Board of Trustees (BoT)
CRCICA has a Board of Trustees (BoT) consisting of ten (10) members at least and thirty (30) members at the most appointed in consultation with AALCO from amongst eminent African and Asian personalities specialized in the fields of international arbitration, law, business, trade, investment and international relations.
The BoT may include up to 20% of its members from outside the Afro-Asian Region from amongst figures specialized in the aforementioned fields. CRCICA’s current Board of Trustees is composed of 23 members chaired by Dr. Nabil Elaraby and will include two vice-chairmen yet to be elected and 21 other eminent members from Bahrain, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, United Arab Emirates.The term of the BoT is four years, which may be renewed once for a similar term, unless otherwise determined due to special circumstances. The BoT carries out the functions provided for in the By-laws of the Board of Trustees. This includes meeting once a year to oversee CRCICA’s caseload and in particular the following functions:
- Appointing the Director of the Centre in consultation with AALCO for a four-year term, which may be renewed once for a similar term, unless otherwise determined due to special circumstances;
- Setting down the general policy for achieving the objectives of the Centre; and
- Ratifying the Auditor’s report for each fiscal year.
Chairman
Members
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Hayyan
Dr. Abdullah Al-Hayyan is a Senior Partner at International Legal Group (law firm based in Kuwait) with 29 years of experience, specializing in local and international trade legislation, corporate and commercial business transactions, Islamic finance, and sports law. At International Legal Group, he is responsible for all law pertaining to the New Commercial Companies Law, Bankruptcy Law, Public-Private Partnerships Law and Small Projects Law.
Dr. Abdullah currently serves as the Chair of various local, regional and international sports committees, including the International Swimming Federation, Association of National Olympic Committees, and Court of Arbitration for Sport. He has also contributed to the development and formulation of several sports regulations in the Gulf region and is a member of numerous regional sport centers.
Dr. Abdullah formerly taught law at Kuwait University and the Gulf University of Science & Technology, and acted as advisor at the Kuwait Investment Authority. He was a key member of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, and the Vice Chairman of Legislative Requirements of the Development Plan Committee.
Dr. Abdullah holds a PhD in Corporate Law from the University of Wales, UK and received both his LL.M. and Bachelor of Law from College of Law, Kuwait University. He has published over five research articles and authored one book.
