Dr Abdulrahman Alzaagy LLB, LLM,PhD

Contact Details

School of Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic Studies
Tel: 01570424992 (4992)
E-mail: r.alzaagy@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk

Location

Sheikh Khalifa Buildng

Campus

Lampeter Campus

Job Title

Lecturer in Islamic Studies

Role in the University

• Lecturer in Islamic Studies
• Lecturer in Arabic
• Supervision of PhD students

Background

Academic Qualifications

• 2005-2009: PhD in E-Commerce Law, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• 2003-2004: LLM in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
• 1999-2002: LLB in Islamic Law 'Shariah', Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh.

Professional Experience

• 2010-Present: Lecturer in Islamic Studies, School of Theology, Religion and Islamic Studies, University of Wales: Trinity saint David
• 2009-2010: Legal advisor, Kingswood Solicitors

Academic Interests

• The application of Islamic law in modern technology.
• contemporary Islamic banking and finance.
• Islamic Law and its relevant to  contemporary commercial activities

Areas of Research

• Islamic law and e-commerce.
• Islamic banking and finance.
• Islamic Law and modern technology.

Publications

• 'The Islamic Concept of Meeting Place and its Application in E-Commerce', Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology. Vol. 1, No. 1, 2007.
• PhD thesis titled as 'Electronic Commerce: the Formation of Electronic Contracts and its Application to the Islamic Law of Contract with Reference to Saudi Arabian Case'