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Geneva, Switzerland

• Lead and manage the international labour standards portfolio.
• Analyse cases and complaints before the ILO standards supervisory bodies including the Committee on the Application of Standards, Committee on the Freedom of Association, and Standards Review Mechanism.
• Lobby and negotiate with governments on standards-related and ILO institutional matters.
• Prepare the legal submissions before the International Court of Justice advisory opinion proceedings.

Geneva, Canton Of Geneva, Switzerland

• The IOE is the largest network of the private sector in the world with more than 150 business and employer organisation members worldwide. For more than 100 years, IOE has been the sole representative of business in.
• Represent employers' position on international legal issues and labour standards issues in the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) annual conference and governing body sessions;
• Prepare cases and complaints before the ILO standards supervisory committees (eg. CFA, CAS, SRM),
• Draft legal submissions, reports, letters and policy papers on a range of topics relating to international labour standards, industrial relations, platform work, child labour;
• Analyse trends relating to changes in the world of work, new business models and skills requirements;
• Provide legal advice on matters concerning ILO conventions and recommendations;

• Oxford Reports on International Criminal Law focuses on decisions from a range of international criminal courts and tribunals, and covers decisions from the five main international criminal tribunals: International.
• Analysed and drafted legal headnotes of decisions from the international criminal courts to be published online for legal practitioners and scholars to use.

United Nations Headquarters, Geneva

• The International Law Commission, established by the United Nations General Assembly, initiates substantive studies and makes recommendations on various international law topics for the purpose of encouraging the.
• Provided legal assistance to the Second Vice-Chair of the International Law Commission, Nguyen Hong Thao (Vietnam) during the ILC 70th plenary sessions;
• Conducted substantive research on the progressive development of international law topics including the identification of customary international law, peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens).
• Analysed drafting reports and provided substantive comments and suggestions to the drafting committee;
• Drafted legal statements and reports to be represented during the plenary sessions and drafting sessions.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• The Prosecutor v. Bemba et al. (ICC-01/05-01/13) is the first case involving offences against the administration of justice under Article 70 of the Rome Statute.
• Assisted legal counsels on the case from pre-trial to appeal stage;
• Researched procedural and substantive legal and criminal issues from national and international jurisdictions;
• Drafted and revised legal submissions, including the Defence Closing Brief and Defence Appeal Brief against the Trial Chamber's judgment;
• Independently charged with case management and daily case filings;
• Reviewed, analysed and prepared evidence electronically and in hard copies for use of trial;

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• The Prosecutor v. Hadžić (IT-04-75) was one of the last cases on trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
• Conducted legal research on comparative and international criminal law issues;
• Provided assistance in legal drafting and reviewing submissions filed before the Trial Chamber.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) is a special hybrid court established by the United Nations and the Cambodian government to prosecute the most serious crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge.
• Provided legal assistance to the Office of the Co-Prosecutors on the cases;
• Assisted in drafting the Case 002/01 Appeal Response Brief;
• Attended and prepared witnesses summaries for the hearings in Case 002/02;
• Analyzed evidence and prepared legal findings in Case 003;
• Organised and prepared disclosure for Case 004;

Auckland

• Oxfam New Zealand is involved in a variety of humanitarian projects aiming to end poverty and injustice, particularly in the Asia- Pacific region.
• Reviewed and analysed the internal policies of Oxfam organisation;
• Prepared a report on necessary changes to comply with current law and regulations;
• Presented strategies on how to implement new policies to the Board of Directors.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Landmark Chambers specialises in human rights, refugee and immigration law.
• Provided legal and administrative support to barristers;
• Researched substantive national and international jurisprudence;
• Drafted legal memorandums and research reports on different areas of law;
• Reviewed and analysed evidence and legal documents.

Hong Kong

Ll.M In International Law, Specialisation In International Protection For Vulnerable Groups, Cum Laude 5.41 / 6.0

Activities and Societies: Junior Diplomat Initiative Courses: International Trade Law, International Investment Law, International Human.

Spanish Language And Literature, Sobresaliente (Outstanding - Above 9/10)

Spanish Language 20 hours (Sobresaliente - 9.9/10) Conversation and Writing 10 hours (Sobresaliente - 9.5/10) Oral skills practice 10.

Diploma, International Business

Activities and Societies: The 40-hour training was organised by the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), in co-operation with.

Summer Course, Public International Law

Activities and Societies: • Attended Lecture on International Court of Justice • Attended meeting with H.E. Judge Xue Hanqin • Visited.

Professional Legal Studies Course

Courses: Civil Litigation Practice, Commercial and Corporate Practice, Property Practice, Professional Responsibility, Problem Solving and.

Bachelor Of Laws Honours (Llb Hons) And Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Law, French And Japanese, Ba/Llb (Hons)

Activities and Societies: AUSA Student Advocacy Network, Equal Justice Project, International Club, Management Consulting Club, United.

Education record

This French university, located in La Rochelle, is well known for its innovative courses for law and foreign languages. I studied here for.

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