| Dr. Paul Morcos |
Legal, public activities and projects- 2004 - Present: President, Justicia Foundation for Development & Human Rights (www.justiciadh.org).
- 2009 - Present: Legal consultant at the Lebanese Parliament.
- 2010 – 2011: Legal Consultant, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (www.omspa.gov.lb)
- 2006 - Present: Coordinator of the National Plan for Human Rights at the Lebanese Parliament & UNDP. The aim of this plan is to review all the national legislations, to amend them and to enact
new legislations, conform to International Human Rights and democratic values.July - August 2011: Coordinator, “Strengthening the Fair Process and Access to Justice in Lebanon by better
guarantying the Right of Defense and improving the Legal Assistance/Legal Aid – LRDLA”, project funded by the American Bar Association (ABA – Rule of Law Initiative). - March - June 2011: Project Manager, “Justice Sector Studies”, project funded by the World Bank Group.
- 2011: Legal expert in the Judicial training, EU Project in Lebanon.
- 2010-2011: Member of the Committee for Amending Law of Association at the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities.
- 2009 - 2011: Member of the executive committee and Head of the legal committee of the High Council of the Catholic Church presided by his Beatude Gregorios the Third.
- 2008: Member of the Ministry of Justice Committee for Improving the Judiciary.
- 2007: Coordinator of the « Access to Justice » Project at the Ministry of Justice with UNDP.
- 2007: Legal Expert at the Ministry of Justice & UNDP’s Access to Justice Project.
- 2007: Participant in “Rule of Law & Judicial Reform”, International Visitors Leadership Program, U.S. State Department, Washington-Reno-Pennsylvania-Austin-New York.
- 2005 - Present: Member of the Lebanese Association for Political Sciences.
- 2005 - 2009: Coordinator at “Lebanese Magistracy Monitor: Monitoring Lawful and Bold Sentences”, LFPCP & Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)-Washington.
- 2005 - 2008: Coordinator at the LFPCP & Middle East Partnership Initiative, Lebanese Magistracy Monitor: Monitoring Lawful and Bold Sentences.
- 2004 - 2009: Coordinator of the “Lebanese Legislation Monitor (NGO’s, MPS and Media Advocating for Democracy and Human Rights)”, LFPCP & the National Endowment for Democracy-Washington.
- 2004 - 2006: Coordinator LFPCP & National Endowment for Democracy, Lebanese Legislation Monitor (NGO’s, MPS and Media Advocating for Democracy and Human Rights).
- 2000: Organizer and researcher at La Sagesse Center for Studies on Economic and Social Rights (“CEDESS”), La Sagesse University, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1998 - Present: Researcher at the Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace- LFPCP (A civil association managed by Prof. Antoine Messarra), Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1998: Member of the Lebanese Association for Human Rights, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1997 – 1998: Executive Project Coordinator for the “Democracy Monitor in Lebanon”, in collaboration with the European Union (MEDA Democracy Program).
- 1996 – 1998: Executive Consultant at the Joseph & Laure Moghaizel Foundation for Democracy and Human Rights, Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1995 – 1996: Collaborator at televised cultural emissions, MTV, Beirut, Lebanon
Conferences:
Lecturer,Organizer and Participant in many cultural and legal conferences and seminars in Lebanon and abroad.
In Lebanon - Trainer, Legal and Banking Training Sessions, Federal Bank: Beirut, 2011.
- Trainer, Legal and Banking Training Sessions, BBAC Bank: Beirut, 2001-2011.
- Trainer, Legal and Banking Training Sessions, Baraka Bank: Beirut, 2010.
- Trainer, Media Role for Human Rights, An Nahar Newspaper Center, October 2010.
- Lecturer, Legal and Banking training session, Intercontinental Bank, Beirut, December 9, 2005.
- Lecturer, United Nations Youth Capacity Building Camp, UNDP/UNV, Hammana-Lebanon, August 4, 2005.
- Lecturer, Seminar on “Legal & practical issues in every day’s work”, Bar Association, Lawyer’s house, Beirut, April 27, 2005.
- Lecturer, Seminar on “Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing”, United Arab Banks, Movenpick Hotel, Beirut, April 19-20, 2005.
- Lecturer, “Banking issues and fighting Money Laundering”, Islamic University, Khadeh- Lebanon, June 1, 2004.
- Lecturer, Conferences on “Banking Secrecy, Fighting Money Laundering and ‘Terrorist Financing’”, Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture & Industry in Tripoli and North of Lebanon, February 15,
2002 and April 30, 2004. - Lecturer, Seminar on “Money Laundering and ‘Terrorist Financing’ through insurance companies”, SNA Insurance and Reinsurance, Hazmieh – Lebanon, March 25, 2004.
- Lecturer, Conference on “Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing”, St. Joseph University, Beirut – Lebanon, March 11, 2004.
- Lecturer, Seminar on “Legal issues in the banking domain” presented to the Central Bank's Auditors (Banking Control Commission), Central Bank, Beirut – Lebanon, December 9-11, 2003
Abroad- Participant and Lecturer, Towards a Healthier Relationship between Religion and State, Istanbul, Turkey, March 25-28, 2010.
- Participant in the Dialogue Conference on “Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing”, U.S. Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Bank of New-York & Union of Arab Banks, Federal
Reserve Bank, New-York, U.S.A, December 11-13,2006. - Lecturer in the Seminar on “Fighting Money Laundering”, Central Bank of Syria & United Arab Banks, Le Meridien Hotel, May 8-10, 2006.Lecturer and national rapporteur for the
Program/Workshop on "The improvement of the Legal Systems in the Mediterranean countries", Réseau Méditerranéen de Formation et de recherche (INTERCENTER), Messine, Italy, June 9-11, 2006 - Lecturer of “Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing through Non-Financial Organizations”, Arab Monetary Fund and International Monetary Fund, Abu Dhabi, March 8, 2006.
- Participant in the Seminar on “Islam & Christianity: Mutual perspectives”, The Arab Working Group for Muslim Christian Dialogue, Amman, Jordan, September 17-21, 2005.
- Lecturer in the Seminar on “Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing”, United Arab Banks and Mena FATF with the collaboration of the U.S. Treasury Department, Intercontinental
Hotel, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, September 1st, 2005. - Lecturer in three training sessions on “E-Banking Legislations and Regulations”, United Banks of Sudan, August 29, 2005.
- Participant in the Seminar on “Citizenship and Reforms”, The Arab Working Group for Muslim Christian Dialogue, Cairo University and Nile Hilton Hotel, Egypt, March 21-23, 2005.
- Participant in the Seminar on “Good Governance for development in the Arab Countries”, UNDP, Dead Sea, Jordan, King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center & Marriott Hotel, February 6-7, 2005
- Participantin the Seminar on “Arab-Western and Christian-Muslim Relations”, Central Park Hotel, London – UK, October 23-25, 2003.
- Participant in the Seminar on “Muslims and Christians together facing the challenges” organized by The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Le Meridien Heliopolis Hotel, Cairo-Egypt,
December 17-20, 2002
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