Omar KAMEL

Omar Kamel is a Lecturer and Doctoral Researcher at Sciences Po Law School in Paris, where he teaches public international law and armed conflicts. His PhD thesis appraises the sway of media discourse on the laws of war, and the outcomes of armed conflicts in the Middle East. His writings on the intersection between mass media and international law have sought to highlight the normalising effect of news coverage on legal discourse, and have featured discussions with Professors Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, and Chris Hedges. Formerly a Visiting Scholar and Fellow at Cornell Law School and Johns Hopkins University, he has lectured courses and research seminars at universities in France, Japan, and the United States, such as Sciences Po Paris, Cornell University, Keio University, and Temple University. He was previously an Associate Legal Officer at UNESCO's Office of Legal Affairs, and was consulted by the UN Team of Experts for Rule of Law on the model legislative provisions for victims of conflict-related sexual violence. With Professor Mohsen Al-Attar, he is the co-founder of the Opinio Juris Podcast: Fresh Squeezed.