Aarif Abraham supports inspirational event at Manchester CJC
Private briefing for Westminster MPs on Special Tribunal
Growing support for Russia to face special tribunal
Accountability for alleged international crimes in Ukraine
Publication of the Vilnius Communiqué
Support for special tribunal to bring Putin to justice
Pathways of Resistance: Resilience, Potentiality and Power in the Pursuit of Justice
Aarif Abraham’s ‘A Constitution of the People and How to Achieve It’ – a review
Acts of Hope: As Antidotes to the Fear of Despair
A short take on Rebecca Solnit’s brilliant and powerful book on the meaning and value of hope, ‘A Hope in the Dark.’ Considers the sources of our despair, darkness and defeatism and persuasively reasserts our need to accept, acknowledge and come to terms with it. A book which shaped Aarif Abraham’s ‘A Constitution of the People.’ (Picture: Hope Valley, England).
Future Governance of the United Kingdom
The House of Lords has published written evidence submitted by Baroness Helena Kennedy and Aarif Abraham to the Inquiry into Future Governance of the UK.
A Penny for Your Thoughts
A short post about the stock of human knowledge in the form of published books, recognition for one’s work and judging a book by its cover. Relates to the forthcoming: ‘A Constitution of the People’ (2021).
The Open Society and its Enemies
A short take on Karl Popper’s prescient and still relevant book, ‘The Open Society and Its Enemies.’ Considers how democratic societies break down and what a vigorous defence of democracy entails. A book which shaped Aarif Abraham’s ‘A Constitution of the People.’
What’s love got to do with it?
What’s love got to do with it? A short take on Alain Badiou’s brilliant book ‘In Praise of Love.’ Considers politics, love and the making of constitutions. A book which shaped Aarif Abraham’s ‘A Constitution of the People.’
Responsibility of States to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims
The Bar Human Rights Committee launched a high-level Briefing Paper on the Responsibility of States under International Law to the Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, co-authored by Aarif Abraham, a member of Garden Court North’s International Team, together with other leading human rights barristers.
State Responsibility for Genocide: 25 Years After Srebrenica
Text of my speech delivered at the Geoffrey Nice Foundation Master Class in commemoration of the 25 years anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina. The speech highlights that for the prohibition on genocide to have any meaning at all – not least for victims and survivors of rights’ violations or crimes – humanity must act in concert, through their State representatives, to ensure rights are interpreted, applied and fulfilled without reservation.
Master Class 2020: Transitional Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aarif Abraham will present at the Master Class on “Post-Transitional Justice following Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25 years after Srebrenica”. The Master Class is organised by the Geoffrey Nice Foundation(GNF) in partnership with the University of Amsterdam (NL), the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Inn (UK), the University of Zagreb, and the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of Serbia.
Admission to lists of Specialist Counsel at Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Garden Court North Chambers’ Aarif Abraham has been admitted to the Lists of Specialist Counsel before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (Specialist Chambers) as Co-Counsel. The admission allows Aarif to be assigned or appointed to suspects, accused and/or groups of victims who appear before the Specialist Chambers.
Master Class 2019: Mapping and documenting mass atrocity crimes
Aarif Abraham will present at the Master Class on “Mapping, Documenting and Prosecuting Mass Atrocities” which will be held at the Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 1 to 12 July 2019. The Master Class is organised by the Geoffrey Nice Foundation (GNF) in partnership with the Transitional Justice Working Group (Seoul, South Korea).
An Assessment of Judge de Prada’s dissent, in the Karadžić Appeals Judgment
