Doebbler, Curtis
Dr. Doebbler is an expert in international law, particularly international human rights law.
Education
He has earned law degrees from New York Law School in the United States (a Juris Doctors); Nijmegen University in the Netherlands (a Meesterstitel in European law, comparative constitutional law and international law [europees recht, vergelijkende staatsrecht en volkenrecht]); and London School of Economics and Political Science (Ph.D. in public international law, specialized in international human rights law). He has also been awarded a diploma in Public International Law by the prestigious Hague Academy of International Law in the Den Haag, Nederland.
He earned first degrees in journalism and English literature from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, London, UK. Ph.D. (international law) awarded March 1998. Thesis Title: The Individual in the Process of International Law. Supervisors: Judge Rosalyn Higgins, Professor Peter Muchlinski, and Professor Gunther Tëubner. KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT NIJMEGEN, Nijmegen, NL.Degree of Masters of Law (LL.M./meesterstitel) awarded January 1994; Subjects: Dutch law, comparative constitutional law, private international law, and publicinternational law, specializing in international human rights law. NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York City, New York, USA. Degree of Juris Doctors awarded August 1988
Subjects of specialization: immigration law, media law, comparative constitutional law, constitutional history, and international law. SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, Texas, USA. Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) in English Literature (fiction writing). Bachelors of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Journalism (print). Both awarded August 1983.
Professional Experience
His clients have included heads of state, governments, non-government organizations and, particularly some of the most vulnerable and oppressed individuals in the world.
Dr. Doebbler practices law before the International Court of Justice, the African Commission and Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, the United Nations Administrative Tribunal, and the United Nations Treaty bodies. Almost all of his work is pro bono. Click on the “Contact Dr Doebbler” tab to the left to find out how you can contact Dr. Doebbler about your case or a human rights violation anywhere in the world.
He does not usually take domestic cases, but may be involved as ‘of counsel’ or as cooperating counsel with lawyers on cases raising significant international law issues or constitutional issues of international importance.
He is also admitted to practice law in the United States in District of Columbia, the Court of Appeal of the Fourth Circuit, the US Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Supreme Court.
Dr. Doebbler works with about two dozen volunteers around the world at any one time. They are individuals who are committed to promoting and protecting international human rights law and have been selected from among dozens of applicants. Many are former students, some are lawyers or professor of law, all work with Dr. Doebbler under his close supervision.
Courses taught
International Law
Awards
AN-NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Nablus, Palestine.
AWARD FOR WORK FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS awarded February 2007.
MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW 2005-2007, 2006-2007;
WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD 2006-2007;
AND WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA 2006-2007.
ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW, Washington, D.C.HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD awarded June 2001.
HAGUE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, Den Haag, NL. DIPLOMA OF THE ACADEMY (public international law) awarded August 2000.
LAW DEPARTMENT TEACHING FELLOWSHIP, LSE, London, UK.Awarded 1995-1997.
MORRIS SCHOLARSHIP, London, UK.Awarded 1995-1997.
RESEARCH FELLOW OF THE HAGUE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, Den Haag, NL.Awarded Summer 1988.
FIRST PRIZE AT THE HELSINKI SUMMER SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Awarded August 1988.
Publications (since 2004)
Doebbler, C.F.J., Facing Reality: Essays by Curtis F.J. Doebbler, CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA (forthcoming in 2008).Clark, R., and Doebbler, C.F.J., The Humanitarian Disaster in Iraq: Realizing Reality, CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN: 978-0-9743570-5-8 (2008).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “An Intentionally Unfair Trial,” 5 Journal of International Criminal Justice 264-271 (2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., and Clark, R., A Travesty of Justice: The Iraqi Special Tribunal [a draft report], CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA (February 2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., The Principle of Non-Discrimination in International Law, University of Pristina, Centre for Human Rights, Pristina, Kosova and CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN: 0-9743570-4-1 (2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., Introduction to International Criminal Law, University of Pristina, Centre for Human Rights, Pristina, Kosova and CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN: 0-9743570-3-0 (2007).
Doebbler, C.F., International Law of Jurisdiction, an electronic workbook in the International Law Resource Book of the IOLIS Law Courseware Consortium project at the University of Warwick (2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., International Human Rights Law: Cases and Materials, Vol. I, Tashkent State Institute of Law Press, Tashkent, Uzbekistan and CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN 0-9743570-0-6 and 978-0-9743570-0-3 (pp. xxxviv/574, re-issued 2006) [This book was first published in 2004 as a single volume].
Doebbler, C.F.J., International Human Rights Law: Cases and Materials, Vol. II, Tashkent State Institute of Law Press, Tashkent, Uzbekistan and CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN 0-9743570-0-6 and 978-0-9743570-0-3 (pp. xxxviv/421, re-issued 2006) [This book was first published in 2004 as a single volume].
Doebbler, C.F.J., Introduction to International Human Rights Law, (pp. 364, pbk. US$24.95) CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN: 978-0-9743570-2-7 (2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., Introduction to International Humanitarian Law, CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN: 0-9743570-6-5 (pp. ix/228, 2005).
Doebbler, C.F.J., contributor to The American Bar Association, Central and East European Law Initiative, Assessment of the Draft Code of Judicial Conduct for Indonesia (July 2005).
Doebbler, C.F.J., et al., “A Trial Indeed: The Treatment of Saddam Hussein vs. the Rule of Law,” at pages 979 to 817 in O’Huallachain, D.L., and Sharp, J., (eds.), Neo-Conned Again: Hypocrisy, Lawlessness, and the Rape of Iraq, Light in the Darkness Publications: Vienna, Virginia, USA, ISBN-10: 1-932528-05-9 and ISBN-13: 978-1-932528-05-3 (2005).
Doebbler, C.F.J., et al., “Debate about Justice in Iraq: Professors Curtis Doebbler and Michael Scharf,” 37 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 21 (2005).Doebbler, C.F., (compiled by), Selected Human Rights Treaties in Russian and English, CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA (2004).
Doebbler, C.F., International Law of Immunities from Jurisdiction, an electronic workbook in the International Law Resource Book of the IOLIS Law Courseware Consortium project at the University of Warwick (2004).
Doebbler, C.F.J., and Eid, M., “American Lawyers and the Use of Force,” 16(3) Peace Review 279-284 (September 2004).Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Tashkent State Institute of Law, ABA CEELI, and CD Publishing: Washington, DC, USA, ISBN 0-9743570-1-4 and 978-0-9743570-1-0 (pp. 192, 2004).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Book Review: Howard N. Meyer, The World Court in Action, Judging Among the Nations,” 29(2) Peace and Change 322-346 (2004).
Doebbler, C.F.J., International Human Rights Law: Cases and Materials, CD Publishing: Washington, D.C., USA, ISBN 0-9743570-0-6 and 978-0-9743570-0-3 (pp. xxxviv/974, 2004).
Published Digital Works (since 2004)
Doebbler, C.F.J., “UN or US Pawn,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 866 (11 – 17 October 2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “United in complicity,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 864 (27 September – 3October 2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Good Terrorists, Bad Terrorists,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 860 (30 August- 5 September 2007).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Selling out the Palestinian people,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 850 (21 – 27June 2007).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Iraqis Killing Iraqis for America,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 833 (22 – 28 February 2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “The Genocide Today,” The Star (Amman, Jordan) (1 February 2007).Doebbler, C.F.J., “The Genocide Among US,” Opinion Editorials at www.aljazeerah.info (28January 2007).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Note from America,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 828 (18 – 24 January 2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Obituary: Saddam Hussein,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 827 (10 – 17 January 2007).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Obituary: Saddam Hussein,” Opinion Editorials at www.aljazeerah.info (4 January 2007).Doebbler, C.F.J., “The US and the Execution of Saddam Hussein: No Respect for the Law(Forum),” Jurist at jurist.law.pitt.edu (29 December 2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Iraq’s Impact on Human Rights: Letter to the Editor,” The Guardian (17October 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Opinion: Know Thy Enemy,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 808 (17 – 23 August2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Duty of all to back Hamas, Palestinians (Letter to the Editor),” The Peninsula(Qatar) (1 August 2006) reprinted by Palestinian Media Center at www.palestine-pmc.com (5 August 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Destroying Lebanon, Palestine, and international law,” website of the NationalCouncil of Arab Americans at www.arab-american.net (30 July 2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., “The right to freedom,” Jordan Times, Letter to the Editor atwww.jordantimes.com (6 July 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Duty of all to back HAMAS, Palestinians,” The Peninsula, Letter to the Editorat www.thepeninsulaqatar.com (4 July 2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Attack on democracy in Palestine,” Middle East Times, Letter to the Editor atwww.metimes.com (3 July 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Duty to Support Hamas and Palestine,” Opinion Editorials atwww.aljazeerah.info (3 July 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “The Debacle,” Edition 17, Vol. 4 at www.bitterlemons-international.org (11May 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Wolfowitz and Corruption,” Opinion Editorials at www.aljazeerah.info (26April 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “A Farce of Law: The trial of Saddam Hussein (Forum),” Jurist atjurist.law.pitt.edu (24 April 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Palestinian Assistance,” Chicago Tribune Online atnewsblogs.chicagotribune.com (11 April 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “An Appeal to International Lawyers and Law Professors to Hold the BushAdministration Accountable for Flouting International Law,” OrbStandard atwww.orbstandard.org (21 March 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “An Appeal to International Lawyers and Law Professors: Hold the Bush Administration Accountable for Flouting International Law,” Counterpunch.com (31 March2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “UN Commission on Human Rights Needs to Act Against Powerful CountriesFirst,” Opinion Editorials at www.aljazeerah.info (14 March 2006).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Opinion: What the media doesn’t want to know,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No.784 (2 – 8 March 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Understanding HAMAS (letter to the editor),” The Star Weekly (Lebanon) (23February 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “HAMAS called US to be Removed from Terrorist List,” Opinion Editorials atwww.aljazeerah.info (21 February 2006).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Time magazine Global Health Summit: A Demonstration of American ElitesIgnorance and Arrogance,” at www.aljazeerah.info (9 November 2005).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Comment on ‘TV Coverage of Saddam Hussein Trial…’,” Comment atwww.newshounds.us (5 August 2005).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Opinion: The worse choice possible,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 735 (24 – 30March 2005).Doebbler, C.F.J., “Commentary: Between law and politics,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 733 (10– 16 March 2005).
Doebbler, C.F.J., “Commentary: The war in law itself,” Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 731 (24 February – 2 March 2005).
