Papers by Melissa Deehring
Washington Quarterly, Oct 2, 2021
Social Science Research Network, Jul 1, 2021
Social Science Research Network, Nov 10, 2020
Social Sciences Education eJournal, 2019
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) plays a critical role in global peace, stability and p... more The Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) plays a critical role in global peace, stability and prosperity. While the successful implementation of WPS is heavily dependent on the involvement and active participation of the legal community (legislators, scholars, legal practitioners), to date, a large number of legal educators, decision-makers and legal professionals remain unaware of it or dismiss its importance. This article provides a synthetic overview of WPS and highlights its relevance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with a specific emphasis on its implementation in Qatar and lessons derived from the same.
International Feminist Journal of Politics
International Journal of the Legal Profession
In the West, women have practiced law and advocated greater gender diversity in the legal profess... more In the West, women have practiced law and advocated greater gender diversity in the legal profession for more than a century. In Qatar, concepts such as "equality of opportunity" and "diversity or inclusion in the profession" are virtually unexplored by research and only beginning to appear in casual conversations. While the number of women studying law in Qatar has significantly increased, the number of women practicing law as prosecutors, judges and lawyers has not directly correlated. This article will use Qatar as a case study to analyze how culture and modern development affect the feminization of Qatar's bar and bench.
Singapore Middle East Insights
In 2011, Qatar University College of Law established the Externship Program [hereinafter, the Pro... more In 2011, Qatar University College of Law established the Externship Program [hereinafter, the Program], a new pedagogical course for the region designed to teach students real life lawyering skills and encourage their pursuit of legal careers while balancing Qatari history, identity, traditions, and customs. 2 The course is unique in a variety of ways, including but not limited to the fact that it combines a traditional externship experience, typical in US law school curricula, with biweekly seminars regarding practical skills, legal ethics and career advice specifically tailored for a gender segregated undergraduate law program located in the Middle East. 3 While the course initially encountered resistance, mainly from worried family members regarding their female loved ones' participation, the program has subsequently proven enormously successful in the Qatari community with a total of 390 students, almost 75 percent of
International Review of Law
For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that would in... more For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal education. In 2011, Qatar University College of Law established a practical skills class, the Externship Program, designed to teach students real life lawyering skills, encourage graduates to pursue legal careers, and overcome existing administrative, cultural, and social barriers while preserving Qatari identity and customs. This article will first briefly present some existing scholarship regarding the global push for practical skills legal education and then explain results achieved by Qatar University and make the argument that more practical skills education can and should be implemented in the MENA region.
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Papers by Melissa Deehring