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Dr Tareq Hamid Al-Fahdawi (Lecturer)

PhD in International law and Master of Intelligence
Lecturer
Center of Strategic Studies - Research Centers
tareq.al-fahdawi@uoanbar.edu.iq

Biography

Dr Tareq Al-Fahdawi is the Director of the Anbar Centre for Strategic Studies in Iraq. He is an expert in International Law and Security with a solid academic background, including a PhD in International Law from Macquarie University in Sydney- Australia, a Master of Intelligence from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University- Australia, a Master of International Law from the National University of Malaysia and a Bachelor of Law from Fallujah Law Faculty in Iraq. Dr Al-Fahdawi's research interests span various topics in international law and security studies, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, constitutional law, human rights, international security, peacebuilding and counterintelligence. He is passionate about exploring the intersection of International Law and Security. He is dedicated to contributing to the academic community by producing innovative research and fostering a deeper understanding of the complex legal and security issues that affect our world.

 

Publication

 

PhD Thesis: The international legal responsibility of UN peacekeepers to protect civilians against crimes in host states: challenges and prospects of prosecuting their failures and other criminal acts. Macquarie University, Macquarie Law School, Sydney Australia https://figshare.mq.edu.au/articles/thesis/The_international_legal_responsibility_of_UN_peacekeepers_to_protect_civilians_against_crimes_in_host_states_challenges_and_prospects_of_prosecuting_their_failures_and_other_criminal_acts/19443896

  1. (2026). Peace and extremism in Anbar: the struggle for stability after ISIS and the roots of recurring radicalism (2003–2025). Small Wars & Insurgencies, 1–27.  https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2026.2626452 

  2. Cyber Warfare as a Use of Force against Third-Party Countries: The Perspective of International Law, The Groningen Journal of International Law   https://doi.org/10.21827/GroJIL.10.2.91-102
  3. Fallujah Battles: Protection of Civilians According to International Law, April 2021. https://www.e-sentral.com/book/info/339949/Fallujah-Battles-Protection-Of-Civillians-According-to-International-Law
  4. When Protectors Become Predators: A Penal Policy Approach to Ending the Impunity of UN Peacekeepers Committing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the Host States. http://www.tafpublications.com/platform/Articles/full-jahss7.2.1.php
  5. ROHAIDA NORDIN & TAREQ HAMID. 2011. The battles of Fallujah in Iraq: criminalisation by the International Criminal Court. International Journal of West Asian Studies, 3, 41-57. https://ejournal.ukm.my/ijwas/article/view/14586 .
  6. TAREQ HAMID & ROHAIDA NORDIN (2011) Fallujah battles: Violations of the international humanitarian law. UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2011 (2). pp. 39-64. ISSN 2229-984X.  http://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/uumjls/article/view/4543 .

 

Lectures


No. Subjects Lectures Stage File Video
1 International Humanitarian Law Principle of International Humanitarian Law Fourth
2 International Humanitarian Law General Principle of International Humanitarian Law Fourth
3 International Humanitarian Law Persons of International Humanitarian Law Fourth
4 International Humanitarian Law Theory of Armed Conflict in Contemporary International Law Fourth
5 International Humanitarian Law Other legal entities Fourth
6 International Humanitarian Law The relationship of international humanitarian law to branches of public international law Fourth
7 International Humanitarian Law Codification of International Humanitarian Law in the Twentieth Century Fourth

Academic certificates

2020

PhD in International Law, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University ? Sydney, NSW, Australia.

2022                          Master of Intelligence, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

2011

Master of Laws: International Law, National University of Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

2005

Bachelor of Law, Fallujah Law School Anbar, Iraq.

Supervision

Supervising a number of graduation projects for fourth-year students in the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Political Science.

Other

  • Swiss Peacebuilding Training Course 2023 - 24th Edition Swiss Peacebuilding Training Course 2023 - 24th Edition, Training Course at GCSP Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland | 27 August to 08 September 2023.
  • Global Leadership Program, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, July 2022.
  • Building Arms Control Capacities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Training Course, GCSP Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland. 27 June – 11 July 2022.
  • Beginning to Teach (BTT) program, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, July 2021.
  • Academic Integrity Module: Mastery Quiz Completion Certificate, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 18 February 2021.
  • Cyber Crime, online learning course by Humanitarian Leadership Academy, 17 January 2021.
  • Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) online learning course by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 16 January 2021.