Vice President
Dr. Ghassan Faramand, an Academic and Lawyer since 1982, worked as a Law Professor at Birzeit University and held several administrative positions, including the Director of Student Affairs and Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. He co-founded the Institute of Law at the University in 1993. He also participated in the development of the strategic plan for the justice sector in Palestine, aiming to unify the judiciary and laws. He, along with his colleagues at the University, established the first Master's Program in Law in 1996.
Dr. Faramand chaired the Master's program and served as the Director of the Institute of Law at Birzeit University. He also contributed to the preparation of the first Guidelines on Legislative Drafting in Palestine and the first Diploma in Legislative Drafting. Dr. Faramand managed three judicial training programs in Palestine and participated in organizing local, regional, and international conferences aimed at building the State of Law. Moreover, He established the Legal Skills Diploma as in the training institutes in Arab and international Bar Associations.
Dr. Faramand participated in preparing several draft laws, the latest being the Palestinian Companies Law. He also contributed with his colleagues in developing the first electronic system for Palestinian legislation and judicial decisions (Al- Muqtafi). He taught various legal courses at the Institute of Law and the Faculty of Law and Public Administration, which he contributed to its establishment in 2004. Additionally, Dr. Faramand supervised numerous Master's theses in Law. He participated in local, regional, and international conferences and workshops and collaborated with Yale Law School in various conferences. He completed his PhD at the Faculty of Law of Bordeaux University in France in 1981 and obtained his Licence (Bachelor) Degree from Beirut Arab University in 1975.
Dr. Faramand is proficient in Arabic, English, and French. He has been a member of the Palestinian Bar Association since 1999, as well as a member of the Jordanian Bar Association since 1982. He served as a member of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission during the Gaza war in 2009 (Goldstone Committee), and he was also a member of presidential committees related to the development of the judiciary and rule of law. Moreover, he served as the President of the Red Crescent Society in Ramallah and was a member of various Palestinian civil organizations. He also served as a trustee of Al-Quds Open University. A Presidential Decree was issued, appointing him as a Member of the Supreme Constitutional Court as of June 01, 2023.
