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Prof. Lafi M.Daradkeh

Prof. Lafi M.Daradkeh

Dean, College of Law

Biography

Professor Lafi Daradkeh is a Professor of private law at University Of Kalba Faculty of law in Uinited Arab Emirates. Currently he is the Dean of university Of Kalba Faculty of law and the general director of legal affaires. Professor daradkeh receives his Bachelor degree in law from Yarmouk University in 1995, and he receives his master and Ph.D. degrees in commercial law from university of Leeds, UK in 2002 and in 2005 respectively.

He joined Yarmouk University as assistant professor of commercial law in 2005. He has been the program committee co-chair for several conferences. Professor daradkeh supervised a number of master &Ph.d thesis and he participated as internal and external examiner for master and Ph.D thesis. He is also editor and member of editorial board for a number of legal journals. He also participated in establishing different postgraduate programs in law in different Arab countries universities. In addition to his academic

Education
  • 2002-2005 PhD in commercial law- School of Law – University of Leeds (UK).
  • 2001-2002 LLM in Business Law – School of Law – University of Leeds (UK).
  • 1995-1998 LLM in Commercial Law- Faculty of Law- University of Jordan(Jordan).
  • 1991-1995 LLB – Faculty of Law – Yarmouk University (Jordan).
Areas of Experties
  • Dean of College of Law – University of Kalba from 2024 till now.
  • Dean of the Faculty of Law - Yarmouk University from 2018 to 2020
  • Director of the Legal Affairs Department and Advisor to the President of the University for Legal Affairs - Yarmouk University from 2018 to 2021.
  • Associate Professor of Commercial Law– Faculty of Law- United Arab Emirates University 2011-2016
  • Professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law - Yarmouk University .
  • 4-Member of the Council of Yarmouk University
  • 4-Member of the Council of the Center for the Studies of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration at Yarmouk University from 2018 to 2020
  • 5-(F4 Examiner Supervisor) at the British Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
  • 6-Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law - Yarmouk University from 2010 to 2014.
  • 7-Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law - Yarmouk University from 2005 to 2010.
  • 8-A licensed lawyer before all Jordanian regular courts.
  • 9-A private mediator approved by the Jordanian Judicial Council and an employee of the Ministry of Justice from 1997 to 2000.
  • 10-Assistant Dean of the College of Law from 2008 to 2010
Researches Interests

Professor daradkeh's research mainly focuses on different area of commercial law, comparative law, legal Islamic studies, and artificial intelligent law. His teaching area covers different topics in private law at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has published over 50 articles in different international journals and he participated in more than 40 international conferences. He has been the program committee co-chair for several conferences. Professor daradkeh supervised a number of master &Ph.d thesis and he participated as internal and external examiner for master and Ph.D thesis

Publications
  1. Daradkeh, L. (2024). Beyond Lecturing: Using Moot Court and Artificial Intelligence Teaching Systems as the Other Methods of Teaching Law. Journal of Kurdish Studies.
  2. Daradkeh, L. (2023). The Need and Policy for Legislating the Principles of Islamic Financial Transactions as a Law Applicable in Litigation and Arbitration. Journal of Namibia Studies,Vol 34 “(Scopus Q2”.
  3. Daradkeh, L. (2021). Theory of International Commercial Arbitration Behind Foreign Corrupted Islamic Investments. AL Qasimia university Journal of Islamic Economics. Vol. 1 No. 1 .
  4. Daradkeh, L. (2021). Blockchain investment Award Under New York Convention of 1958: The Need for New Interpretation to Motivate Blockchain Investments. KIlAW Journal.Vol.8.No.2.
  5. Daradekh, L.(2018).Constitutionality of Article VII of the New York Convention of 1958 under Jordanian and Egyptian Law. Arab Law Quarterly Journal. 32(2018) 501-516.
  6. Daradkeh Lafi.(2018). The challenges of law keep pace with the technological developments in banking and finance: Bitcoin (cryptocurrency) as a model of safe use under technology-based constraints in the absence of legal guarantees. KIlAW Journal.issue,2. May 2018, PP 325-359.
  7. Daradkeh,L.(2016).Solution by negotiation and determination by arbitration.Arab Law Quarterly Journal 30 (2016) 395-409.
  8. Daradkeh,L.(2015). The Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award Merged with Foreign Judgement under the United Arab Emirate Civil Procedure Law. Int. J. of Private Law 2015 - Vol. 8, No.1 pp. 41 - 48.
  9. Daradkeh,L(2015) .The Applicability of Res Judicata and Functus Officio on Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards under UAE Civil Procedural Law.Int.J. of Private law 2015-Vol.8,No1 PP 41-48.
  10. Daradkeh, L.(2013 (Commercial Arbitration Under Investment Treaties and Contracts: Its Importance and Danger in the Arab World.” Arab Law Quarterly”.27:393-413.
  11. Daradkeh, L.(2013). Subrogation doctrine in insurance contract: comparative approach under Jordanian and English Law - Int. J. of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation 2012 - Vol. 11, No.3/4 pp. 234 – 246.
  12. Daradkeh, L, Kasawneh, A (2011). The capability of intellectual property disputes of being settled by ADR: theoretical and practical approach under Jordanian law- Int. J. of Intellectual Property Management 2011 - Vol. 4, No.4 pp. 283 – 296.
  13. Daradkeh, L.(2011). Quality of Arbitration Rules Attracts Quantity of Arbitrations: Why it Fails in Arab World? Int. J. Liability and Scientific Enquiry. 4:159 – 169.
  14. Daradkeh, L.(2011)Race to the Bottom: Standards of New Jordanian Tax Law. Paper presented at the Twelfth Mediterranean Research Meeting, Florence and Montecatini Terme 6-9-April 2011, organized by the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute.
  15. Daradkeh, L.(2011).Regulation and Accreditation Models of teaching law in Jordan. Paper presented at General Assembly and Conference on Teaching, Legal Education and Strategic Planning, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 13-15, 2011
  16. Daradkeh, L.(2010). International commercial arbitration in the Arab countries: an economic necessity or legal colonisation? Int. J. Liability and Scientific Enquiry, VoL.3,Nos.1/2,2010. This article has been contributed by the ITA Board of Reporters on 15 April 2010 to Kluwer Arbitration.
  17. Daradkeh,L (2002). Notion of commercial arbitral award: in domestic and international commercial arbitration rules. (Unpublished, Master dissertation). Leeds university. Faculty of Law.Uk.
  18. Daradkeh,L (2003)The extent to which foreign online arbitration awards (electronic awards) are recognizable and enforceable under English law.ICFAI Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution 69.
  19. Daradkeh,L (2005). -Recognition and enforcement of foreign commercial arbitral awards relating to international commercial disputes: comparative study(English and Jordanian law).(PhD thesis). Leeds university. Faculty of Law.Uk. Published by White Rose eThesis online. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/view/iau/Leeds=2ERC-SLAW.html
  20. Daradkeh, L. (2008).Beyond lecturing: using simulation as one of the other methods of teaching International Business Transactions law (Yarmouk University Faculty of Law simulation courses as an example). Proceedings of the IALS Conference Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany.
  21. http://www.ialsnet.org/meetings/business/DaradkehLafi-Jordan .pdf
  22. Daradkeh, L. (2009).Introduction to the Jordanian Tax and Zakah System: A Comparative Study. Proceedings of the 10th Mediterranean Research Meeting. Montecantini Terme, Italy.
  23. Daradkeh, L.(2009).The Role of law school and law school leadership in a changing world: What have we learned from each other? What can we learn from each other? Proceedings of the IALS Conference Australian National University. Canberra, Australia. http://www.ialsnet.org/meetings/role/papers/DaradkehLafi(Jordan).pdf.
Books:
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Commercial Arbitral awards )Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010, Germany)