Curtis Doebbler

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Curtis Doebbler (Dr. Curtis F.J. Doebbler) is an international human rights lawyer who since 1988 has been representing individuals before international human rights bodies in Africa, Europe, the Americas and before United Nations bodies. He is also an American lawyer authorized to practice before the courts of the District of Columbia in Washington, DC, USA.

He is known for his outspoken opposition to human rights violations by the United States government and his support of individuals in countries that have been subject to armed attacks by the United States. He has worked almost two decades in Africa, Asia and the Middle East teaching international human rights law and representing individuals in human rights cases.

In the case of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Doebbler argued before the Iraqi Special Tribunal that it was an illegal court that did not respect human rights. See ABC News, "American Lawyer Criticizes Saddam Court" (12 June 2006).

More recently he has made representations before the UN Human Rights Council calling for it to end its selective punishment of human rights violators and to especially take steps against powerful countries when they violate human rights.

He has been associated with the Palestinian National Authority and the HAMAS government.

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2 Career
3 Writing
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[edit] Education

Doebbler has degrees from four universities. His university degrees include a Ph.D. in International Law from London School of Economics, London, UK (he was supervised by Judge Rosalyn Higgins); a Degree of Masters of Law (LL.M./meesterstitel) from Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, NL; a J.D. from New York Law School, New York City, New York, USA (where he studied under Profrossors Myres MacDougal and Lung-Chu Chen); and Bachelors of Arts in English literature and of Fine Arts in Journalism from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA. He also holds a diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law awarded in 2000.

[edit] Career

Doebbler has taught law at London School of Economics, Khartoum University, Pristina University, Tuzla University, The American University in Cairo, and Tashkent State Institute of Law. Since 2004 he has been a professor of law (visiting) at An-Najah National University.

His clients have included several sitting and former heads of state, an estimated 2.5 millions internally displaced person in Sudan, an estimated 15,000 Ethiopian refugees, and numerous individuals.

[edit] Writing

Doebbler has published numerous articles in academic journals and newspapers. His latest books include "International Human Rights Law: Cases and Materials" (2004); "ИЗУЧЕНИЕ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ПРАВ ЧЕЛОВЕКА" (2004); "An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law" (2006); "An Introduction to International Human Rights Law" (2006); and "International Criminal Law" (2007). Doebbler has also been a regular contributor to the Eyptian newspaper Al-Ahram and to the online legal forum JURIST.