Iranian lawyer with substantial work experience with clients, courts, police, etc in Iran, as well as international organizations. Expert in Iranian legal system and Islamic law. Available also for authentication of Iranian documents.
Qualifications:
LLB in Law, Tehran, Iran
LLM in Private Law, Tehran, Iran
First Class Attorney’s License, Tehran, Iran
LLM in Human Rights, London, UK
GDL Graduate Diploma in Law, London, UK
PhD in Law, King’s College London, UK
Areas of Expertise:
In-depth knowledge of Iranian legal system, Civil law, Family Law, Criminal Law, judicial procedures, and legal documents, as well as International Human Rights Law and Refugee Law. Expert in Islamic Shari’a and Shi’ite Jurisprudence.
Practiced law and represented clients in Iranian courts and given legal advice to companies and organisations.
Acted previously as a legal advisor to several NGOs and as Senior Associate at Human Rights in Iran Unit at University of Essex.
Accepted by courts and tribunals in the UK and various other countries such as Canada, Australia, Sweden and Norway as an independent expert able to give opinion on legal issues and conditions in relation to the Iranian legal system.
Produced and published numerous reports, research papers and legal commentaries on the situation of human rights in Iran which have been cited by the UN Secretary General and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.
Held multiple academic positions in the UK. Taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including international human rights law, public law, EU law and jurisprudence at King’s College London, London School of Economics (LSE), and the University of Kent.
Currently working as a Lecturer in Law in the Public and International Law Division at Brunel Law School.
Publications:
- Nayyeri M, 'Divergence of EU and UK sanctions regimes: The curious case of Iranian human rights abusers', UK Constitutional Law Association Blog, October 2022, available at: <https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2022/10/24/mohammad-nayyeri-divergence-of-eu-and-uk-sanction-regimes-the-curious-case-of-iranian-human-rights-abusers/>.
- Nayyeri M, 'Human Rights Conventions', in Sellers, M. and Kirste, S. (eds.) Encyclopaedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Springer, 2022, available at <https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_914-1>.
- Bahreini R and Nayyeri M, 'Being LGB in Iran' in Gerber, P. (ed.) Worldwide Perspectives on Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals, Vol 3, Praeger 2020.
- Nayyeri M, 'Right to Counsel under Iran's New Criminal Procedure Code', Oxford Human Rights Hub, July 2015 available at: <https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/you-have-the-right-to-an-attorney-that-we-approve-of-right-to-counsel-under-irans-new-criminal-procedure-code-2/>.
- Nayyeri M, 'Does Britain Need a Codified Constitution?', Human Rights Lawyers Association, First Annual Human Rights Student Law Journal, London, 2015.
- Nayyeri M, 'The Problem of Political Crimes in Iran', Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, July 2014, available at: <https://iranhrdc.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf_en/LegalCom/The_problem_of_political_crime_in_Iran_318782238.pdf>.
- Nayyeri M, 'Waging War against Iranians' Rights and Freedoms' in Cyberspace, Computer Crimes in Iran: Online Repression in Practice, Article 19, London, 2013.
- Nayyeri M, 'Gender Inequality and Discrimination: The Case of Iranian Women', Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, March 2013, available at: <https://iranhrdc.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf_en/LegalCom/Womens_Rights_Commentary_389929723.pdf>.
- Nayyeri M, 'Iranian Bar Associations: Struggle for Independence', Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, November 2012, available at: <https://iranhrdc.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf_en/LegalCom/Iranian-Bar-Associations.pdf>.
- Nayyeri M, 'New Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Overview', Human Rights in Iran unit, University of Essex, March 2012, available at: <https://www1.essex.ac.uk/hri/documents/HRIU_Research_Paper-IRI_Criminal_Code-Overview.pdf>.
- Nayyeri M, 'Criminal Responsibility of Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran's New Penal Code', Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, available at: <https://iranhrdc.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf_en/LegalCom/juvenile_executions_MHN_282791825.pdf>.
- Nayyeri M, 'The Question of "Stoning to Death" in the New Penal Code of the IRI', Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, available at: <https://iranhrdc.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf_en/LegalCom/The_Question_of_Stoning_to_Death_in_the_New_Penal_Code_of_the_IRI_EN_172447845.pdf>.
- Bahreini R, Sheeran S and Nayyeri M, 'Electoral Process in Iran: Analysis of Political Participation and Iran's Compliance with International Human Rights Obligations', Human Rights in Iran Unit, University of Essex, March 2014, available at: <https://www1.essex.ac.uk/hri/documents/electoral-process-in-iran.pdf>.
- Cress R, Kent C and Nayyeri M, 'Rule of Law in Iran: Independence of the Judiciary, Bar Association, Lawyers and Iran's Compliance with International Human Rights Obligations', Human Rights in Iran unit, University of Essex, March 2014, available at: <https://www1.essex.ac.uk/hri/documents/rule-of-law-in-iran.pdf