Assistant Professor Adjunct Professor Legal Consultant in the

Curriculum vitae
01/08/2012–Present
Ahmed F. Khalifa
Assistant Professor
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Law, Cairo (Egypt)
Teaching Criminology,Penology, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedures and International Criminal Law.
Deputy Director and Founder of Ain Shams Legal Clinic since December 2013.
Head of the Team on Electronic Library in the Faculty of Law and Representative of the Faculty of Law
in the Ain Shams University Commission on Electronic Learning since February 2014.
Member of the Board of Directors of the English Section of the Law School 2012-2013.
Member of the team on the Internationalization of the Ain shams Law school. Working on several
projects aiming at raising the capacities of young staff and assistant lecturers of our faculty. To that
aim, I have coordinated the conclusion of an agreement with the American Bar Association to
organize regular seminars for young staff. Moreover, I coordinated the organization of several
seminars with the DAAD in Cairo.
Founder and Coach of the Ain Shams Law School Moot Court team participating in Oxford University
Media Law and Human Rights Competition. 2013, 2014 and 2015. Currently Member of the Steering
Committee of the International Competition and Regional Coordinator of the Middle East Competition
01/09/2013–Present
Adjunct Professor
Al Azhar Islamic University, Police Academy and ESLSCA, Cairo (Egypt)
Teaching Criminology, Penology and Criminal Law in the English Section at Al Azhar Islamic
Unievrsity.
Teaching Criminologie, Pénologie et Droit Pénal in the French Section of the Police Academy.
Teaching International Business Law in the Masters of International Business Administration Program
at the École supérieure libre des sciences commerciales appliquées - ESLSCA
01/02/2008–31/07/2008
Legal Consultant in the Security Governance and Counter-Terrorism Laboratory.
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Torino (Italy)
Worked on project focusing on capacity building in the domain of International criminal law in BosniaHerzegovina specifically for Bosnian Lawyers. The project included the organization of several
seminars on different issues of international criminal law and the production of a manual of best
practices of international prosecutions in cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia .
01/12/2003–31/01/2004
Legal Consultant for The Afghani judiciary reform program, Kabul, Afghanistan.
International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Syracuse (Italy)
Worked with the team of ISISC to draft programson judicial reform particularly in criminal jurisdictions.
My contribution wasmainly towards the formulation of the general strategy and plan of action forthe
program, redefining the fields of interventions in function of the changingcircumstances. I have
participated also in the application of some parts of theprogram by lecturing in Kabul on different topics
including Human Rights andcomparative criminal procedures, rule of law in Islamic settings
andinternational criminal law.
01/01/2002–31/12/2002
Legal Researcher
Middle East Research Center, Ain Shams University, Cairo (Egypt)
Worked on several issues of international law,constitutional law in countries of the Middle East.
Assisted in organisingconferences and academic events in different topics related to politics
andconstitutional law in the region.
01/01/2002–31/12/2002
Legal Researcher
International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University., Chicago (United States)
Worked as a part of two research teams. Thefirst was responsible for conducting a comparative
research on Arab constitutionsand the human rights they guarantee in the context of criminal
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prosecutions.The second aimed at proposing a Draft Model Law for Arab countries to adapttheir
legislations to the statute of the International Criminal Court.
01/09/1998–01/11/2004
Assistant Lecturer
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Law, Cairo (Egypt)
Teaching Practical Classes, Supervising Students researches.
Member of the Computer Unit teaching basics of computer skills and computer law as an optional
subject to law students.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Arabic
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
Arabic
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
English
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
French
C2
C2
C1
C1
C2
Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills
Organisational / managerial skills
Good communication skills gained through my work as a teacher of law and my work in different
international research teams in three languages.
Good managerial and organizational skills yet with only three to four years experience.
Since December 2013, i am the Deputy Director of Ain Shams Legal Clinic leading a team of 8
teaching assistants and 2 employees. Currently leading a couple of capacity building projects for
young staff members.
Leading a team since February 2014 on Electronic Library consisting of 4 assistants and three
employees.
Participated in leading a team of technical and administrative staff during my work with the UN for 6
month in Italy and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Good Organizational skills gained as :
Coordinator and Organizer of the Oxford University Moot Court Competition for the Middle
East Region. Leading a team of six persons.
Coordinated and participated in organizing several symposiums and Seminars within the
framework of the activities of the International Association of Penal Law to which i am a
Member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee since 2006. (Paris- France)
Deputy Secretary General of the Egyptian Association of Criminal Law
Coordinated and participated in the organization of several seminars for Young Egyptian and
Arab prosecutors through the International Institute for Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences
(ISISC - Siracusa, Italy)
Job-related skills
Ability to work in international settings and to manage cultural diversity to the benefit of team work
objectives.
Ability to lead research teams of students and young staff members.
Coach of the Poitiers University Moot Court Team participating in Concours Claude Lombois.
Won First Prize 2009
Coach of Ain Shams University Moot Court team participating in Oxford Competition. Won
First Prize of the Middle East in 2013. Qualified to the International Rounds in 2014.
Academic Supervisor of the Simulation Model of the European Union in Ain Shams University.
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Leading and supervising almost 200 students from ten different faculties. The activities of the Model
are conducted in Arabic, English and French.
Several Publications in English, French and Arabic.(See attachment)
Several contributions to international conferences. (See attachment)
Computer skills
Good command of office application. Good command of Internet research skills and tools of social
media.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Memberships
1- Deputy Secretary General of the International Association of Penal Law. Member of the Board of
Directors and the Executive Committee since 2014; Member of the Committee of Young Penalist and
the Board of Directors 2005-2014; Member since 2001
2- Member and Deputy Secretary General of the Egyptian Association of Criminal Law.
3- Member of the Association « Concours Claude Lombois » since 2009.
4- Member of the Réseau francophone de chercheurs: section Droits fondamentaux since 2007.
5- Member of the Association Egyptienne des Juristes Francophones.
ANNEXES
▪ Publications Ahmed F. Khalifa as of 1 January 2015.pdf
▪ Presentations Lectures and Conferences Ahmed F. Khalifa as of 1 January 2015.pdf
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Publications Ahmed F. Khalifa as of 1 January 2015.pdf
Publications
Basic Concepts of Egyptian Criminal Law, with Khaled Serry Seyam, Dar Nasr, Cairo, 2014.
Lessons in Penology, Dar Nasr, Cairo, 2013.
Transitional Justice (editor), Eres, Paris, 2013.
« Les modes collectifs de participation à l’infraction », with Pascal BEAUVAIS in Droit
international pénal, 2nd edition, Ascensio H., Pellet A. et Décaux E. (editors), Pédone, Paris,
2012, p. 503.
« Le système pénitentiaire égyptien », avec Tarek ZAGHLOUL in Les systèmes pénitentiaires
dans le monde, Céré J-P et Japiassú C. A. (editors), Dalloz, Paris, 2011, p. 157.
« Les conditions préalables à la responsabilité du supérieur hiérarchique devant les juridictions
pénales internationales », Revue de sciences criminelles, 2010, no. 4, p. 786.
Compte rendu critique du livre “Review conference and future international criminal court"
Edited by Burchard C, Triffterer O. and Vogel J., Kluwer Law international, 2010 in Revue de
droit pénal et de criminologie, n° 11, novembre 2010, p. 1153.
« The expanding forms of preparation and participation», Revue internationale de droit penal,
2009, vol. 80, p. 434.
« Participation under international criminal law and the jurisprudence of international
tribunals », Revue électronique de l’association internationale de droit pénal, vol.4, 2009.
Compte rendu critique du livre “The law of command responsibility” by Mettraux G., Oxford
university press, 2009 in Revue Belge de droit international, vol. XLII, 2009-2, p. 636.
Notes bibliographiques, Annuaire du droit européen, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
International human rights standards compared with provisions of Arab constitutions, coauthored with Judge Mohamed IBRAHIM in "A compilation of Arab constitutions and a
comparative study of international human rights standards" by M. Cherif BASSIOUNI (in
arabic), 2004, p. 737, Dar El-Shorouk, Cairo.
The International Instruments on Human Rights: Volume I: The International Documents;
Volume II: The regional documents (in Arabic), Editing Assistant to M. Cherif Bassiouni, Dar
El-Shorouk, Cairo, Egypt, 2003.
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 and the national legal system after 50 years (in Arabic), The
Middle East Research Center Magazine, Cairo, Egypt, July 2002.
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Presentations Lectures and Conferences Ahmed F. Khalifa as of 1
January 2015.pdf
Presentations, Lectures and Conferences’ contributions
Historical Origins of Superior Responsibility in Pharaonic and Islamic legal Traditions, Paper
presented to the International Conference on “Historical Origins of International Criminal Law”,
organized by Center for International Law and Policy, New Delhi, November 29 & 30, 2014.
Article 78 of the Egyptian Criminal Code and the Finance of the Non-Governmental
Organizations: Challenges to the Principle of Legality, Contribution presented to the Round Table
on Egyptian Non Governmental Organizations in the current Political and Legal context,
Orgnaized by the United Group, Cairo, November 3rd, 2014.
Criminal Law and Regulating Corporate Activities in Egypt, Paper presented to the 4th
Symposium of the Young Penalists of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP) on
“Regulating Mismanagement in the Corporate Field – The Role of Criminal Law and the
Financial Crisis”, Sao Paolo, Brazil, August 28 & 29, 2014.
Rapport sur la Justice Transitionnelle dans un contexte international, Report presented to 7th
Congres of the Association Egyptienne des Juristes Francophones on « Justice Transitionnelle »,
Cairo, Égypte, May 17 & 18, 2014.
Corporate criminal liability for international crimes, Paper presented to the 3rd symposium of
the Young Penalists of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP), Munich, Germany,
June 12- 14, 2013
Cultural diversity and freedom of expression, Contribution presented to Round Table discussion
organised by Oxford University on media law, Oxford, England, April 9th, 2013.
L'internet après la révolution égyptienne: Quels perspectifs dans la construction d'un régime
démocratique, Colloque international sur les « Réseaux sociaux et Révolutions : résistances et
résiliences » organisé par la Faculté des Sciences juridiques, politiques et sociales de Lille, France,
December 20 & 21, 2012.
Quel modèle de justice transitionnelle pour les révolutions arabes ?, 2nd symposium of the
Young Penalists of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP), La Rochelle, France,
September 29, 30 and October 1st, 2011.
Le rôle de l’avocat dans la justice pénale internationale, Communication in the International
colloquium on "L’avocat et la justice pénale", Marrakech, Morocco, March 19 & 20, 2010.
Participation under the jurisprudence of the International criminal tribunals, Report presented
to the XVIII International Congress of penal law, AIDP, Istanbul, Turkey, September 20-27, 2009.
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A Methodological approach to plea bargaining before the ICTY, Lecture within the training
course organised for Bosnian Defence Attorneys by the United Nations Interregional Crime and
justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 21- 22, 2008.
Introduction to Shari’a law and the question of human trafficking compared to ICL, Two
lectures to the students of LLM of international law at the United Nations Interregional Crime and
justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Torino, Italy, June 11 – 12, 2008.
Slavery: Is there a conflict between international criminal law and Shari’a, 8th Specialization
course of ICL, International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), Siracusa,
Italy, May 25th - June 4th, 2008.
Enlarging forms of preparatory acts and participation, Young Penalist report presented to the
Preparatory colloquium of the 18th AIDP International Congress of penal law, La Corona,
Spain, September 5 – 7, 2007.
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