Tamara El Khoury

Tamara El Khoury holds a PhD in Constitutional Law. She has been involved in constitutional and institutional reform processes in Libya, Jordan, Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan, working extensively with both institutional actors and civil society organizations, including women’s organizations. She has conducted research and training and facilitated dialogue sessions for UNDP, UNOPS, the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation amongst others. As consultant with the Max Planck Foundation, she is currently involved in South Sudan’s permanent constitution-making process. Her current professional and research interests are centered on the interaction between democratic support mechanisms and development policy in transitional contexts. She teaches Constitutional Law at IE University in Madrid. She is fluent in Arabic, Spanish, French and English.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Executive Director, Arab Association of Constitutional Law, Lebanon, 2022 – Present

• Legal and Constitutional Expert (Consultant), Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, Germany, 2022 – Present

• Programme Officer, World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid, Spain, 2017 – 2019

• Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law, Germany, 2015 – 2016

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law, IE University, Spain, 2016 – Present

• Invited Professor, “Political Transitions and Constitutional Reform Processes”, Sciences Po Toulouse, France, 2020 – 2022

• Adjunct Professor of Legal History, Universidad Carlos III, Spain, 2009 – 2013 and 2014 – 2017

• Adjunct Professor, “Contemporary Cultures and Societies”, 2012 and 2015

• Invited Professor of Spanish Constitutional Law, Université Catholique de Paris, France, 2011 – 2013

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Ph.D. (cum laude) in Constitutional Law, Universidad Carlos III, Spain, 2012

• Master’s Degree in Constitutional Law, Universidad Carlos III, Spain, 2006

• Master’s Degree in Comparative Public Law, Université Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, 2005

• Undergraduate Degree in Law (Emphasis: Public Law), Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Lebanon, 2004