Curriculum Vitae
First
Personal data:
Name: Mahmoud Taha Jalal.
Nationality: Syrian Arab Republic
Place and date of birth: Syria - Aleppo 4/23/1968.
Marital status: Married with three children.
Current address: Arab open university- Oman
E-mail: D.galaltaha68@gmail.com.
Mobile: 0096892078137
Second
Educational Attainment:
- PhD in Criminal Law from the Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University Egypt
2005 with a grade of excellence with honors, with a recommendation for printing
and exchange for the thesis entitled: The Principles of Criminalization and
Punishment in Contemporary Criminal Policy - A Comparative Study.
- Diploma in Public Law from the University of Damascus in the
academic year 1992/1993, with a good average.
- Diploma in Criminal Sciences from the University of Damascus in the
academic year 1993/1994, with a very good average.
- Bachelor’s degree in law, University of Aleppo, in the academic
year 1990, with a good grade point average.
- High school - literary section in 1986.
- Third: Administrative and Academic Duties and Positions:
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Assistant Lecturer (Teaching Assistant) at the Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo, Department of Criminal Law, in 1995.
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Sponsored by the University of Aleppo to Ain Shams University in the Arab Republic of Egypt to obtain the academic qualification required for appointment to the teaching staff (Ph.D.), in 2000.
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Delegated to Aix-en-Provence – Marseille University, France, in 2003 for the purpose of collecting academic research material.
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Probationary Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo, in 2005.
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Tenured Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo, in 2007.
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Assistant Professor (Associate) in the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo, in 2013.
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Professor in the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo, in 2020.
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Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Arab Open University.
Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Taha Jalal
Arab open university -Oman
d.galaltaha68@gmail.com
MO: 0096892078137
23/10/2025
General theory of crime.
General theory of punishment and measure.
Private penalties - state security crimes - and public office crimes
Special penalties - crimes of persons and money.
Criminal Procedures
Administrative and Academic Positions:
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Head of the Criminal Law Research Unit, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo, in 2008.
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General Coordinator for the subject of General Penal Code at the Syrian Virtual University (2011–2021).
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Head of the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo (2011–2015).
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Head of the Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Aleppo (2019–2023).
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Member of the Editorial Board of the University of Aleppo Journal for Legal Research.
Teaching Responsibilities:
Taught various criminal law courses at the Universities of Aleppo, Al-Furat (Deir ez-Zor and Hasaka branches), Al-Baath, the Syrian Virtual University, and the Faculty of Economics – University of Aleppo, including:
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General Penal Code – General Theory of Crime
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General Penal Code – General Theory of Punishment
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Special Penal Code: (Crimes against Public Interest – Crimes against Persons – Crimes against Freedom and Honor – Crimes against Property – Cybercrimes)
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Special Penal Code: (Crimes against Property: Theft – Fraud – Breach of Trust – Cheque Offenses)
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Economic Penal Law
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International Criminal Law (Extradition – International Criminal Court)
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Juvenile Delinquency Law
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Islamic Criminal Law
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Code of Criminal Procedure
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Code of Civil Procedure
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Crimes against Property within the master’s program for Qualification and Training of Senior Auditors at the Central Organization for Financial Control
Postgraduate Teaching:
Other Academic and Supervisory Activities:
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Teaching in the Master’s program for Qualification and Specialization for Inspectors of the Central Organization for Financial Control (Public Funds Crimes).
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Supervising workshops and training courses for trainee lawyers at the Aleppo Bar Association.
Supervision of Master’s Theses:
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Cheque Crimes (defended in 2011)
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Coercion and Its Effect on Criminal Responsibility (2012)
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Privatization of Penal Institutions (2015)
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Bankruptcy Crimes – A Comparative Study (2015)
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Suspension of Prescription Periods (2020)
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Jurisdiction of the Public Prosecution before Initiating Proceedings – A Comparative Study (2021)
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Rules of Attendance and Absence before Criminal Courts – A Comparative Study (2021)
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Problems of Executing Criminal Judgments (in progress)
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General Provisions on Physical Arrest (in progress)
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Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts over Incidental Issues (in progress)
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Effect of Procedural Immunities on Public Prosecution (in progress)
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Substantive Defenses in Theft Crimes (in progress)
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Defenses in Breach of Trust Crimes (in progress)
Supervision of Doctoral Dissertations:
Membership in Academic Councils and Committees:
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Member of the Committee for Drafting the Internal Regulations for Professional Work at the Faculty of Law under the University Tenure Law.
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Member of the Faculty Council, Faculty of Law – University of Aleppo.
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Member of the Student Affairs Committee, Faculty of Law – University of Aleppo.
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Member of the Quality Assurance Unit, Faculty of Law – University of Aleppo.
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Member of the Professional Work Council, Faculty of Law – University of Aleppo.
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Member of the Editorial Board, University of Aleppo Journal for Legal Research.
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Former Representative of the University of Aleppo in the Disciplinary Council for Faculty Members.
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Former Advisor to the President of the University of Aleppo.
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Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Law – Arab Open University.
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Member of the Academic Description and Classification Committee, Faculty of Law – Arab Open University.
- Professional Skills and Experience:
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Lawyer registered with the Aleppo Bar Association in 1992.
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Practicing senior attorney since 1995 and still engaged in legal practice through the Faculty of Law’s Professional Practice Office, handling:
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Criminal Cases: Murder, criminal assault, unlicensed currency exchange, dealing in non-national currency, unlicensed money transfers, unlicensed fundraising, economic crimes, and cybercrimes.
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Civil Cases: Sale, mortgage, lease, investment, assignment of rights, and partition of co-ownership.
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Commercial Cases: Establishment, dissolution, and liquidation of companies.
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Civil Execution Cases: Enforcement of judgments, debt instruments, and commercial papers, including execution on real estate.
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Administrative Cases: Annulment suits, disputes over administrative contracts, and settlement cases.
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Legal Consultancy, Contracting, and Arbitration.
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Member of the Anti-Corruption Committee at the Aleppo Bar Association.
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Member of the Legal Committee of the Aleppo Bar Association.
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Lecturer in professional training courses for trainee lawyers at the Aleppo Bar Association, covering practical and procedural topics such as:
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Rules of attendance and procedures before the Criminal Court.
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Objections to judgments in absentia.
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Issues in implementing general amnesty decrees and their effects on public and private rights.
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Complaints as a condition for prosecution and the effect of withdrawal on public and private rights.
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Conditional release, suspension of execution, and pretrial detention.
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Supervised numerous academic papers submitted by trainee lawyers for promotion to full attorney status since 2007.
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Member of the Jurists’ Association in Aleppo.
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Participant in the International Conference on Guarantees for the Application of the Death Penalty in International Human Rights Law, Cairo, June 27–30, 2012.
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Participant in the National Workshop on Teaching Bioethics and Research Ethics, organized by the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education in cooperation with the World Health Organization (Egypt Office) and the Syrian National Commission for UNESCO, Damascus, August 27–30, 2017.
- Membership in Legislative Committees and Councils:
- Current Position:
Faculty of Law – Arab Open University – Sultanate of Oman.
- Languages:
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Arabic: Native language
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English: Intermediate
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French: Intermediate
• The origins of criminalization and punishment (a comparative study), a Ph.D. thesis submitted to Ain Shams University 2004.
• Procedures of Criminal Trials - a university course book for the Syrian Virtual University.
• Suspension of execution, a comparative study, a research submitted to the Bar Association in order to be promoted to the list of professor lawyers 1995.
• The criminal liability of legal persons, a comparative study presented to the Diploma in Criminal Sciences at the University of Damascus 1994.
• Zionist terrorism and public international law, a comparative study presented to the Diploma of Public Law, University of Damascus 1992.
• Precautionary Detention Controls, a comparative study, research published in Aleppo University Research Journal, Issue No. 1- 2012.
• Precautionary arrest in Syrian legislation - its roots - its procedures - (a comparative study), research published in the Research Journal of Aleppo University - the first issue - 2012.
• Objective provisions for crimes of breaching the duty of testimony in Syrian legislation (comparative study) research published in Aleppo University Research Journal - Issue 1 - 2012.
• Crimes with a mixed moral element, a comparative study - Damascus University Journal of Economic and Legal Sciences - Fourth Issue 2019.
• Objection to default judgment in Syrian legislation, Aleppo University Research Journal - No. 48 of 2020.
• Punitive treatment outside the punitive institutions in the Syrian legislation - a comparative study - Damascus University Journal of Economic and Legal Sciences. for the year 2020.
• Check crimes in Syrian and comparative legislation. Al-Baath University Journal Volume 42 of 2020.
• Evidence in criminal matters, research submitted to the Arab Encyclopedia in Damascus.
• The Judicial Police, research submitted to the Arab Encyclopedia in Damascus.
• The rights of the accused research submitted to the Arab Encyclopedia in Damascus.
• Public Prosecution research submitted to the Arab Encyclopedia in Damascus.
•Digital drug phenomenon and coping strategies.
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