Hassan Fartousi
| Address | 150, Route de Ferney, 1218, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Phone | +41 227916030 |
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| hassan.fartousi@gmail.com | |
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| Nationality | Iranian with the residence permit of Switzerland |
| Education | – 2011 – 2017 University of Geneva, Switzerland, PhD in International Law, defended successfully on 29 Sep. 2017 Dissertation: The Legal relationship between the WTO and UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, regarding Trade in Cultural Goods; Supervised by: Prof. Gabrielle Marceau. – 2008 – 2009 Industrial Managing Organization, Tehran, Iran, EMBA (Executive Management) – 2001 – 2005 Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran, LLM in Private Law – 1996 – 2002 Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran, BA in Islamic Studies and Law |
| Bar Admission | – Attorney at law and a member of the Iran Bar |
| Work Experience | – 2007 – 2013 Attorney at Law, Legal Advisor and Director, Arman Alghadir International Legal Services and Consultations (Provided legal advice to 6 companies) – 2007 – 2009 Lecturer various courses in Law, University of Applied Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran – 2003 – 2011 Program Officer of Culture and Communication, Advisor and Cabinet Member, Reginal Office, Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Tehran, Iran |
| Present Position | – Director founder of ALFA Network and Consultancy International; – Lecturer various courses in environment law, intellectual property, international trade law, international organisations law, cultural diplomacy and Peacebuilding in the diverse faculties, including Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (GSD); – Research fellow in World Trade Institute (WTI), the University of Bern; – Doctor of Philosophy in International Law, the Geneva Law School (UNIGE); – Attorney at law and a member of the Iran Bar; – member of Society of International Economic Law, member of Art Law Foundation; – President at Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development for Peace, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018 – Present (volunteer) – Vice President at Y30, Geneva, Switzerland, 2016 – Present (volunteer) |
| Past positions | |
| Research Activities | – 2019- Present Research Fellow, World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern – 2014 – 2017 Member of the Reviewers Board of the Journal of Strategic Studies of Public Policy, Center for Strategic Studies – 2006 – 2011 Member of 3 Editorial Boards – 2014 – 2017 Member of the Drafting Group for the Human Rights Charter of the I. R. Iran *Published 13 Articles, 6 of which are Conference Articles including one on Intellectual Property Law. *Organized and/or spoke at 43 Conferences, 17 of which took place at the UN Human Rights Council. |
| Languages | Arabic & Persian (Native), French (Fluent), English (Fluent) |