Mehdi J. Hakimi

Harvard University - Harvard Law School

Humphrey Fellow (2022-2023)

1563 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

Stanford Law School

Executive Director of the Rule of Law Program and Lecturer in Law (2016-2021)

559 Nathan Abbott Way

Stanford, CA 94305

United States

University of Oxford

Faculty of Law

Mansfield Road

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4AU

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (18)

1.

Relentless Atrocities: The Persecution of Hazaras

Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol. 44, No. 2 (2023)
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 01 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
Downloads 2,757 (10,124)
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International Law, Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, Rome Statute, International Criminal Court, ICC, Crimes Against Humanity, Persecution, Hazara, Afghanistan, Genocide

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The Genocide of Hazaras

Virginia Journal of International Law Online, Vol. 63 (2023)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 03 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2023
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, Genocide Convention, Rome Statute, International Criminal Court, ICC, Hazara, Afghanistan, Genocide

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The Afghan State and the Hazara Genocide

Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol. 37 (2024)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Jul 2023
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
Downloads 1,374 (30,089)

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International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, Genocide Convention, Rome Statute, International Criminal Court, ICC, International Court of Justice, ICJ, Hazara, Afghanistan, Genocide

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The International Criminal Court’s Afghan Dilemma: Complementarity and the Quest for Justice in Afghanistan

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 60, No. 2 (2022)
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 06 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2022
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
Downloads 754 (69,882)

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International Law, International Criminal Law, International Criminal Court, ICC, Rome Statute, Complementarity, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Comparative Law, Afghanistan, Afghan Law, Afghan War, Taliban, Human Rights

5.

Democracy and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan: A Cautionary Tale

The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Vol. 46, No. 1 (2022)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Feb 2022
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Afghan Law, Rule of Law, Democracy, Democratization, Constitutional Law, Separation of Powers, Executive Overreach, Legislature, Legislative Oversight, Elections, Electoral System, Comparative Law, Legal Reform, Law and Development, Law and Society

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The Rule of Law Crisis in Afghanistan

Georgetown Journal of International Law, 2020
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Sep 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
Downloads 374 (164,742)

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Afghanistan, Rule of Law, Afghan Law, Constitutional Law, Separation of Powers, Legislative Oversight, Judicial Independence, Executive Overreach, Comparative Law, Transnational Law, International Law, Legal Reform, Law and Development

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Crime and Criminal Justice in Afghanistan

Crime and Criminal Justice in Afghanistan, in Comparative Criminal Justice: International Trends and Practices (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022 Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Feb 2022
Mehdi J. Hakimi and Kobra Moradi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School and Australian National University, College of Law
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Afghanistan, Afghan Law, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Crime, Policing, Law Enforcement, Sentencing, Punishment, Corrections, Comparative Law, Legal Reform, Law and Development

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The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan

Judicature, Vol. 105, No. 3 (2021)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 22 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2022
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
Downloads 319 (195,741)

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Afghanistan, Rule of Law, Constitutional Law, Separation of Powers, Judiciary, Judicial Independence, Executive Overreach, Comparative Law, Legal Reform, Law and Development

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Rule of Law from the Ground Up: Legal Curriculum Reform in Afghanistan

California Law Review Online, Vol. 11, 2020
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Rule of Law, Afghan Law, Legal Education, Curriculum Reform, Legal Pluralism, Islamic Law, Shari’a, Customary Law, Comparative Law, Transnational Law, International Law, Legal Profession, Justice Reform, Informal Justice, Legal Reform, Law and Development

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Elusive Justice: Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of Afghanistan's Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights Vol. 18, No. 1 (2020)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Violence Against Women, Afghan Women, EVAW, Islamic Law, Shari’a, Customary Law, Afghan Law, International Law, Transnational Law, Comparative Law, Human Rights, Due Diligence Obligations, Legal Reform, Justice System, Discrimination, Impunity, Taliban, UNAMA, CEDAW

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The ICC and Afghanistan – Time to End Impunity?

Yale Journal of International Law, 2018
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 26 Jun 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Afghan War, International Criminal Court, ICC, Rome Statute, Taliban, ISIS, Daesh, Al-Qaeda, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Persecution, International Law, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights, Justice, Injustice, Impunity

12.

Applying Soft Power in the Afghan War

Pacific Council on International Policy, 2018
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 26 Jun 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Afghan War, United States, U.S. National Security, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, September 11 Attacks, Hard Power, Soft Power, Radicalization, Extremism, Terrorism, Peace, Democracy, Rule of Law

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Afghanistan’s New Law on the Procedure for Securing Rights

Stanford Law School, 2021
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 26 May 2021
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Afghan Law, Afghan Legal System, Afghan Justice System, Afghan Constitution, Enforcement of Judgments, Creditor and Debtor Rights, Legal Pluralism, Comparative Law, Law and Development

14.

An Introduction to the Laws of Afghanistan (4th Ed.)

Stanford Law School - Afghanistan Legal Education Project (2017)
Number of pages: 249 Posted: 26 Jun 2020
Harvard University - Harvard Law School, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Afghanistan, Afghan Law, Afghan Legal System, Afghan Constitution, Legal Pluralism, Comparative Law, Islamic Law, Shari’a, Customary Law, Afghan Justice System, Rule of Law, Legal Education, Law and Development, ALEP

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Rethinking Legal Education in Afghanistan: The Law Program at the American University of Afghanistan

Stanford Journal of International Law Vol. 55, No. 2 (2019)
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Jun 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi and Erik G. Jensen
Harvard University - Harvard Law School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Afghanistan, Afghan Law, Legal Education, Legal Pluralism, Islamic Law, Shari’a, Customary Law, Comparative Law, Transnational Law, International Law, Legal Profession, Justice Reform, Legal Reform, Rule of Law, Law and Development

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Curbing Illicit Financial Flows in Afghanistan

Integrity Watch Afghanistan, 2015
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Illicit Financial Flows, IFFs, Corruption, Drug Trade, Money Laundering, Terrorism, Terrorist Financing, Hawala, AML/CFT Legal Framework. Financial Action Task Force, FATF Standards, Banking, Finance, Economic Development

17.

WTO Reaches Historic Trade Facilitation Deal in Bali

McMillan LLP/Lexology, 2013
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 04 Nov 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Word Trade Organization, WTO, International Trade, Bali Package, Trade Facilitation Agreement, Trade Barriers, Doha Development Round

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Legal Curriculum Development in Iraq: Stanford’s Iraq Legal Education Initiative

MENA Business Law Review, Vol. 6, No. 3 (2021)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 05 Nov 2021
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Iraq, Kurdistan, Iraqi Law, Legal Education, Curriculum Reform, Legal Profession, Legal Reform, Rule of Law, Legal Pluralism, Islamic Law, Sharia, Comparative Law, Transnational Law, Law and Development

Other Papers (5)

Total Downloads: 493
1.

The False Inclusivity of the Taliban’s Emirate

Al Jazeera, 2020
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 Nov 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Islamic Law, Shari’a, Afghan War, Taliban, Terrorism, ISIS, Daesh, Al Qaeda, Doha Agreement, United States, Peace and Conflict

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The Taliban’s Real Challenge Begins Now

Bloomberg Law, 2021
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 16 Sep 2021
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Taliban, Afghan Law, Afghan Legal System, Afghan Justice System, Afghan Constitution, Separation of Powers, Decentralization, National Security

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On the Other Side of the World, an Even More Dysfunctional Election: America Has a Huge Stake in Afghanistan’s Future

New York Daily News, 2018
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 26 Jun 2020
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
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Afghanistan, Afghan War, Taliban, Afghan Election, Parliamentary Polls, Presidential Election, Ashraf Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah, Fraud, Democracy, UNAMA, United States

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The Taliban’s False Amnesty

The Diplomat, 2021
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 14 Dec 2021
Mehdi J. Hakimi
Harvard University - Harvard Law School
Downloads 95 (744,055)

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Afghanistan, Taliban, National Security, Terrorism, Amnesty, Impunity, Human Rights

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Stanford Law School Helps Develop a Strong Legal Education System in Kurdish Iraq

Stanford Law School, 2018
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 07 May 2021
Mehdi J. Hakimi and Stephanie Ashe
Harvard University - Harvard Law School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 50 (693,792)

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Iraq, Kurdistan, Iraqi Law, Legal Education, Legal Pluralism, Islamic Law, Comparative Law, Justice Reform, Legal Reform, Rule of Law, Law and Development