The Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Dissertation Series provides access to abstracts and indexing information for doctoral-level dissertations completed by S.J.D. candidates at American University Washington College of Law. Each dissertation is an original contribution that advances knowledge in the field of legal literature and reflects the strong intellectual commitment of S.J.D. candidates to advanced legal study.
Preservation and online access to S.J.D. dissertations is provided through ProQuest’s Digital Archiving and Access Program. Full text is available to American University Washington College of Law faculty, students, and staff on campus through Proquest’s Dissertations and Theses Database. Dissertations may be ordered by title, author, or publication number from Dissertation Express.
Submissions from 2024
Educating the Public: A Qualitative Study of YouTube Refugee Law Videos, Christina S. Kaufmann
Unearthing Banality in Remote Warfare, Unsettling the Law of Armed Conflict and Unmooring from Colonial Humanity, Dinesh Napal
The New Governance of Climate Change: Reconceptualizing Common Concern to Embrace Non-State Actors, Yeeun Uhm
Submissions from 2023
Insurance Theory and Judicial Independence in Non-Democratic Polities: A Comparative Assessment of Their Preeminence in Medieval Islamic Polities and Decline in Contemporary Saudi Arabia, Mohammad A. Alfohid
The Invisible Workforce: Domestic Workers and Labor Rights in Brazil, Rafaela Araujo Rodrigues
Submissions from 2022
Re-Envisioning the International Criminal Court: Does it Matter if the United States Continues to Remain at the Margins?, Iseghohime Daniel Ehighalua
Guarantees of Non-repetition in Transitional Justice Processes, Towards an International Investigative Unit of Crimes Committed during Conflict, Juan Fernando Franco
Criminalization of Femicide in Mexico and Colombia: A Comparative Analysis of Legislative and Symbolic Approaches, Lucas Martinez-Vilalba
Impacts of Community Science to Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement: Case Studies of Mining Pollution in Thailand, Ashijya Otwong
Submissions from 2021
Judicial Activism and the Future of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, Katayoon Beshkardana
Submissions from 2020
The Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Concepts and Practices, Abdulaziz A. Alrashid
Turning Public into Private Participation in GCC States' Infrastructure: Sustainable Institutions in a World of International Investment Standards, Nasser Alreshaid
Public Participation in Spatial Planning in Mexico: A Comparative Case Review of Success Stories and Failures, Samantha Namnum Garcia
Submissions from 2019
Buried Treasure: Geographical Indications in the Arabian Gulf Region, Alhanoof AlDebasi
Violence against Women in the Name of Honor: The Case of Jordan, Ghufran Alqahtani
Submissions from 2012
The Crossroads of Globalization, Human Rights, and Rule of Law: Creating a Legal Culture of Human Rights Designing a GeoNOMOS Model for the State, Karen A. Cecilia O'Rourke
Submissions from 2007
Submissions from 2006
The Arab League. A Comparative Examination of Voting Mechanisms: Exploration of the Unaminity Rule of the Arab League's Regulations and How the Rule Affects the Organization's Security Function, Abdulrahman N. Ben Homaid
Jordan and the World Trading System: A Case Study for Arab Countries, Bashar Hikmet Malkawi
Submissions from 2005
Submissions from 2003
A Non-Harmonized Perspective on Parallel Imports: The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and the Free Movement of Goods in International Trade, Krithpaka Boonfueng
“Don't Buy Another Vote. I Won't Pay for a Landslide": The Sordid and Continuing History of Political Corruption in West Virginia, Allen Hayes Loughry II