Feisal A. R. Istrabadi :: Faculty :: Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

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Feisal A. R. Istrabadi

Director, Center for the Study of the Middle East
University Scholar in International Law and Diplomacy, School of Law
Professor by Courtesy, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Adjunct Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

Education

S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science) at Northwestern University, 2009
LL.M (Master of Laws) at Northwestern University, 2005

Career

Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, New York 2004–2007.

Research Interests

Constitutional Democracy
Iraqi politics
Processes of building legal and political institutions in countries in transition from dictatorship to democracy

Contact Information

fistraba@indiana.edu

Law School 243

(812) 856-2987

Courses Recently Taught

Constitutional Democracy in the Middle East

Publication Highlights

Principal legal drafter of Iraq's interim constitution
Principal legal drafter of the Law of Administration of the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period
Principal author of Iraq's Bill of Fundamental Rights