Said El-Dakkak

Number of articles written: 1 article

Said El-Dakkak

Number of articles written: 1 article

Said El-Dakkak, who was born in Egypt in 1942, studied law in Alexandria, and in 1963 obtained his degree cum laude. He made more advanced studies in Italy (Turin) and France (Nancy), specializing in public law. In 1973 he obtained his State Doctorate with a thesis on The general theory of the decisions of international organizations. Since then he has held the Chair of International Law in the Law Department of the University of Alexandria, where he is also Director of a Legal Services Centre concerned mainly with human rights. Among his numerous publications on international law and on the international organizations are a number of articles relating to humanitarian law and to human rights.

Published articles

article IRRC No. 275

International humanitarian law lies between the Islamic concept and positive international law