Barrister, writer, speaker

Author: “A Constitution of the People” (2021)

Intro

Aarif’s book is called ‘A Constitution of the People and How to Achieve It’. Published by Ibidem and Columbia University Press, June 2021. Available: Amazon, Blackwell’s, WHSmith, Columbia University Press, Walmart, BAM, Barnes and Noble, among others.

View fullsize We’re very excited to see ‘A Constitution of the People’ make its first public appearance in the Columbia Spring 2021 Catalogue! The catalogue is available in full @columbiauniversitypress . . . #peoplesconstitution #book #politi
View fullsize What’s love got to do with it? Badiou says love without risk is an impossibility. In our times, it has two enemies. Safety, that says don’t go there, it’ll be troublesome. Denial, which says its challenge and experience of differenc
View fullsize These were the words reportedly uttered by Socrates in 399 BC as he faced a choice - live by the rules prescribed to him by a majority of his peers or die in support of his own ideas on achieving moral perfection towards the ‘good life’ -

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Work

Aarif specialises in public international law, international criminal law, arbitration and conflict resolution. His work involves acting on rule of law, human rights and justice issues particularly in the context of authoritarian rule or mass atrocity crimes. He also advises on foreign policy.

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Biography

Aarif has held leadership positions - as a director, lawyer, or investigator - in private practice, international courts, tribunals, NGOs and international organisations. He advises and writes regularly about governance, international crimes, foreign policy, and peace-building.

Current: Founder & Acting Director, Accountability Unit; Barrister, Doughty Street International; Consultant, United Nations; Trustee, Coalition for Genocide Response; Expert, Justice for Ukraine & Adviser, Special Tribunal for Crime of Aggression; Associate, Manchester International Law Centre; Co-Founder, Yazidi Justice Committee.

Past: Legal Counsel, Uyghur Tribunal; United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia; Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS; European Court of Human Rights; Court of Appeal of England and Wales; Slaughter and May; Public International Law and Policy Group among others.