- Oxford Academia at:
- 2025 Sessions:
July 19–August 1
- Eligibility:
Completing grades 9–12
Motivated rising 9th graders will also be considered
- Typical Seminar Size:
In this seminar, explore legal principles to better understand why laws exist, their place in our social world, and the state’s role in defining what may be ambiguous or evolving doctrine. Examine the different forms of constitutional governments, and apply a critical lens to the relatively modern concept of constitutions as governing documents. Learn about the various multinational institutions—including the UN, the WTO, and the International Court of Justice—that work independently and together to establish order throughout Europe and beyond. Examine the scope of their regulatory and enforcement power and discuss controversial cases and legal doctrine. Compare and contrast European, British, and American legal systems, and meet with international law professionals.
FEATURED FACULTY
American University of Beirut, M.A., Arabic Literature
American University of Beirut, B.A., Economics
Ziad Majed is the Elliott E. Burdette Professor at the American University of Paris. He teaches History, Politics and International Relations and writes on French, Lebanese, Syrian, and Arab affairs as well as on Middle Eastern political transitions and crises. After graduating in Economics from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), he obtained a Master’s degree in Arabic Literature, then a DEA and a Ph.D. in Political science from Sciences Po Paris (France). Majed has been involved since 1994 in research work and reform campaigns related to political processes, Legal and civil society causes and women’s rights in Lebanon and other Arab countries. For the last 20 years, he has been regularly publishing articles and papers in Arabic (in Now Lebanon, Al-Quds al-Arabi, Al-Hayat, Aljazeera Center, the Journal of Palestine Studies, Daraj and Megaphone) and in French (in Orient Littéraire, Mediapart, Le Monde, Express, Libération, and AOC). He is a board member in Lebanese and French cultural institutes, a consultant for many international organizations, and a lecturer in festivals and annual conferences. His books include “Syrie, la révolution orpheline”, published in Arabic, French and – in an updated version – in German, “Dans la tête de Bachar Al-Assad” (with Subhi Hadidi and Farouk Mardam-Bey) in French, and “Iran and its four Arab fronts.”