Omar Houri
Associate Professor- omar.houri@bau.edu.lb
- Beirut
- 01 300110 Ex: 2292
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About
Omar Houri received his PhD in Constitutional Law in 2004 from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany and an LL.M. in 2001 in Judicial Review in Germany from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. He obtained an LL.M. in 1996 from Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, USA. He also has a BA in Law from Beirut Arab University in 1994. Prior to his position as Secretary General of Beirut Arab University in 2015, he worked as the Director of the Human Rights Centre at BAU, the Head of the Public Law Department at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Beirut Arab University, the Head of Legal Clinics at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at BAU, and a Member of the Lebanese Bar Association since 1995.
Omar Houri received his PhD in Constitutional Law in 2004 from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany and an LL.M. in 2001 in Judicial Review in Germany from Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. He obtained an LL.M. in 1996 from Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, USA. He also has a BA in Law from Beirut Arab University in 1994. Prior to his position as Secretary General of Beirut Arab University in 2015, he worked as the Director of the Human Rights Centre at BAU, the Head of the Public Law Department at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Beirut Arab University, the Head of Legal Clinics at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at BAU, and a Member of the Lebanese Bar Association since 1995.
2015-16 courses
- Political Institutions
- Constitutional Law
- Human Rights
النظم السياسية
الكود: BLAW223
الساعات المعتمدة: ساعتان
السنة الدراسية: الاولى
الفصل الدراسي: الخريف
الأهداف العامة للمقرر
تتحصل الأهداف العامة للمقرر في تعريف الطالب بفكرة الدولة وتمييزها عن غيرها من الأفكار المجاورة وخصائص سلطتها، فضلاً عن الإحاطة بأشكال الحكومات وأنواعها والأنظمة السياسية.
القانون الدستوري
الكود: BLAW104
الساعات المعتمدة: 3 ساعات
السنة الدراسية: الاولى
الفصل الدراسي: الربيع
الأهداف العامة للمقرر
- يهدف هذا المقرر الى تعريف الطلاب على المبادئ الدستورية العامة وعلى خصائص الدستور اللبناني والمؤسسات الدستورية في لبنان.
- يهدف المقرر بداية الى التعريف بمفهوم القانون الدستوري ومعاييره ونشأة الدساتير وانواعها وطرق تعديلها ونهايتها.
- دراسة طبيعة أحكام الدستور والرقابة ( مبدأ سمو الدستور وأساليب الرقابة على دستورية القوانين )
- دراسة النظام الدستوري اللبناني ( ظروف نشأة الدستور اللبناني، التعديلات الدستورية)
- دراسة طبيعة النظام الدستوري اللبناني ( نظام جمهوري، نظام برلماني، نظام ديمقراطي ليبرالي، نظام طائفي)
- دراسة مضمون الدستور اللبناني ( المقدمة ومدى الزاميتها)
- دراسة تنظيم السلطات العامة في لبنان لا سيما :
السلطة التشريعية ( تشكيل وآليات عمل واختصاصات مجلس النواب اللبناني والنظام الانتخابي)
السلطة التنفيذية ( رئيس الجمهورية، مجلس الوزراء )
السلطة القضائية ( الهيكلية القضائية في لبنان والعلاقة بين السلطة القضائية وباقي السلطات)
- المجلس الدستوري ( إنشاؤه وطريقة عمله واختصاصاته)
Title: Human Rights
Code: BLAW001
Credit Hours: 1 credit
Course Description
This
course aims at introducing students to the principles of human rights and its
foundations. The importance of human rights in our societies not only from a
theoretical point of view, rather more from a practical one will be highlighted
throughout the course. Special attention shall be given to certain global
themes on human rights, which touch on critical topics related to our society.
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Feb 2012 |
Report on the “Status of the Rule of Law in Lebanon”, The Arab Center for the Rule of Law and Integrity (ACRLI), Hague Institute for the Internationalization of Law (HIIl) |
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Mar 2011 |
Summary of Agency Law and Investment related Company Forms in Lebanon, The Business Year, Lebanon Review 2012 |
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April 2011 |
Constitutional Law, 2ndEdition, Al Halabi Publishers, 2011 (Omar Houri) |
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Jan 2007 |
Family Law in Lebanon, Manches.com, 2007 (Omar I. Houri) |
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May 2007 |
Lebanon: A Regional Off-Shore Base, GAT (The magazine of the German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce), Vol. 58 No. 3 |
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Nov 2004 |
Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit in Agypten, im Libanon und in Syrien im Vergleich mit Deutschland, Duncker & Humblot. Berlin, Germany |
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Jul 2004 |
Foreign Investment Law in Iraq, IBA, Arab Regional Forum Vol. 10 No. 3. |
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Jan 2004 |
The Special Investigation Commission: Lebanon's Success in Fighting Money Laundering, IBA, Arab Regional Forum, Vol. 10 No. 2. |
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Jun 2003 |
Proposed amendments to Lebanese Agency Law, IBA, Arab Regional Forum, Vol. 10 No. 1 |
2012 - 2015 Assistant Dean – Faculty of Law and Political Science
Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
2012 - Present Executive Director, Legal Clinics Unit
Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
Jun 2009 - Present Director, Human Rights Center
Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
Mar 1995 - Present Member of the Lebanese Bar Association
Feb 2004 - Present Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law & Political Science
Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
Jun 2003 - 2009 Accredited legal expert on Lebanese Law (Rechtskundiger)
District Court of Munich, Germany
Sep 2001 - 2014 Founding Partner
Houri & Ghalayini – Attorneys & Legal Consultants
Beirut, Lebanon