• Between Dogmatism and Speculation: A Critical Assessment of Qirā'āt Studies 

      Laher, Suheil; لاهير, سهيل ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Article)
      This paper analyzes the current state of Western research on the variant readings of the Qur'ān and how it differs from traditional Muslim scholarship through the lens of objectivity and bias. After a brief survey of the ...
    • The Blockade Imposed Against Qatar: An Analytical Study of WTO Principles 

      Al-Naemi, Amna Saif; Usman, Fatma Ghulam; Al-Seagh, Khadeeja Nasser; Al-Jassim, Maha Jawhar; Al-Semaiti, Noora Abdullah; ; النعيمي, آمنة سيف; عثمان, فاطمة غلام; السيغ, خديجة ناصر; الجاسم, مها جوهر; الصميطي, نورة عبدالله; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2018 , Report)
      This analytical study sheds light on the consequences of the blockade imposed against Qatar and the violation of the blockading countries – the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and ...
    • The Blockade of Qatar: Where Coercive Diplomacy Fails, Principles of Law Should Prevail 

      Khalaileh, Yaser; الخلايلة, ياسر ( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)
      Contemporary international law has developed a cautious attitude toward the use of coercive diplomacy, specifically in the deployment of economic sanctions in the form of boycotting or blockading one sovereign state by ...
    • BOARD SIZE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: CASE OF KUWAIT 

      Al-Saidi, Mejbel ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)
      This study examined the relationship between board size and firm performance using a sample of 110 non-financial listed firms on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) from 2009 to 2017 (9 years). Empirical tests were conducted ...
    • Book Review - Women in Islam—What the Quran and Sunnah Say 

      Ahmad Parray, Tauseef Ahmad Parray; أحمد فارئي, توصيف ( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Book Review)
      Women in Islam—What the Quran and Sunnah Say
    • Book Review: The Making of the Modern Gulf States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman 

      Matsuda, Kazuto; ماتسودا, كازوتو ( دار نشر جامعة قطر , 2023 , Book Review)
      Book Review: The Making of the Modern Gulf States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, by Rosemarie Said Zahlan,
    • Bridge over troubled water: An emerging right to access to the internet 

      Qerimi, Qerim ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)
      This article is about the internet and its place in the current international legal order. The more precise inquiry concerns identifying the probable emergence of a legal entitlement, as opposed to the predominant focus ...
    • Bring the vessel to court: The unique feature of the action in rem in the admiralty law proceedings 

      Corcione, Carlo ( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)
      Admiralty law, one of the oldest fields of law, has developed distinctive and unique features that distinguish it from other fields. One of these characteristics originates from the commencement of litigation, where a claim ...
    • British Muslims: A Challenge 

      Abdel-Hady, Zakaryya Mohamed; عبد الهادي, زكريا محمد ( Qatar University , 2007 , Article)
      The Muslim community in Britain today face multiple challenges covering a wide range of spectrum from the basic right to exists, fighting the increasing trends of Islamophobia, having equal opportunities, to participate ...
    • Capital Budgeting Practices: The Case of Qatar 

      Mustafa, Mohammad A.; Hindi, Nitham M. ( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)
      The purpose of this project was to investigate the capital budgeting practice in the largest firms in Qatar. A survey was conducted of the 170 largest firms and corporations. A total of 55 completed surveys were received, ...
    • CAPITAL MOBILITY AND GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD : An Empirical Investigation 

      Varma, Sumati ( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)
      This paper investigates the link between financial liberalisation and growth for a cross – section of seventeen developing countries, including India, both theoretically and empirically. It also explores the different ...
    • A Case Study Of The Benefits Of The Iot In The Qatari Retail Industry 

      Al-Nabet, Nayef S. ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)
      Technological advancements have led to the creation of new paradigms like the Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies are moving the digital space into a period where they will power billions of devices leading to the ...
    • CFIUS post-Ralls: Ramifications for Sovereign Wealth Funds 

      Salladin, Anne W.; Schmidt, Amelia J. ( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2015 , Article)
      Global capital is on the move and sovereign wealth funds, with significant assets, are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the increase in mergers and acquisitions activity, especially in the United States. At the ...
    • Challenges for Higher Education in Crisis Stricken Times – The Effects of Covid-19 in Preparing Universities for Future 

      Al-Maadeed, Mariam; Marques, Miguel Athayde; المعاضيد, مريم; ماركيز, ميغيل أتايد ( دار نشر جامعة قطر , 2020 , Article)
      This viewpoint analyses the status and transformation of Higher Education institutions during unpredicted great challenges such as the current Covid-19, which disrupted most of the economies on the planet. The changes ...
    • Champions of protection? A Text-as-data analysis of the bilateral investment treaties of GCC countries 

      Alschner, Wolfgang; Skougarevskiy, Dmitriy; Wang, Mengyi ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)
      Through the lens of state-of-the-art text-as-data techniques, this article examines the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) practice of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The analysis unveils two critical ...
    • The Changing Return Dynamics of the Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite Indices. 

      French, Joseph J. ( Qatar University , 2008 , Article)
      Diversification benefits to international investors depend fundamentally on the dynamic correlations of returns between market indices. The relationship between the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite indices are analyzed in ...
    • A Code of Conduct for Tourists Visiting Qatar for the World Cup 2022 

      Mattar, Mohamed Y.; مطر, محمد يحيى ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Article)
      This Code of Conduct for Tourist who are visiting Qatar for the World Cup 2022 covers the fundamental rights and duties that must be observed and implemented such as the right to movement, travel and safety and obtaining ...
    • Codifying the corporate opportunity doctrine: The (UK) Companies Act 2006 

      Lowry, John ( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2012 , Article)
      Part 10 of the UK Companies Act 2006 codifies the fiduciary and common law duties of directors as a means of addressing the key policy considerations which underpinned the company law reform project launched by the Labour ...
    • Colonial cleansing: Laws for a summer resort in China 

      Tan, Carol G.S. ( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2012 , Article)
      In the leased territory of Weihaiwei, China (1898–1930), public health and related laws played an important part in the local British government’s effort to create and maintain a summer resort for European visitors. These ...
    • A comparative examination of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC) consumer dispute resolution scheme 

      Dahdal, Andrew; داهدال, أندرو ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)
      In 2016, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) introduced a Customer Dispute Resolution Scheme (CDRS) in Chapter 8 of the Conduct of Business Rules 2007. The CDRS is an alternative to litigation for QFC participants (retail ...