Farhaan AhmedWriting, publications, and updates from Farhaan Ahmed — international lawyer, The Hague.https://farhaanahmed.com/en-gbJudging the IBA ICC Moot Court Competition 2026https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2026-06-23/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2026-06-23/Judged the preliminary and semifinal rounds of the 2026 English edition of the IBA ICC Moot Court Competition, and presented the best speaker awards.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTSpeaking at BRAC University and North South University on the ICChttps://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2025-01-13/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2025-01-13/Spoke on the ICC's legal framework, structure, functions, and challenges with students at BRAC University School of Law and North South University in December 2024.Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMTSixth Asia Pacific Forum of The Haguehttps://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2024-07-22/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2024-07-22/Participated in the Sixth Asia Pacific Forum of The Hague, focusing on the Asia-Pacific's engagement with and contribution to the ICC.Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMTJudging the ICC Moot Court Competition Final 2024https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2024-06-07/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2024-06-07/Judged the Final of the English edition of the ICC Moot Court Competition, organised by the Grotius Centre and the IBA Hague Office.Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMTPublished in The Daily Star on Bangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention caseshttps://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2024-01-27/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2024-01-27/Piece in The Daily Star enunciating the relevant international law on Bangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention cases before the ICJ.Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMTBangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention caseshttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/geopolitical-insights/news/bangladeshs-right-intervention-the-genocide-convention-cases-3527376https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/geopolitical-insights/news/bangladeshs-right-intervention-the-genocide-convention-cases-3527376On Bangladesh's standing as a third-party intervener in the ICJ Genocide Convention proceedings.Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMTMock Trial and Training 2023 at the IRMCT, The Haguehttps://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2023-07-07/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2023-07-07/Participated in the Mock Trial and Training 2023, organised by the Association of Defence Counsel at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMTJudging the ICC Moot Court Competition Final 2023https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2023-06-10/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2023-06-10/Judged the Final of the English edition of the ICC Moot Court Competition 2023, won by Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil.Sat, 10 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMTJudging the Dutch Qualifying Rounds of the Jessup Competition 2023https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2023-02-27/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2023-02-27/Judged the Championship Round of the 2023 Dutch Qualifying Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition at Amsterdam Law School.Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMTJudging the ICC Moot Court Competition Final 2022https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2022-05-28/https://farhaanahmed.com/updates/#update-2022-05-28/Judged the Final of the English edition of the 2022 ICC Moot Court Competition.Sat, 28 May 2022 12:00:00 GMTShould Foreign Courts have the ability to effectively disqualify Bangladeshi MPs?https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/should-foreign-courts-have-the-ability-effectively-disqualify-bangladeshi-mps-2128866https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/should-foreign-courts-have-the-ability-effectively-disqualify-bangladeshi-mps-2128866An examination of whether foreign court decisions can effectively disqualify members of the Bangladeshi parliament.Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:00:00 GMTResolving the Issue of Sea-stranded Rohingyashttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/resolving-the-issue-sea-stranded-rohingyas-2059485https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/resolving-the-issue-sea-stranded-rohingyas-2059485Analysis of the legal and humanitarian dimensions of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea and Bangladesh's obligations under international law.Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMTSpecial and Differential Treatment of LDC Parties in RCEP's Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Mere Words or Effective Safeguards?https://www.afronomicslaw.org/category/analysis/special-and-differential-treatment-ldc-parties-rceps-dispute-settlement-mechanismhttps://www.afronomicslaw.org/category/analysis/special-and-differential-treatment-ldc-parties-rceps-dispute-settlement-mechanismAn assessment of whether RCEP's dispute settlement mechanism provides genuine protection for least-developed country parties or merely declaratory commitments.Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:00:00 GMTInternational Criminal Law: Notes on Victims' Participation in ICC Proceedingshttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/icc-victims-participation/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/icc-victims-participation/An information note on the legal framework governing victims' participation in proceedings before the International Criminal Court.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMTAnswering Problem Questions in Law: The ILAC Methodhttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/ilac-method/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/ilac-method/A guide to structuring legal arguments using the Issue, Law, Application, Conclusion method, written for law students.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMTPatents, LDCs, and the COVID-19 Vaccinehttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/patents-ldcs-covid/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/patents-ldcs-covid/An examination of the TRIPS waiver debate and its implications for least-developed countries seeking access to COVID-19 vaccines.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMTBangladesh should Host ICC's proceedings in Cox's Bazarhttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/bangladesh-should-host-iccs-proceedings-coxs-bazar-1966933https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/bangladesh-should-host-iccs-proceedings-coxs-bazar-1966933The case for the ICC holding proceedings in Bangladesh to bring justice closer to Rohingya survivors.Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:00:00 GMTThe Importance of Land Rights to Rohingya Repatriation: The Pinheiro Principles and Justice for the Displacedhttps://www.policyforum.net/the-importance-of-land-rights-to-rohingya-repatriation/https://www.policyforum.net/the-importance-of-land-rights-to-rohingya-repatriation/Why secure land rights in Rakhine State, anchored in the Pinheiro Principles, are a precondition for any durable Rohingya repatriation.Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:00:00 GMTFolk Fest Registration Controversy Exemplifies the Need for Data Protection Lawhttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/folk-fest-registration-controversy-exemplifies-the-need-data-protection-law-1828810https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/folk-fest-registration-controversy-exemplifies-the-need-data-protection-law-1828810How a festival registration controversy exposed Bangladesh's lack of a comprehensive data protection framework.Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMTShamima Begum may be a Bangladeshi Citizen After Allhttps://www.ejiltalk.org/shamima-begum-may-be-a-bangladeshi-citizen-after-all/https://www.ejiltalk.org/shamima-begum-may-be-a-bangladeshi-citizen-after-all/Analysis of whether Shamima Begum holds Bangladeshi citizenship under Bangladeshi nationality law.Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMTSexual Misconduct at the Workplace and a Culture of Impunityhttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/sexual-misconduct-the-workplace-and-culture-impunity-1656133https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/sexual-misconduct-the-workplace-and-culture-impunity-1656133On the structural conditions enabling a culture of impunity for sexual misconduct in Bangladeshi workplaces.Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMTHow Bangladesh should Approach the Rohingya Issuehttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/how-bangladesh-should-approach-the-rohingya-issue-1637548https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/news/how-bangladesh-should-approach-the-rohingya-issue-1637548A strategic and legal framework for Bangladesh's approach to the Rohingya crisis at the UN and regional forums.Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMTMyanmar Remains Disingenuous when it comes to Rohingya Repatriationhttps://thediplomat.com/2018/08/myanmar-remains-disingenuous-when-it-comes-to-rohingya-repatriation/https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/myanmar-remains-disingenuous-when-it-comes-to-rohingya-repatriation/Why Myanmar's stated conditions for Rohingya return fall far short of what international law requires.Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:00:00 GMTBangladesh's Observations on Rohingya Deportationhttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/bangladeshs-observations-rohingya-deportation-1583473https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/bangladeshs-observations-rohingya-deportation-1583473Bangladesh's legal obligations and strategic considerations regarding pressure to deport Rohingya refugees.Wed, 30 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTMyanmar should pay Reparations to Rohingyashttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/myanmar-should-pay-reparations-rohingyas-1575334https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/myanmar-should-pay-reparations-rohingyas-1575334The legal and moral case for Myanmar paying reparations to the Rohingya people.Sun, 13 May 2018 12:00:00 GMTIn Search of Justice: Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingyas and the International Criminal Courthttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/search-justice-1542661https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/search-justice-1542661An assessment of the ICC's jurisdiction over crimes against the Rohingya and the path to accountability.Sat, 03 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMTRohingyas' Dignified Return to their Homelandhttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/rohingyas-dignified-return-their-homeland-1494088https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/rohingyas-dignified-return-their-homeland-1494088On the legal requirements for a dignified and rights-compliant Rohingya return to Myanmar.Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMTRohingyas' Dignified Return to their Homeland is more than just Agreement to Repatriatehttps://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/rohingyas-dignified-return-to-their-homeland-is-more-than-just-agreement-to-repatriatehttps://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/rohingyas-dignified-return-to-their-homeland-is-more-than-just-agreement-to-repatriateWhy the Bangladesh–Myanmar repatriation agreement of 2017 falls far short of what is needed for a dignified Rohingya return.Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMTCase for a UN Interim Administration in Rakhinehttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/case-un-interim-administration-rakhine-1481185https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/case-un-interim-administration-rakhine-1481185The argument for a UN-administered interim governance arrangement in Rakhine State as a precondition for Rohingya return.Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMTProtecting Data in Digital Bangladeshhttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/protecting-data-digital-bangladesh-1401592https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/human-rights/protecting-data-digital-bangladesh-1401592The case for a comprehensive data protection law as Bangladesh's digital economy expands.Sun, 07 May 2017 12:00:00 GMTThe Fate of the Statelesshttps://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2017/04/26/the-fate-of-the-statelesshttps://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2017/04/26/the-fate-of-the-statelessOn the international legal framework governing stateless persons and its application to the Rohingya.Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:00:00 GMTDiplomatic Protection for the Stateless Rohingyahttps://www.policyforum.net/diplomatic-protection-for-the-stateless-rohingya/https://www.policyforum.net/diplomatic-protection-for-the-stateless-rohingya/Whether and how diplomatic protection mechanisms can be extended to stateless Rohingya under international law. Also published in New Mandala (22 March 2017).Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMTJustice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: An Assault on State Immunityhttps://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/law-analysis/assault-state-immunity-1356952https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/law-analysis/assault-state-immunity-1356952A critique of the US Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act and its implications for the customary international law of state immunity, co-authored with Md. Rizwanul Islam.Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:00:00 GMTBlocking Pornographic Websites Counterintuitive and Futilehttps://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/society/blocking-pornographic-websites-counterintuitive-and-futile-1341325https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/society/blocking-pornographic-websites-counterintuitive-and-futile-1341325Why Bangladesh's website-blocking approach to online content fails on legal and practical grounds.Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:00:00 GMTConstitutional Law of Bangladesh – Notes on the Fundamental Rightshttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-fundamental-rights/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-fundamental-rights/Teaching notes on the Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of Bangladesh, prepared for students at BRAC University School of Law.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMTConstitutional Law of Bangladesh – Notes on the Independence of the Judiciaryhttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-independence-of-the-judiciary/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-independence-of-the-judiciary/Teaching notes on the Independence of the Judiciary under the Constitution of Bangladesh, prepared for students at BRAC University School of Law.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMTConstitutional Law of Bangladesh – Notes on the Interpretation of the Constitutionhttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-interpretation-of-the-constitution/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-interpretation-of-the-constitution/Teaching notes on the Interpretation of the Constitution under the Constitution of Bangladesh, prepared for students at BRAC University School of Law.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMTConstitutional Law of Bangladesh – Notes on the Writshttps://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-writs/https://farhaanahmed.com/posts/2015-const-law-writs/Teaching notes on the Writs under the Constitution of Bangladesh, prepared for students at BRAC University School of Law.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMTThe Man I Knewhttps://archive.dhakatribune.com/op-ed/2014/oct/21/man-i-knewhttps://archive.dhakatribune.com/op-ed/2014/oct/21/man-i-knewA personal tribute published in the Dhaka Tribune.Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:00:00 GMTConstitutional Law Moothttps://archive.thedailystar.net/law/2011/12/01/event.htmhttps://archive.thedailystar.net/law/2011/12/01/event.htmPublished in The Daily Star (Dhaka, 3 December 2011).Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT