Bashar H. Malkawi is Dean and Professor of Law at University of Sharjah. He received his S.J.D from American University, Washington College of Law, and LLM in International Trade Law from University of Arizona. His academic career has traversed both business and law schools, teaching a variety of business law courses in Jordan, UAE, Italy, and United States. He spent two years as Assistant Dean at Hashemite University\'s Faculty of Economics and as Associate Dean for Graduate programs at University of Sharjah College of Law.\n\n His research agenda focuses on the role of the World Trade Organization, regional trade agreements, Arab economic integration, with specific projects examining Arab countries\' participation in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, and business law (broadly conceived). \n\nProf. Malkawi is the author of numerous books and monographs. His academic work has appeared or is forthcoming in several leading journals. In addition to law articles and academic books, his op-eds and other writings have appeared in the popular press in the U.S. and the Middle East. Many of his research papers and publications have been cited extensively.