Dr. Hassan Mustafa Hussein is a researcher and lecturer in Public Law specializing in comparative constitutional law. He currently teaches Constitutional Law and European Union Law at the British International University and Soran University in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. His scholarly work focuses on constitutional governance, foreign affairs federalism, comparative constitutional design, and the philosophical foundations of constitutionalism.

Dr. Hussein earned his Ph.D. in Public Law (Constitutional Law) from Soran University in 2025. His doctoral dissertation, The Philosophical Foundations and Practical Guarantees of Constitutional Governance: A Comparative Study of the United States, France, and Iraq (2005), examines the normative and institutional safeguards of constitutional systems from a comparative perspective. During his doctoral studies, he undertook a research sabbatical at Sciences Po Grenoble, Grenoble University (France), where he completed advanced modules in French state institutions, foreign policy, constitutional and administrative law, and language studies.

He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Law (2017) and a Bachelor’s degree in Law (2011) from Soran University. In addition, he earned a Diploma in Teaching and Research Methodology in 2017. Prior to his academic career, he practiced law as a member of the Kurdistan Bar Association (2011–2013).

Dr. Hussein has served in several academic and institutional roles. He is an Associate Editor of the Constitutional Studies Journal (USA) and a Constitutional Scholar Advisor at the International Constitution Center in Lugano, Switzerland. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the Kurdistan Center for International Law (KCIL), with activities spanning Germany and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Previously, he served as Director of Legal Affairs at Soran University (2017–2022).

His publications include books and peer-reviewed articles in Kurdish, Arabic, and English on constitutional theory, comparative political systems, federalism, human dignity, international constitutional law, artificial intelligence and constitutionalism, and governance in the Kurdistan Region. His recent scholarship addresses emerging issues such as disaster diplomacy, partocracy, constitutional courts, international criminal accountability, and the proposal for an International Court for Constitutional Law. He also contributed to the 2023 International Review of Constitutional Reform published by the Constitutional Studies Program at the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Hussein regularly participates in international conferences and workshops, including events organized by the Council of Europe (World Forum for Democracy), the University of Cambridge (Gulf Research Meeting), the University of Texas at Austin (Global Summit on Constitutionalism), and Leeds Law School (UK).

In addition to his research and teaching, he delivers professional training courses for governmental institutions, including programs on constitutional design, foreign affairs powers, international humanitarian law in the age of artificial intelligence, and legislative drafting for members of parliament and legal advisors in the Kurdistan Region.

Dr. Hussein’s research aims to bridge constitutional theory and institutional practice, with particular attention to the relationship between constitutional law and international law, the role of constitutional courts, and the evolving structure of federal systems in global governance.