About
I am a public international lawyer with over ten years of experience across international courts, academia, and international law practice. Since 2021, I have served as an Associate Legal Officer in Chambers at the International Criminal Court. My core expertise lies in public international law, including international investment law, international trade law, the law of international organisations, international administrative law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law.
I hold an LLM from the University of Cambridge (Hughes Hall; Commonwealth and Cambridge Trust Scholar), a Diploma in the Law of the Sea from the Yeosu Academy, and completed the Public International Law programme at The Hague Academy of International Law as an Emer de Vattel Scholar. Since 2016, I have been a Senior Lecturer (on leave) at the School of Law, BRAC University in Bangladesh.
Current Roles
Senior Lecturer (on leave)
Areas of Focus
International criminal law
Substantive and procedural ICL, ICC practice, evidence, victims’ participation, modes of liability.
Public international law
Sources, treaty interpretation, state responsibility, immunities, the law of international organisations.
The law of the sea
UNCLOS, maritime delimitation, IUU fishing, the Indian Ocean.
Bangladesh and the Global South
LDCs in international trade dispute settlement, Rohingya issues, citizenship and statelessness.
Education
- LLM, University of Cambridge
- Hughes Hall, 2015–16 · Commonwealth & Cambridge Trust Scholar
- LLB (Honours), BRAC University
- 2011–14 · Vice Chancellor's Medal
- Diploma in the Law of the Sea
- Yeosu Academy of the Law of the Sea · 2018
- The Hague Academy of International Law
- Public International Law programme · Emer de Vattel Scholar