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Institutions, and the people inside them.
Advice and drafting for institutions on public international law, and for the people inside them when a formal process starts. Over ten years across international courts, academia and practice: five in Chambers at the International Criminal Court, the Office of Public Counsel for Victims before that, more than five years teaching law at BRAC University. Cambridge LLM. Arsenal FC supporter.
Recent writing
- The Daily Star Bangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention cases
- AfronomicsLaw Special and Differential Treatment of LDC Parties in RCEP's Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Mere Words or Effective Safeguards?
- Bangladesh and International Law (Routledge) Framework of Engagement with International Law
- Policy Forum The Importance of Land Rights to Rohingya Repatriation: The Pinheiro Principles and Justice for the Displaced
- The George Washington International Law Review Where are the Least Developed Countries and Small Developing State Complainants in the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body?
The practice
Four areas- 26 publications
Public international law
Expert opinions and written advice, amicus briefs, legislative and institutional drafting, lectures and advocacy training. 26 publications across 12 outlets, from journal articles and a Routledge chapter to the opinion pages.
- Cambridge LLM · BRAC teaching · Frankfurt · Singapore
International economic law
Advice, written opinions and research on trade and investment disputes, treaty interpretation and dispute settlement design, for states, institutions and counsel. International investment law read at Cambridge and taught at undergraduate level at BRAC University; training in investment law and arbitration at the Frankfurt Investment Law Workshop (Goethe-Universität), the Singapore International Arbitration Academy and the New York State Bar Association's International Arbitration Webinar Series; published on WTO and RCEP dispute settlement for least developed countries.
- 17 proceedings
Internal justice
Advice, drafting and consults for staff of international organisations facing investigations, disciplinary proceedings and administrative decisions. Seventeen internal investigations and administrative proceedings as legal adviser under an international court's own staff rules.
- ESIL · ASIL · Jessup
Career strategy
Coaching and application work for lawyers entering international institutions. Served as a mentor on the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Early-Career Mentoring Programme and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Lieber Society Mentorship Programme; coached BRAC University's moot teams from 2016 to 2021, including the first from Bangladesh to reach the Jessup advanced rounds.
The method underneath all four Evidence and fact-finding. Witness memory and credibility, expert evidence, and cross-examination on open-source material.
The writing
Notes
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Advisory work, expert opinions, internal-justice advice, speaking.
States, international organisations, NGOs, universities, and media.
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