Shehrazade El-Hajjar

Shehrazade El-Hajjar is a former Nonresident Fellow at TIMEP focusing on accountability and legal reform in Lebanon. She is a legal researcher who has worked on public policy and reforms since 2019. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Law from Université Panthéon-Assas, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, where she taught public law and public international law. At the Beirut-based research and advocacy organization Legal Agenda, Shehrazade regularly published analysis of draft laws and court decisions, particularly related to anti-corruption legislation and institutional reforms, and contributed to the drafting of a law on the independence of the Administrative Courts. She currently works as a legal researcher at the International Commission of Jurists.

Articles by: Shehrazade El-Hajjar

Lebanon, Israel, and the Battle for Accountability

Joining the International Criminal Court is one viable path for Lebanon to pursue accountability for Israeli crimes committed since October 2023.

تعيين قضاة تحقيق في لبنان: خطوة نحو تعزيز المساءلة أم استعراض سياسي؟

أعاد وزير العدل اللبناني تحريك التحقيق في قضايا مرتبطة بالاغتيالات السياسية، في خطوة تعكس إعادة إحياء مساعي المساءلة وتحقيق العدالة.

Appointment of Investigative Judges in Lebanon: Hope for Actual Accountability or Political Posturing?

Lebanon’s minister of justice appointed 11 investigative judges in October for cases related to political assassinations or attempted assassinations, showing an intention to pursue accountability.