Professor Mehdi Zakerian
Key information
- Roles
- Associate Member
- Qualifications
- BA, MA, PhD (Tehran)
- Email address
- mzakerian@yahoo.com
Biography
Professor Mehdi Zakerian is based in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Sciences & Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
He was professeur invite at the faculté de Droit, Université Paris II Panthéon Assas (2012-2013), visiting professor of law at the School of Law, Pennsylvania University (Sep 2010 to Jan 2011), Professuer invite a l'universite de Jules Verne Picardie (January to April 2024) and Editor in Chief of International Studies Journal ISJ (from 2003 to date).
He teaches on human rights and international issues. As co-founder and presently Editor-in-Chief of the International Studies Journal (ISJ), widely considered the most significant journal of international law and international politics in Iran, Zakerian promotes one of the few forums of academic dialogue in Iran to regularly publish and engage with colleagues from the West. He has collaborated with local and international universities, the UN and NGOs to organize several conferences at which he has regularly presented papers on international relations and human rights in the Middle East.