Department of Private Law

Overview

The Department of Private Law aims to be an active partner in the efforts to improve the quality of legal education and develop the student's ability to think analytically by developing his research capabilities and encouraging him to develop innovative solutions for contemporary issues. The Department of Private Law offers 31 courses in the bachelor program relating to the financial transactions, commercial companies, contract theory, and the alternative disputes resolutions. Furthermore, the Department of Private Law offers Master program in Private Law according to which the LLM student has to study 31 credits hours for the LLM courses and dissertation. The Department has 18 full-time faculty members specializing in various branches of Private Law, and they play a major role in enhancing the legal awareness of the local community and contribute effectively to the overall activities of the College such as conferences and workshops. The Department hopes to offer a PhD program in Private Law, in conjunction with the Public Law Department in the near future.

Publications

Faculty Name	Title	Journal Name	Journal Classification
Prof. Emad Abdel Rahim Dahiyat	Sustainability and UAE consumer protection law: renewed questions and expected challenges	International Journal of Law and Management	Scopus
Prof. Emad Abdel Rahim Dahiyat	Perceptions and practices of medical ethics and laws among health professionals in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Humanit Soc Sci Commun 12, 804 (2025).	Scopus
Prof. Zaid Agaileh	The Authenticity of the Testimony of a Person Who has no Religion in the UAE: a Study in Shari'a and Law, Malaysian Journal of Shari’a and Law, Volume 13, No. 2, August 2025	Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law	Scopus
Dr. Enas Alqodsi	Facial Recognition Technology: Protecting Biometric Privacy in the Digital Age	ASCE's Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction	Scopus
Dr. Enas Alqodsi	When Cybersecurity Becomes a Reason for Amending or Terminating an International Commercial Contract: Proposed Solutions	ASCE's Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction	Scopus
Dr. Enas Alqodsi	Resolving Disputes Arising from PPP Contracts on Seawater Desalination Plants: The Independent Expert as the Most Effective Means	ASCE's Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction	Scopus
Dr. Enas Alqodsi	Extended Producer Responsibility in E-Waste Recycling: A Secure Path to a Sustainable Future for UAE	Sustainable Development	Scopus

Journal Name	Faculty Name	Title
Artificial Intelligence and Law, Springer	Emad Dahiyat	Law and software agents: Are they “Agents” by the way?
Colorado Technology Law Journal	Emad Dahiyat	Artificial Intelligence and the Law: Do We Need a Thoughtful Reconsideration?
European Food and Feed Law Review	Mohammad Nsour	Legal Tools to Achieve Food Security through Public Private Partnerships: The Jordanian Case
European Food and Feed Law Review	Mohammad Nsour	Internal Trade Law And Food Exports During Covid-19 Pandemic: Case Of Jordan
Andhra Law Times, 15 September 2020	Dr. Zaheeruddin Mohammed	Security for Costs as an Interim or Provisional Measure in International Arbitration.
Balkans Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences –Balkans JETSS- Vol. 3-No. 2-2020 Sofia, Bulgaria.	Dr. Zaheeruddin Mohammed	COVID-19 Pandemic- An impediment in performance of contract.
Colorado Technology Law Journal	Dr. Saleh Al-Sharieh	Rethinking the Hierarchies of Rights in International Copyright Law

Journal Name	Faculty Name	Title
Arab Law Quarterly	Emad Dahiyat	Online Shopping and Consumer Rights in the UAE: Do We Need a Specific Law?
International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd,	Mohammad Nsour	Law to Counter Tobacco Companies in the Arab Region: A Look at Jordan and the United Arab Emirates
International Journal of Economics and Business Research	Mutasim ALQUDAH	Law to Counter Tobacco Companies in the Arab Region: A Look at Jordan and the United Arab Emirates

Journal Name	Faculty Name	Title
Arab Law Quarterly	Mohammad Nsour	Economic Cooperation Between the United Arab Emirates and Turkey: Legal and Policy Considerations
Information & Communications Technology Law	Mutasim ALQUDAH	‘Consumer Protection in Mobile Payment in the UAE: The Current State of Play, Challenges and the Way Ahead
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance	Dr. Saleh Al-Sharieh	From the Persuasion of Theory to the Certainty of Law: A Multi-Jurisdictional Analysis of the Law of Community Policing in Europe
Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law	Dr. Saleh Al-Sharieh	The Blessing of Talent and the Curse of Poverty: Reinforcing Copyright Law’s Implementation of Authors’ Material Interests in International Human Rights Law

Faculty

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Name	Position	Email	Extension
Prof. Emad A. Dahiyat	Department Chairman	e.aldehyyat@uaeu.ac.ae	5372
Prof. Noori H. Khater	Professor	N.khater@uaeu.ac.ae	5341
Prof. Ahmed El Sayed Khalil	Professor	ahmed.khalil@uaeu.ac.ae	5349
Prof. Zaid Al Agaileh	Professor	zaida@uaeu.ac.ae	5351
Dr. Habiba Al Shamsi	Associate Professor	habiba.saif@uaeu.ac.ae	6610
Prof. Abdullah al Khatib	Professor	aalkhatib@uaeu.ac.ae	5359
Prof. Moh'd Zaheeruddin	Professor	z_mohammed@uaeu.ac.ae	5357
Dr. ElMoatasembellah ElGheriani	Associate Professor	elgheriani@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Ahmed M.Al Zaabi	Associate Professor	ahmed.alzaabi@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Saleh Al-Sharieh	Associate Professor	saleh.al-sharieh@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Enas Al Qodsi	Associate Professor	enas.alqodsi@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Ahmed El Dakak	Associate Professor	a.eldakak@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Farouq Ahmad Faleh Al Azzam	Associate Professor	farouqafa@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Majd Walid Ata Manasra	Associate Professor	dr.manasra@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Abdulla D. Alremeithi	Assistant Professor	a.alrumaithi@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Abdulrahim. Abdulla	Assistant Professor	mohammad.a@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Hassan Abdalla Hassan	Assistant Professor	hassan.abdalla@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Osama Al Behandy	Assistant Professor	oalbehandy@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi	Assistant Professor	m.r.alshamsi@uaeu.ac.ae	-
Dr. Omar AlMansoor	Assistant Professor	oalman@uaeu.ac.ae	-

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