Masoud Zamani is an interdisciplinary scholar with teaching and research interest in international criminal law, criminology, comparative law, history,  and international relations. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Nottingham in 2015.

Masoud’s teaching journey has taken him across three continents and four countries, including institutions such as the University of Nottingham (England), Shiraz University (Iran), Universitat de Oberta (Spain), and the University of British Columbia (Canada). His research, published in both English and Persian, focus on international criminal justice, international humanitarian law, History, History of International Law, Middle Eastern Systems of Law and Politics and Law and Social psychology.

Zamani, M., Kiani, A, Mohammadi, A (2024), Misson Impossible: Establishing Criminal Responsibility for Kakhovka Dam Destruction, Nordic Journal of International Law, awaiting pagination.

Jafari, S., Zamani, M., (2023) ‘Sexual Violence in the Jurisprudence of ICTY and ICTR’ Public Law Studies Quarterly, 15(3), 45-68.

Jafari, S., Zamani, M., (2023) ‘Sex Slavery in the Special Court of Sierra Leone’s Procedure’ Public Law Studies Quarterly,

15(5), 1-35.

Zamani, M., Njeri, B., (2022) Non-Tarrif Barriers Challenge on Formation of Multilateral Trade Policy in the East Africa Region, European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(2), 63-70.

Zamani. M, (2022) Principles of Drafting International Commercial Contracts, Majd Publications, Tehran

Nikouei, M., Zamani, M., (2019) ‘Jurisprudence of Tolerance: Article 17, ‘ Media Hate Speech, Article 17 and Theory of Democracy in the European Convention on Human Rights’ International Human Rights Law Review, 8,67-88.

Zamani, M., (2018) ‘Legal Romanticism; The Concept of Volkgeist in Law’, Journal of Legal Studies 17(3), 25-52.

Zamani, M., Abtahi, T., (2018) Implied Terms in Vessel Charter Party Agreements, Majd Publications, Tehran

Zamani, M., Fadavi Hosseini, S., (2017) Arbitration Clause in International Contracts, (Translation) Majd Publications, Tehran Zamani, M., Nikouei, M, (2017) ‘Intervention by Invitation, Collective Self-defence and the Enigma of Effective Control’, Chinese Journal of International Law, 16(4) 663 – 694

Nikouei, M., Zamani, M., (2016) ‘The Secession of Crimea: Where Does International Law Stand?,’ Nordic Journal of International Law, 85(1), 37 – 64.

Zamani, M.,Nikouei, M., ‘Crimea, International Law and the Question of Self-Determination’, Legal Research Quarterly, 2016, 19:1, 253-281

Pourbaferani, H., Zamani, M., (2015) ‘A Comparative Critique of Regulating the Personal and Passive Personality Principles in the Iranian Penal System’, Electronic Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Law, 20(3) 117-149.

Zamani, M., (2011) ‘Review of I. Henderson’s “The Contemporary Law of Targeting: Military Objectives, Proportionality, and Precautions in Attacks under Additional Protocol’ Journal of Conflict and Security Law 16(2), 223-225