Qafisheh is an Associate Professor of International Law, the founding and former dean, Hebron University College of Law and Political Science, Palestine. He holds PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, and is a practicing international lawyer. He founded the Hebron University 14 legal clinics. He advises a number of global institutions, including the United Nations and Palestine Liberation Organization. Qafisheh formerly worked as Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Beirut, and Ramallah; Director of Legal Education for Palestine Law Schools, Jerusalem; and Legal Advisor for Palestinian Parliament. Qafisheh co-founded the Human Rights Program of Al-Quds-Bard Honors College, Jerusalem-New York. He authored and edited six books and some 50 peer-reviewed articles published by international publishers and journals in, e.g., Oxford, Cambridge, London, Paris, Oslo, Malta, New York, Sydney, The Hague, Leiden, Boston, and Geneva. Qafisheh’s scholarship relates to international law generally, human rights, humanitarian law, international criminal law, mediation, citizenship, migration, refugees, security sector reform, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, law of the sea, diplomatic and consular law, private international law, clinical legal education, gender, legislative drafting, juvenile justice, Islamic law, and the rule of law. He worked in over 15 countries.