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Mutasim Ali

SJD Candidate

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Mutasim Ali is an SJD Candidate at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Washington College of Law. His doctoral research focuses on Sudan’s quest for constitutional stability. Mr. Ali’s academic interest are Refugee Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International Law, and Constitutional Law.

Prior to joining the Washington College of Law SJD program, Mr. Ali served as a legal consultant at Project Expedite Justice, Civitas Maxima, and a legal advisor at the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights. He has a distinguished career in human rights activism both in Sudan and outside Sudan. His current practice focuses on international criminal law, international human rights and humanitarian law, and transitional justice.

Degrees & Universities

  • S.J.D., Candidate, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Washington College of Law
  • LL.M., International and Comparative Law, George Washington University Law School
  • LL.B., Academic College Law and Business, Ramat Gan, Israel

Areas of Specialization

  • International Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • Refugee Law
  • Constitutional Law

Awards and Scholarships

  • SJD Merit Scholarship, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Washington College of Law, 2022.
  • Recipient of Thelma Weaver Memorial Award, George Washington University, 2020.
  • LLM Thomas Buergenthal Merit Scholarship, George Washington University, 2019.
  • Human Rights Scholarship, Academic College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan, 2016.
  • Fellowship Program, Hebrew Immigration Aid Society (HIAS), 2016.
  • Recipient of the New Israel Fund Gallanter Prize for emerging Israel social justice leaders, 2016.

Selected Publications

  • Mutasim A. Ali, Israel’s asylum regime: the inconsistencies with national and international duties (July 2022) (unpublished article) (on file with Michigan State College Journal of International Law).
  • Nasredeen Abdulbari and Mutasim Ali, Middle Eastern nations should learn from history and back Sudan’s democratic forces, the Atlantic Council (August 23, 2022), online at: .
  • Mutasim Ali, I want Israel and Sudan to make peace. But not like this, Haaretz (August 28, 2020), online at: .
  • Mutasim Ali, Once again Netanyahu embraces Africa’s war criminal, and not its democrats, Haaretz (February 6, 2020), online at: .
  • Mutasim Ali, Israel’s asylum seeker deal with the UN was never a victory, Netanyahu proved it, Haaretz (April 3, 2018), online at: .

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