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International Criminal Law - Comparative Criminal Law - Religious Violence - Hate Propaganda - Indoctrination - Coercive Persuasion
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Prof Badar is the author of The Concept of Mens Rea in International Criminal Law (Oxford: Hart, 2013/2015). He published over 60 articles in refereed journals and chapters in prominent books. His work was cited and quoted by the international criminal tribunals and by distinguished scholars. He wrote intensively on hate speech and hate propaganda and contributed to the recent report by the Nuremberg Principles Academy on “Understanding Hate Speech within the Context of International Criminal Law”. His recent research appears in Leiden Journal of International Law, Texas International Law Journal, Nordic Journal of Human Rights and the International Criminal Law Review.
Prof Mohamed Elewa Badar holds the Chair in Comparative and International Criminal Law & Islamic Law at Northumbria Law School, Newcastle, UK.
Professor Badar previously held a position as a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Brunel Law School, London (2007-2013). He has also taught and acted as a convenor of International Law & Islamic Law module at Durham Law School (2011-2013).
Prof Badar served as Senior Prosecutor and Judge in Egypt from 1997-2006. He was a member (investigator) of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate and report on allegations of human rights violations during the civil unrest in Bahrain in February/March 2011. He has participated in the judicial reform in Afghanistan.
In May 2021, he participated in training Iraqi judges and prosecutors on substantive international criminal law as part of a UNITAD project to strengthen the Iraqi judiciary. In December 2021, he was appointed to act as the Legal Consultant of Mr Al Hassan's Defence Team before the International Criminal Court, and in July 2023, he was appointed to act as an ideology expert for UNITAD.
Prof. Badar is the Director of the Northumbria International Criminal Law and Practice LLM Programme. In February 2025, he co-led the initiative of the new legal knowledge exchange program hosted by the Office of the Attorney General of Egypt alongside Counsellor Aly Mokhtar, Chief of Egypt's Prosecution Offices and Digitalization.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Law, PhD
1 Sept 2002 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 1 Sept 2002
Law, LLM, International Human Rights and International Criminal Law, University of Galway
1 Sept 2000 → 1 Sept 2001
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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