Portsmouth Business School

Thesis summary

PhD Thesis: "The WTO and developing countries: the missing link of international distributive justice".

Current position

Lecturer in Law, Dubai Police Academy, and Major, Dubai Police, United Arab Emirates.

Statement of experience

“I was, not long ago, a PhD student, I have completed and I obtained my PhD. So I must have done something very right. A PhD by its nature is a very individualistic venture. You live with your research and your thesis for a long time like a recalcitrant pet animal. Once you’ve started it is actually impossible to stop, you will be absorbed in this deep and wonderful world called ‘Research’.

My aim was to get involved with a research-orientated academic position despite the fact that I was a police officer. I wanted to focus on lecturing. My long pursuit was International Law. The topic had plunged me into a deep ocean of conceptualizing, solving issues and directions and more understanding of how the mechanism functions, regardless of the complexities of the subject matter of my research.

The choice of my field, my orientation, and my success were the fruit of my dedicated supervisor, which experience - I need to emphasize - was the most important contributor to my motivation and success. My Supervisor had made the best impact on my attainment: productive meetings, availability, whenever I needed him, maximum extraction of knowledge, efficiency in correcting and directing my research. There is no better recipe for research other than think, think and think.

Despite the fact that English was my second language it didn’t affect at all my enthusiasm and the drive to go all the way with this long and fruitful venture of achieving a PhD. And I have to emphasize that Portsmouth University is an ideal place for higher degree research in its beautiful campus setting close to the seaside with relaxing atmosphere. I remain very grateful to all the staff who had been very supportive and helpful with patience and assurance over the years.”