Professor Dr Hunud Abia Kadouf was a Judge at the Court of Appeal, and Lecturer at the University of Khartoum, Sudan. He practised law as an Advocate and Commissioner for oaths. He is currently a Professor and the Dean of the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He specializes in Land Law, Customary Law, Public International Law, Comparative Law, Legal Research Methodology and Environmental Law. He is Editor-in-Chief, IIUM Law Journal and Associate Editor, Journal of Public Security and Safety, published by the Institute of Public Security of Malaysia (IPSOM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Malaysia.