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Personal Information

1.    Family name:      Darawi
2.    First Names:        Daoud
3.     ID number:         942579822
4.    Date of birth:       23rd of August 1974  
5.    Nationality:          Palestinian
6.    Martial status:     Married
7.    Address:               Bethlehem/ Al-Numan village
8.     Jawwal:              0599302079/ 0522383585
9.     E-mail:                Daoud@dci-pal.org

Education:

• 2006: Training course in the rule of humanitarian law/ British lawyer’s association- Ramallah.
• 2003: MA Law/ Al-Quds University.
• 1994-1998: B.A. Law/ Al-Quds University.
• 1999: Training course in social and economic rights/ International Church Council.
• 1999: Training course in the right of living/ The Palestinian movement for right for living.
• 1998: Training course in criminal proceedings/ Birzeit University.
• 1998-2000: Training for practicing law/ Palestinian lawyers association.

Experiences:

• 2002- up to now: Legal Consultant—Defence for Children International/Palestine section.
• 2008- up to now: Legal Consultant—the Palestinian studies organization/ Ramallah.
• 2008-up to now: Legal Consultant—Badayel Company for Consultancy Development.
• 2000-2007: Layer and Private arbitrator- Advocacy office and arbitration/ Bethlehem.
• 2001-2002: legal searcher- The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens’ Rights.
• 2000-2001: Lecturer in the Human Rights field/ The Private school for the blind/ Beit Jala.
• 1998-2000:  Al-Haq Institution/ Ramallah.

Other Skills:

• Abstract Artist (Participated in international Galleries).
• Short Story Writer (Published several stories).
• Computer Skills and different programs as well as using the Internet.
•  Administrative Coordination, communication skills, administration, planning, lecturer, managing workshops and implementing activities.
• High experience in Drafting legislations such as: civil code, punishment law, working law, the Palestinian Child Law, Family law, Juvenile law, Judicial Authority Act and the law of NGO’s and charitable societies.
• Experience in Defending at the Palestinian courts in criminal, civil and administration cases.
• High experience in the field of the NGO’s laws and the charitable societies.
• Experience in the field of arbitration according to the local and international arbitrating laws.
• High knowledge in the International accords in relation to the International Humanitarian Law.
• Writing short stories.
• Excellent experience in reporting and worksheet papers.

Studies and researches

• State Security Court between Necessity and Legitimacy, a joint study published by Dameer Foundation in Ramallah in 2000 discussed the legal status of the State Security Court within local and international standards.

• International liability for Israeli violations in the village of Aqaba, a legal report published by Haq Foundation in 2000 addressed the Israeli violations in the village of Aqaba/Tubas, a village located in a military training area.

• A comparative study of legislations governing the Palestinian elections, a joint study published by Palestinian NGOs Network in 1999, dealing with major Arab and international electoral systems, and the basis which the elections of Legislative Council and presidency must abide by.

•  Palestinian citizen's rights guideline, a joint study, published by a group of Palestinian Institutions in 2000, dealing with a range of civil and political rights in accordance with local and international texts.  

• Torture: Prohibition and Resistance, a comparative legal study prepared for Haq Foundation in 2001, which highlighted torture practices by Palestinian security services. The study also offered the foundations and local and international mechanisms to counter torture.

• Penal Code Project: papers and notes of criticism - a joint legal study published by the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights in 2001, which highlighted the penal code system, and anti-state security crimes, torture and the death penalty in the Palestinian Penal Code.  

• War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and the International Responsibility of Israel during Al-Aqsa Intifada, a legal study published by the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights in 2001, which highlights the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israeli occupation forces during Al-Aqsa Intifada.

• Rights of the Disabled Palestinians in Local and International Covenants, a legal study published by the Civil Foundation for the Blind/Beit Jala in 2002, which deals with the legal framework for the rights of the disabled and explains the law of disabled Palestinians.

•  5th Annual Report of the Independent Palestinian Commission for Citizen’s Rights in 2000, arranging the chapter on Israeli violations.

•  Juvenile Justice System: Reality and Law, a joint analytical study for DCI/ Pal section, analysis the legal files of the events occurred in the West Bank during the years 1997-2003, and the consistency of theses files with local and international legal standards.

•  Judge’s Stance Concerning Evidence in Proof Binding, a study dealing with evidence in proof binding process in civil and commercial cases in accordance with Palestinian law compared to Egyptian and Jordanian laws. The study was discussed as MA thesis in Al-quds University in 2003 and the first of edition of it was published by its author 2005.

• Health Conditions of Palestinian and Arab Detainees in Israeli Jails, a joint study on a group of political prisoners in Israeli jails / Health Work Committees, Jadal Center 2004.

• The Phenomenon of Palestinian Children in Streets, a 2006 joint legal study/ DCI pal section.  

• Detainees from Jerusalem: Reality and International Law, a 2007 joint study set for the National Coalition for the Defence of Palestinians’ Rights in the occupied Jerusalem.

• A Series of Legal Memos, including:

• A legal memo under the title of (Administrative Detention: a war crime and crime against humanity) prepared for the Higher National Committee for Detainees in 2006.
•  A joint legal memo on (Legal Regulation of Wasata, a Palestinian company working in international currency exchanges) prepared for foreign markets Wasata companies operating in the Palestinian territories - 2008.
•  A joint legal memo on the most important themes affecting the rights of Palestinian women in the Jordanian Personal Status Laws/ prepared for Women Center  for Legal and Social Consultations -2004.
•  A legal memo on rape crimes against minor females within the family/ prepared for DCI/ pal section -2004.
•  A legal memo on mechanisms of protecting children from violence and abuse- Children Conference Bethlehem 2006/ prepared for DCI- Palestine section.
• A memo on juvenile arrest on remand until the end of trial in accordance with Palestinian laws, prepared for DCI/PS
•  A legal memo (legal remarks on the new law of local Elections)/PNGO 2005
•  A legal memo (the referendum and the rule of law), prepared for Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization 2006.

Coalition Membership of Special legislation:

1. Membership of the Popular Committee for follow-up of Palestinian penal code 2002-2007.
2. Membership of the National Committee to amend Palestinian Work Bill 1999-2000.
3. Membership of Popular Committee for Social Insurance Act 1999-2000.
4. Member of the Status Law drafting committee, 1999.
5. Member of the Judicial Law drafting committee, 2005.
6. Member of the Juvenile Justice Law drafting committee, Justice Ministry, 2006 – 2007.
7. Member of the Child Law amendment committee, Planning Ministry 2005 – 2007.

Other Activities:

• Board member at the NGO Development Center since 2006.
• Member in Board of directors for the Law Graduates Club, 2006-2008.
•  Member in the Coordination Committee for the Palestinian Network of NGO’s, 2006-2009.
• Board member at the Alternative Information Center for the years 2006-2009.
• Board of Directors president for the Nou’man Charitable Committee, 2007-2009.
• Member of the drafting Committee of the NGO Conduct Code 2007.  

Languages:

Arabic, mother tongue.
English, good.
Hebrow, good.