Experience

Temple Garden Chambers

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Member

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Provides legal advice and representation in cases involving issues of Public International Law, including International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law and International Investment Law. Specializes in proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Human Rights bodies. Past and present cases include advising a foreign Government on jurisdictional and substantive issues in relation to ICJ proceedings; advising and representing the Government of Afghanistan in ICC proceedings; acting as counsel for exiled Uyghur organisations in a complaint filed with the ICC Prosecutor; assisting an individual in bringing a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR); and challenging sanctions adopted at the UN, EU and domestic levels on behalf of a sanctioned individual. Show less



International Court of Justice (ICJ)

• Administration of Justice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Legal officer - Assistant to H.E. Judge Nawaf Salam

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  Provided legal assistance to H.E. Judge Nawaf Salam in the first months of his mandate.

• Legal officer - Special Assistant to the President of the Court, H.E. Judge Ronny Abraham

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2018

  Served as the principal legal advisor to the President of the Court, H.E. Judge Ronny Abraham, during his three-year term. As such, provided legal assistance in all aspects of the President's judicial and administrative functions.

• Associate legal officer - Law clerk to H.E. Judge Ronny Abraham

  • Jun 2013 - Feb 2015

  Served as law clerk for H.E. Judge Ronny Abraham; provided the judge with legal research and related assistance with regard to cases pending before the Court.

• Judicial fellow (NYU University Trainee)

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  During one judicial year, worked as a trainee for two different judges: H.E. Judge Ronny Abraham and H.E. Judge Antonio Augusto Cançado Trindade.



Centre d'études et de recherches de sciences administratives et politiques (CERSA)

• Paris Area, France

• Part-time legal analyst

  • Dec 2008 - Apr 2011

  CERSA is a publicly funded French Research Center for Administrative Studies. Analysed legal articles from German public law journals and drafted reports in French. CERSA is a publicly funded French Research Center for Administrative Studies. Analysed legal articles from German public law journals and drafted reports in French.