A Master's degree in Public Law – specializing in Criminal Law

The College of Law discussed one of the master's theses nominated for obtaining a Master's degree in Public Law – specializing in Criminal Law, submitted by master's student (Aghadeer Saad Shaker). Her study was supervised by Professor Dr. Ammar Rajab Maishir, a Professor of Criminal Law in our college. The discussion committee consisted of the esteemed members listed below:

Prof. Dr. Wissam Mohammed Khalifa – Chairman
Assist. Prof. Dr. Khaled Ahmed Ali – Member
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ziyad Abboud Manajid – Member
Prof. Dr. Ammar Rajab Maishir – Member and Supervisor.

The study addressed the impact on the principle of equality of access to criminal justice in the realization of immunities in their various types and forms. Establishing a written rule that defines punishable conduct, the persons entitled to lodge a complaint, and the persons subject to criminal accountability merely delineates the boundaries of access to criminal justice in terms of time—the moment the act giving rise to liability is committed and the entitlement to initiate criminal proceedings—and the existence of litigation in a specific geographical location, which in turn requires both parties to the case to appear before the judge. Upon scrutinizing the governing constitutional or subsidiary legislative texts, we reach the limits where protection stands, thus clarifying the extent of immunity's influence, in addition to the problems facing the application of a criminal trial characterized by equality. This is achieved by proposing alternative solutions in light of the legislator's absence in amending laws to keep pace with changes over time, coupled with the difficulty of drafting precise texts that address the novelty of current and future problems and encompass legal loopholes that may threaten the protection of rights and the exploitation of legal positions.

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