Child Rights to Guardianship

​Dr. Ali Mesrati is an assistant professor of International Law at the College of Law, University of Bahrain. He is the founder and director of the University of Bahrain’s Human Rights Legal Clinic. His interest is in the education of International Human Rights and he has played a significant role in introducing a wide variety of human rights courses in Bahrain. His project “The development of the teaching of human rights and citizenship at the University of Bahrain” was a great success nationwide and its implementation is evident to date. He has published with Edward Elgar Publishing and Alfadhel Publishing.He has taught Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Environmental Law, International Organisations, International Law Principles, and Research Methodologies at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He also taught an introductory Human Rights Course to non-law students at the University of Bahrain and taught International Organisation Law to the Bahrain National Royal Academy of Police. He was the former head of the Quality Assurance Office. He joined the College of Law at the University of Bahrain in 2011. He previously taught at the University of Tripoli in Libya. He obtained his second Masters in International Comparative Law and PhD from the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is currently the head of the International Law Division in the Department of Public Law at the University of Bahrain.

• Introduction.- The ‘Best Interests of the Child’ in the Context of Guardianship Under International Law.- ‘The Best Interests of the Child’ Under Islamic Law.- ‘The Best Interests of the Child’ Under the Libyan Legal System.- Conclusion.