AI law

AI law and regulation.

Research and talks on AI regulation, regulatory sandboxes, AI and international law, and data protection. The work is international, with particular attention to Qatar and the Middle East.

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Citations

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Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026

Role and recognition

International Law Association

Co-Rapporteur of the ILA Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law since 2025. He spoke for the committee at the NUS workshop in Singapore (December 2025) and presented its report at the ILA biennial conference in Vienna (August 2026).

Qatar University

Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the College of Law, where he has taught and researched since 2015. His research interests are AI law, data protection, emerging technology and legal skills.

Law licence

Admitted to the Ohio bar.

Award

2025 LEXIS Excellence in Teaching Award in the Business Law Forum.

Selected AI publications

2020

Banking on AI: mandating a proactive approach to AI regulation in the financial sector

Jon Truby, Rafael Brown, Andrew Dahdal. Law and Financial Markets Review, vol. 14(2) Read

Cited by 315 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2021

A Sandbox Approach to Regulating High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Applications

Jon Truby, Rafael Dean Brown, Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Oriol Caudevilla Parellada. European Journal of Risk Regulation Read

Cited by 219 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2020

Property ownership and the legal personhood of artificial intelligence

Rafael Dean Brown. Information & Communications Technology Law, vol. 30(2) Read

Cited by 118 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2022

Mending Lacunas in the EU’s GDPR and Proposed Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Rafael Brown, Jon Truby, Imad Antoine Ibrahim. European Studies, vol. 9(1) Read

Cited by 16 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2026

Diplomacy in the age of AI: Legal and strategic approaches to techno-nationalism, regulatory soft power and the AI chips race

Jon Truby, Andrew Dahdal, Rafael Brown, Imad Ibrahim. Research in Globalization, vol. 12 Read

Cited by 12 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2025

Decentralized Autonomous Organization and AI Legal Personhood

Rafael Dean Brown, Andrew Dahdal, Imad Ibrahim, Jon Truby. Oxford Intersections: AI in Society Read

Cited by 7 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2025

Enhancing the EU AI Act with CSR: the role of corporate social responsibility in AI regulation

Rafael Dean Brown, Aaron Richard Harmon, Salim Yaacoub. TalTech Journal of European Studies Read

Cited by 2 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2026

Regulatory Autonomy and AI Sovereignty: Türkiye at a Crossroad

Rafael Dean Brown, Duygu Ozluk. Asian Journal of Law and Society Read

Cited by 1 (Google Scholar, as of 19 Oct 2026)

2026

Open but Inaccessible: AI Access and Inclusivity Challenges in Open Government Data for SDG 16

Rafael Dean Brown, Imad Antoine Ibrahim. Chapter in Artificial Intelligence, Governance and Sustainable Development Read

Abstracts and every other publication are on the Scholarship page.

AI talks and panels

Aug 2026

ILA 82nd Biennial International Law Conference, Vienna

Presented the Co-Rapporteur’s report of the ILA Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law.

Jun 2026

UNESCO Chair on AI and Sustainability Webinar Series

Panelist: "Pax Silica: Strategic AI Hegemony and the Future of International Governance."

Jan 2026

International Data Privacy Day 2026, Doha

Speaker: "Implementing Responsible and Compliant AI System: AI Inference and Data Protection."

Dec 2025

Workshop on AI Sovereignty and International Law, National University of Singapore

Presented "Regulatory Autonomy and AI Sovereignty" and gave opening remarks for the ILA Committee on AI and Technology Law.

2022

AI Week 2022, Doha

Presented "A Sandbox Approach to Regulating AI in Qatar."

The full list is on the Conferences page.

Qatar and the Middle East

Published work on Qatar and the Gulf, including regulation of drones, cybersecurity, telematics and arbitration. His AI sandbox research was presented in Doha at AI Week 2022.

2024

Legal Aspects of Telematics for Law Enforcement

Jon Truby, Khalid Saleh Al-Shamari, Rafael Dean Brown, Imad Antoine Ibrahim. Arab Law Quarterly Read

2020

Challenging the Enforcement of Emergency Arbitrator Decisions

Rafael Dean Brown. Kuwait International Law School Journal 8(3) Read

2019

Towards a Qatar Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model with a Legislative Framework

Rafael Dean Brown. International Review of Law (Qatar University) Read

2017

A Balanced Flight: Qatar’s New Drone Regulations

Rafael Dean Brown, Shaikha Al Mulla. Qatar Business Law Review Read

2017

Come Fly With Me: Qatari Drone Regulation

Rafael Dean Brown, Shaikha Al Mulla. Lexis Middle East Law Alert Read