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Dr. Shahd Hammouri is a Lecturer in International Law and Legal Theory at the University of Kent's Kent Law School. She holds a PhD in International Law from the University of Manchester, an LLM in Economic Law from Sciences Po Paris, and a BA in Law from the University of Jordan. Her research focuses on critical legal studies, third world approaches to international law, and post-structuralist theory applied to economic and political dynamics in Southwest Asia and North Africa. She has contributed to prominent journals like Humanity and The Palestine Yearbook of International Law, and her forthcoming book Corporate War Profiteering and International Law (Cambridge UP, 2025) examines intersections of law and political economy.
Dr. Hammouri serves as a Non-Resident Fellow at Al-Haq and Senior Legal Consultant at Law for Palestine. She has engaged with major international institutions, including drafting submissions for the International Court of Justice on Israeli occupation issues (2023) and advising UN bodies. Her work critiques systemic economic harm in occupied territories, corporate accountability, and decolonial legal frameworks. She teaches courses on International Economic Law, Critical Legal Theory, and Middle Eastern legal contexts.
- Education: PhD International Law (Manchester), LLM Economic Law (Sciences Po), BA Law (Jordan)
- Professional Affiliations: Chatham House, ECCHR, Transparency International
- Public Engagement: Featured in Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and TWAILR Reflections
Her research emphasizes interdisciplinary methods, blending semiotic analysis with TWAIL perspectives to challenge dominant narratives in international law. Current projects include exploring war profiteering mechanisms and legal responses to occupation economies.
