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Books
The Hijaz: The First Islamic State »
Oxford Scholar Online, University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO), Jan. 2019
Applications of Islamic Law Objectives on Legitimate Public Policy
Al-Azhar (2015)
The Research Handbook on Energy Law and Ethics
(forthcoming – Edward Elgar Publishing) Co-author with Prof. Rosa Lastra
Articles
Encyclopaedia of Islam – Hijaz since 1500
Brill (Forthcoming)
The Hijaz and International Law
Oxford Bibliographies (Forthcoming)
Malik R. Dahlan, Envisioning Foundations for the Law of the Belt and Road Initiative: Rule of Law and Dispute Resolution Challenges »
Harvard International Law Journal Essay – Volume 62/2020
Op-Eds
A Saudi’s Advice for Kushner: How Your Peace Plan Can Still Avoid Catastrophic Failure »
by Malik Dahlan | Jul 3, 2019
If President Trump’s advisor wants to keep his Mideast plan alive, he’s got to harness popular Arab and Islamic support. That means changing course, away from economics – and dealing with Jerusalem first.
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JASTA will undermine rule of law, international battle against terrorism »
by Malik Dahlan | Sep 27, 2016
As a Saudi international lawyer with a strong attachment to the United States and its values, I’d like to draw attention to the unintended consequences that the Justice for Sponsors of Terrorism Act will incur on the U.S. and Saudi fight against terrorism and the threat it poses to shared core principles of the Rule of Law.
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The New Saudi Arabian Kingdom and Dreams of the Magna Carta »
by Malik Dahlan | Feb 3, 2015
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia died last Friday at the age of 90 and was succeeded by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 79, and Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, 69. His last political act — facilitating a truce between Egypt and Qatar, where the latter accepted the rule of the Sisi military regime — put the final nail in the coffin of the turbulent Arab Spring.
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