebanese medical sector who die fighting in the front lines of the current pandemic Covid-19 battle, and which aims for granting them and their families, special privileges as for the Lebanese Army Martyrs, for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2021.

5. Drafting the Law proposal concerning the combat of monopoly and smuggling of goods and materials in order to amend them and strengthen the punishments and penalties, funded by the British Embassy, in partnership with Westminster Foundation for Democracy WFD, Legal Consultant, 2021.

6. Revision of the law nb.47/2008 (Law Regulating the Marketing of Infant and Newborn Feeding Products and Methods, and Tools), for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2021.

7. Redrafting Law proposal regarding the settlement of financial and tax burdens for Lebanese institutions within the exceptional situation in the country, 2021.

8. Revision of the draft Law proposal aiming for strengthening Women’s representation “Women’s Quota” in the Joint Stock companies’ boards, for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2021.

9. Drafting Law proposal for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee to amend some articles of the law nb.44/2017 (Parliament Election Law) in order to strengthen Women’s representation in the Lebanese Parliament “Women’s Quota”, 2021.

10. Drafting Law proposal for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee to amend the law of Juveniles’ Protection number 422/2002, which became the law number 236/2021 after issuing it from the Lebanese parliament, 2021.

11. Drafting Law proposal aiming for settling the financial and tax conditions of factories, farms, restaurants, and hotels, 2021.

12. Drafting Law proposal for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee aiming at including the fishermen in the social security system, 2020.

13. Drafting Law proposal for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee aiming for amending the article /46/ of the Law nb.367/1994 Law of Practice of the Pharmacy Profession, 2020.

14. Drafting Law proposal concerning the amendment of the article /11/ of the decree-law nb.75/1983 of Laboratories Regulation Law aiming for standardization of laboratory pricing medical supplies, or by enforcing compliance with the price list for medical supplies and for laboratory tests, 2020.

15. Redrafting the law on persons with disabilities for Human Rights committee, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2020.

16. Drafting a Law to settle the financial and tax conditions in light of the living and health conditions and to take exceptional legislative measures to rethink taxes, fees, fines and service contributions, to stop judicial procedures and to establish an aid fund, 2020.

17. Drafting Law for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee on sexual harassment, which became the law number 205/2020 after issuing it from the Lebanese parliament, 2020.

18. Redefining the crime of rape in the Lebanese penal law, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2020.

19. Drafting Labor law provisions to ensure gender equality regarding employment’s bil, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

20. Drafting the Social Security law regarding eligibility of working married Lebanese women for social benefits, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

21. Drafting the law that authorizes the mother to open bank accounts for her minor children, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

22. Drafting the Law that regulates travel of minors, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

23. Drafting the Law protecting minors from consuming alcoholic and energy drinks, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

24. Drafting the Law nb.422 regarding the protection against minor’s violation and exposure to danger, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

25. Amending article nb.174 issued in 2011 related to smoking reduction and tobacco control, 2019.

26. Amending the article 36 in Media Law nb. 382 issued 1994, 2019.

27. Amending the article 120 from Law of e-transactions and personal data protection nb. 181 issued 2018, 2019.

28. Amending article nb. 2 from public accounting law (decree nb.14969 issued in 1963), 2019.

29. Drafting amendments to the Social Security Law related to the woman and child, for the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, which became the law number 323/2023 after issuing it from the Lebanese parliament, 2023.

30. Drafting amendments on the Penal Code, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

31. Drafting law, the purpose of which is to establish the right of Lebanese Women to grant the nationality and civil rights of their children, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

32. Revision of draft law, the purpose of which is to cancel Article 845 Procedure Code regarding the custody of children, the Woman and Child parliamentary committee, 2019.

33. Drafting the law proposal on protecting the high mountains, upon the request of T.E.R.R.E. Liban association, and Lebanese advocacy network for environment (LANE), 2019-2020.

34. Drafting the law protecting the small merchants- providers, 2018.

35. Review the Libyan draft constitution with the support of the Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2015.

36. Co-drafting the law on Petroleum resources, 2010.

37. Drafting a law enabling Lebanese women to grant nationality to their children, National Committee for the Follow up of Women’s Issues, UNDP project, 2009.

38. Coordinating the Human Rights Action Plan, 23 topics, Lebanese Parliament, UNDP & OHCHR (2007-2012) including the following topics:

– Women’s Rights

– Children’s Rights

– Labor Law and Social Security

– Right to Culture

– Right to Education

– Rights of Migrant Workers

– Right of Residence

– Rights of People with Disabilities

– Right to Health

– Right of a Safe Environment

– Enforced Disappearance

– Independence of Justice

– Phone Tapping

– Torture

– Juveniles Justice

– Freedom of Expression

– Freedom of Association

– Penal Code

– Criminal Instruction Procedures

– Death Penalty

– Prisons

– Economic and Social Rights of Palestinian Refugees

– Economic and Social Rights of Non-Palestinian Refugees

39. Abolishing “Honor crimes” (article 562 of the Penal Code), 1998.

Author of multiple studies

Author of multiple studies that analyze legal, economic, banking and cultural queries published in periodical scientific magazines both in Lebanon and the Arab world. Some of these studies include:

1. Policy paper on the Legal measures available to bring Israel to trial following Gaza War of 2023 (in Arabic, English, French), for the Institute for Palestine Studies, 2023.

2. Study on the Return of Displaced Syrians from Lebanon, for the Lebanese Ministry of Displaced Persons, 2022.

3. Policy paper on Lebanese women between state violence and the restrictions of customs and legacies, for the Woman’s Rights Lebanese committee, 2022.

4. Policy paper and action plan on Judicial Sector Reform in Lebanon, for DAI “Development Alternatives, Inc.” under LERII-TAF – Lebanon Economic Reform and Infrastructure Investment Program, 2020.

5. Study on following-up the implementation of the disability law 220/2000 for the Lebanese parliament, Human Rights Commission, 2019.

6. Comparative study on rules of custody for children in Lebanon with a number of countries for the Lebanese Parliament, 2019.

7. Study on all laws and regulations in Lebanon that contain anti- discrimination provisions for the Lebanese Parliament, 2019.

8. Enabling Palestinians to register their NGOs, Project of Council of Ministers and Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), September, 2012.

9. Emerging Good Practices in Enhancing Delivery of Justice Sector Services to the Poor in MNA—Lebanon, World Bank, 25 p., 2011.

10. Emerging Good Practices in Resolving Land-Related Disputes in MNA—Lebanon, World Bank, 16 p., 2011.

11. Allowing minors to travel with their mothers, The Institute of Progressive Women (IPW) & MEPI, 22 p., 2011.

12. Whistle-Blowing (English), UNDP – POGAR, 43 p., 2010.

13. Allowing Mothers to open bank accounts for their children, The Institute of Progressive Women (IPW) & Amideast – USAID, 2010.

14. Political Parties, ACRILI (Arab Center of the rule of Law and Integrity) & EU, 22 p., 2009.

15. Freedom of Association, ACRILI & EU, 45 p., 2009.

16. Towards improving access to justice by Enhancing Transparency and Efficiency in the Administration of Justice, co-authored with Me. Walid Nakib, UNDP, 49 p., 2007.

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