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Nimer Sultany

Palestinian legal scholar and professor of law

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Why Nimer is here

Sultany's scholarship connects constitutional theory, human rights, and Palestinian legal experience while building institutions for critical research on Palestine.

Their story

Nimer Sultany is a Palestinian legal scholar and professor of law at SOAS University of London. He chairs the Centre for Palestine Studies and serves as editor-in-chief of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law. Before joining SOAS, he practiced human-rights law in Palestine and directed the Political Monitoring Project at Mada al-Carmel.

Milestones

The moments that shaped Nimer’s path.

  1. Earned a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Harvard Law School.

  2. 2017

    Published Law and Revolution: Legitimacy and Constitutionalism After the Arab Spring.

  3. 2018

    Won both the International Society of Public Law Book Prize and the Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship.

  4. Became chair of the Centre for Palestine Studies at SOAS and editor-in-chief of the Palestine Yearbook of International Law.

Legacy

What they built, changed and left behind.

  1. Published influential work on constitutional theory, comparative constitutionalism, and Israeli jurisprudence.

  2. Practiced human-rights law in Palestine before moving into full-time scholarship.

  3. Leads research and publishing institutions devoted to Palestine and international law.

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