Amal Clooney
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Amal Alamuddin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British-Lebanese |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Partner | George Clooney (2013-present) |
Amal Alamuddin is a British-Lebanese lawyer specialising in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law.
Early life
Alamuddin's family fled from war-torn Beirut to London when she was two. They settled in Gerrards Cross where she attended Dr Challoner's High School in Amersham.[1] Her mother, Baria, 66, is the foreign editor of Arab newspaper al-Hayat. Her father Ramzi, a retired professor of business studies at the American University of Beirut, returned to Lebanon in 1991.[2] Alamuddin has three youngers siblings; a sister, Tala, and two brothers Samer and Ziad.[3] Her grandmother was said to be the first woman graduate of the American University in Beirut. Alamuddin was educated at St. Hugh's College, Oxford, where she received an Exhibition,[4] and at New York University School of Law,[5] where she received the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award[6] (conferred for excellence in the field of Entertainment law).[7]
Career
Before becoming a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London, she worked in the Office of the Prosecutor at the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon and at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[8] She has been involved in high-profile cases representing the state of Cambodia, the former Libyan intelligence chief Abdallah Al Senussi, Yulia Tymoshenko and Julian Assange, and is an adviser to the King of Bahrain in connection with the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry headed by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni.[6]
Alamuddin has been appointed to a number of United Nations commissions including as adviser to Special Envoy Kofi Annan on Syria and as Counsel to the 2013 Drone Inquiry by UN human rights rapporteur Ben Emmerson QC into the use of drones in counter-terrorism operations.[9]
Alamuddin has also lectured students on international criminal law at SOAS (University of London), The New School in New York, The Hague Academy of International Law, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.[6]
Personal Life
Alamuddin is allegedly engaged to actor George Clooney, She is fluent in Arabic, French and English. .[10]
References
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2593020/The-formidable-British-beauty-whos-tamed-George-Clooney-Hollywood-hunks-new-love-human-rights-barrister.html
- ^ http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/movies/2014/04/27/george-clooneys-fiancee-amal-alamuddin-has-beauty-brains-and-style
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2593020/The-formidable-British-beauty-whos-tamed-George-Clooney-Hollywood-hunks-new-love-human-rights-barrister.html
- ^ "Colleges, Halls, and Societies: Notices – St Hugh's College". Oxford University Gazette. October 23, 1997.
- ^ "International Court of Justice Clerkship Program: Biographical Information". Hauser Global Law School Program. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ a b c "Amal Alamuddin". Doughty Street Chambers. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Convocation Award Nominations". New York University School of Law. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
{{cite web}}:|section=ignored (help) - ^ "Expanding Jurisdiction over War Crimes under Article 8 of the ICC Statute". Journal of International Criminal Justice. 8 (5): 1219. doi:10.1093/jicj/mqq066.
- ^ "UN SRCT Drone Inquiry – Credits: UNSRCT Team". United Nations. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/george-clooney-to-marry-his-british-lawyer-girlfriend-amal-alamuddin-9294602.html