User:Mohamed.Chawki

Judge Dr. Mohamed CHAWKI obtained an (LL.B) and a (BA) in 1998, an (LL.M) in 2000, Cairo University, Egypt; a (F.C.E) Certificate from Cambridge University in 2001, a Diploma in French literature from the University of Lyon II, France, in 2002 and a (Ph.D.) in cybercrime from the University of Lyon III in France (Très Honorable avec les Felicitations du Jury) in 2006. Doctor Chawki is a Senior Judge at the Council of State in Egypt, the Chairman of the International Association of Cybercrime Prevention (AILCC) in Paris, France. An association of international IT experts and legal scholars specializing in Cyber law, privacy and security.

Doctor Chawki also works as a Senior Legal Advisor to the Minister of Military Production in Egypt, where he drafts legal opinions on various topics related to Information Technology. He also acts as legal counsel to the Chairman of Capital Market Authority (CMA) in Egypt where he handles matters involving issues of public, private, and Egyptian capital market laws. In 2008, the EU commission has appointed Judge Chawki to serve on the Expert group charged with implementing the project “Fisc Financial Component 3” in the Egyptian Capital Market Authority. Dr. Chawki is also a member of the National Committee entrusted with drafting the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding.

Judge Dr. Chawki has extensive knowledge of High Tec criminality, cyber crime and cyber terrorism, including countermeasures and prevention. As a part of his research he carried out an intership at Interpol’s Financial and High Tec Crime Unit in France. He has also conducted legal analysis for the Organisation of CyberAngels in NYC and advised cybercrime victims on various issues related to countermeasures and prevention (2005 – 2006).

Doctor Chawki is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom (FRSA), a member of the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (ISPAC), a member of the European Society of Criminal Law and a board member of Computer Crime Research Center (CCRC) in Ukraine. On a different note, Judge Chawki has taught part- time on Cybercrime and Cyberlaw for the LL.M English program at the ITI Institute, the Egyptian Cabinet and holds a number of visiting posts else where (in Egypt and abroad). He is a prolific author publishing articles and book chapters in English and French on a variety of legal topics. Dr. Chawki’s most recent book (2008) in French is entitled: Combattre la Cybercriminalité. This is a Comparative Study of English, French, and American Cybercrime Legal Systems.

Dr. Chawki is a regular speaker at national and international conferences in English, French and Arabic on Cybercrime, Investment Fraud, E-government, Human Trafficking, Digital Evidence and Cyberterrorisim. He has also organized one of the most successful international legal conferences on cyberlaw (SPCI) in 2008 bringing in scholars, policy officials and members of both the industry and academic community to craft new policies and disseminate scholarly researches. Judge Chawki holds over twenty-five international and national prizes for his academic achievement and was honored in 1996 by the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and rewarded by the Medal of Excellence in 1998 (Egypt) and the International Prize Claire-L'Heureux-Dubé (Canada) in 2007.