Mr. Nadi ABI RACHED
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Associate professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext nadi.abirached@usj.edu.lb
Nadi Abi RACHED holds a degree in law from the Faculty of Law Political Sciences at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut. He continued his studies at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), where he obtained a Master, followed by a PhD in public law, with a thesis focused on Lebanese constitutional identity, exploring issues of constitutional law litigation. After several years dedicated to academic research within the federation of research in internal public law at Panthéon-Assas University (Cujas Institute), Nadi Abi Rached holds a Bachelor of Law from the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut. He pursued his studies at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), where he obtained a Masters, then a Ph.D in public law on the Lebanese constitutional identity. After several years dedicated to academic research within the Cujas Institute, a federation of research in internal public law at Panthéon-Assas University, as well as teaching at the same university and at the University of Evry Val d’Essonne, he was appointed director of the legal department of the city of Sevran. He then returned to Lebanon to join the Faculty of Law at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, initially as a teaching assistant and later as a senior lecturer and since 2024 as an Associate Professor. Nadi Abi Rached is also an attorney at law and serves as the Chairman of the Board of the non-governmental organization Legal Agenda.as well as to teaching at the same university and at the University of Evry Val d’Essonne, he was appointed director of the legal department of the city of Sevran. He then returned to Lebanon to join Saint Joseph University, initially as a teaching assistant and later as a lecturer. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. He is also an attorney at law and serves as the Chairman of the Board of the non-governmental organization Legal Agenda.
Highest degree : PhD in Law - Public law - Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) - France
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD in Law - Public law | Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) | France | 2011 |
| DEA / Master 2 in Public Law | Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) | France | 2004 |
| Master in public and private law | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2003 |
| Bachelor of Law | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2003 |
+ Teaching at USJ
Constitutional law Administrative law Administrative litigation Special administrative law Public finances
+ Teaching outside USJ
| Experience in University Teaching Outside USJ | Country | Institution | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting professor | France | Université de Bordeaux | 01/09/2024 | 31/08/2025 |
| Teaching and research temporary attaché (constitutional law, administrative law) | France | Université Evry Val d'Essonne | 01/09/2010 | 31/08/1980 |
| Assistant teacher in constitutional law | France | Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) | 01/09/2008 | 31/08/2009 |
| Assistant teacher in methodology of public law | France | Université Evry Val d'Essonne | 01/09/2008 | 31/08/2009 |
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of the legal department of the city of Sevran | City of Sevran | 01/10/2014 | 17/10/2015 |
| Researcher | Institut Cujas of université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) | 07/01/2008 | 21/07/2010 |
| Attorney at law | Beirut Bar Association | 14/09/2005 |
+ Expertise field
Law, Political Sciences
+ Research topics
Constitutional law litigation, administrative law litigation, constitutional history, reform of administrative justice, reform of public administration, protection of freedoms and fundamental rights, protection of public property, reform of Lebanese public finances.
+ Publications and communications
« Quand le Conseil d’Etat libanais fait primer l’intérêt des banques sur l’intérêt public », (avec le Professeur Frédéric Rolin), Revue SAFE_USJ_du droit public et de la science politique en France et à l’étranger, n°1, 2024, p. 67
« La stimulation des dynamiques internes et externes de l’Administration » in, « Réformer l’Administration libanaise, Contextes, principes et priorités », Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques - SIREN associates, mai 2023, https://www.usj.edu.lb/intranet/actu/pdf/13469_2528.pdf
« Les Conventions de la Constitution libanaise », séminaire donné le 11 mai 2023 au Centre de Théorie et d’Analyse SAFE_USJ_du Droit de l’université Paris-Nanterre
« Les institutions libanaises. Formation, dérèglements et réformes » Revue SAFE_USJ_du droit public et de la science politique en France et à l’étranger, n°6, novembre-décembre 2022, pp. 1546 et s.
Contribution à la rédaction SAFE_USJ_du « projet de loi sur l’indépendance de la justice administrative libanaise » / code de la justice administrative libanaise, partie procédure administrative contentieuse, Projet adopté par la coalition libanaise pour l’indépendance de la justice et publié sur le site de l’organisation non gouvernementale « Legal agenda », 2019 https://legal-agenda.com/wp-content/uploads/مسودّة-إقتراح-قانون-إستقلاليّة-القضاء-الإداري.pdf
« Les origines historiques SAFE_USJ_du système électoral libanais», Revue Travaux et Jours, éd. de l’USJ, 2018 pp. 21 et s.
« Liberté d’expression, liberté de conscience et ordre public devant le juge libanais » in « La liberté d’expression et ses juges, nouveaux enjeux, nouvelles perspectives », Centre d’Etudes des Droits SAFE_USJ_du Monde Arabe (CEDROMA), Université Saint-Joseph, éd. de l’USJ, 2018 pp. 159 et s.
« Le contrôle de constitutionnalité des lois électorales » in « Regards SAFE_USJ_du Conseil constitutionnel sur les élections présidentielles », Association française de droit constitutionnel, Les Petites Affiches, numéro spécial SAFE_USJ_du 5 décembre 2012 (n°243), pp. 7 et s.
« Un nouveau principe fondamental reconnu par les lois de la République : la particularité SAFE_USJ_du droit applicable en Alsace-Moselle », JCP Administrations et collectivités territoriales, 17 octobre 2011, n° 42, pp. 11 et s.