Dr. Bashar Malkawi


Title                                         Professor

First Name                               Bashar

Last Name                                Malkawi

Name of the Institute                 University of Sharjah

Position within Institute             Professor and Dean of the College of Law

Field of Expertise                      International Trade , International Business , Public International Law,                                                            International Commercial Law , Intellectual Property (IP)


Short Academic Profile           

Bashar H. Malkawi is Professor of Law at University of Sharjah. He received his S.J.D from American University, Washington College of Law in 2005, and LLM in International Trade Law from University of Arizona in 2001. His academic career has traversed both Business and Law schools, teaching a variety of commercial law compulsory and elective courses in Jordan, UAE, Italy, and United States. He spent two years as Assistant Dean at Hashemite University's Faculty of Economics and as Associate Dean for Graduate programs at University of Sharjah College of Law. He is currently the Acting Dean for the College of Law at the University of Sharjah.

His research agenda focuses on the role of the World Trade Organization, regional trade agreements, Arab economic integration, with specific projects examining Arab countries' participation in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, the application of international law theory to WTO, and the global regulation of intellectual property.

Prof. Malkawi is the author of Jordan and the World Trading System: A Case Study for Arab Countries, International Encyclopedia of Law for Intellectual Property. Over the years, he has written articles on various aspects of WTO law, intellectual property, commercial law that have appeared in major law reviews and been cited. In addition to law articles and academic books, Prof. Malkawi also writes for the popular press in the United States and Middle East. In recognition of his outstanding scholarly achievements to date, Prof. Malkawi received the University of Sharjah Research Excellence Award in 2013. Apart from his academic activities, Prof. Malkawi regularly provides consulting service to international organizations, governments, and multinational law firms on matters related to commercial law. As his career continues, he will continue to research and publish on the cutting-edge issues and bring my insights into my future teaching endeavors.