Experienced Legal and Rule of Law SME

SORBONNE PARIS 1 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, Masters

2018 – 2021          Legal Advisor CTSAMVM South Sudan

This is a Ceasefire Monitoring Organisation, internationally staffed with members from Africa, U.S. and other areas. I work as a Legal Advisor. Examples of my work include:

• Analysing the revitalised Peace Agreement of 2018 and other Peace Treaties which the warring factions concluded at different times and providing advice to Mission Members.
• Drafting and Review of Contracts, Letters, Notices and more for the Mission.
• Working extensively on National Staff Issues, including Taxation.
• Meeting with counterparts, external advisors, South Sudan office holders.
• Advising the Mission Leadership on contractual and legal issues.
• Research of applicable South Sudanese and International Law.
• Elaborating documents to be presented at CTSAMVM conferences and organising and attending same.

The term Legal Advisor is to be broadly construed and my functions range from appreciating legal questions not always adequately addressed in the treaties, to working with Civil Society Groups in view of spreading the knowledge about this and other peace instruments, and many other items. Strong emphasis on solving issues of internal administration of CTSAMVM

2016-2018           

ACOTA Human Rights & Administrative Subject Matter Specialist, West Africa

A series of short-term assignments in which Human Rights and related matters are taught to soldiers of African nations who will shortly depart to a UN Mission. I made presentations and taught the subject matter to the soldiers, but the main purpose is to identify and bring to standard national military personnel as future trainers. In addition, extensive logistics and administrative tasks within the mission such as CASH HANDLING, purchases, PER DIEM payments and more.

2011-Present                

Translation and Consultancy, Freelance Service Provider

Freelance activity with legal and technical translation, with a number of good clients of renown. The legal part includes, for example:

• Calls for Tender
• Invitation Letters to Shareholders
• Sentences & Court Procedure
• Loan Agreements
• Insurance Policies

The technical part includes, for example:

• Instruction Manuals
• Letters to Dealer Network
• Technical Marketing Material
• Software & Hardware Descriptions
• PATENTS

Assorted clients such as a well-known luxury car manufacturer in UK and several worldwide operating Law Firms. Other activities include industrial audits and forensic legal work.

2009– 2011          

AFGHANISTAN, EUPOL HERAT and KABUL, Legal Advisor

• Worked with Police and Prosecution
• Provided Training on local Law and Human Rights issues
• Advice to the Anti-Corruption Cell
• Support to the Afghan National Police and Anti Corruption unit
• Project Work and Situational Assessments
• Wrote Training Programmes and presentations and had those accredited by the relevant unit in Ministry of Interior (MOI).

2009                    

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, GOMA.

From January until October 2009, EUPOL Legal Expert Human

Rights and Child Protection in the Great Lakes Region between RDC

and Rwanda.

• Advisor to local Police and Army (FARDC)
• Support of efforts to fight Sexual Violence
• Help to demobilise underage soldiers
• Train Leadership of Police and Army in local Law and Human Rights
• Situational Assessment
• Represented the mission in the group of international agencies present in GOMA
• Built up and maintained the GOMA sub office

2007 – 2008          AFGHANISTAN, EUPOL Kabul.

From October 2007, Legal Advisor to the Head of Mission.

• Negotiation and Drafting of Contracts (Life Support, Office Space Rental, Employment of National Staff)
• Questions of Mandate and Immunity
• Disciplinary Issues
• Legal aspects of the day-to-day running
• Weapons Permits and damages to local population
• Negotiating preferential conditions for hotel accommodation
• Land and Buildings lease and maintenance
• Compatibility of Mission actions with local Law
• Tax questions
• Training of the Mission in legal aspects

2007                            UNSOC UN Staff Officer Course by German Military Academy in Hamburg.

2006                            IRAQ, Working with the Ministry of Interior for the Department for Foreign and International Development (DFID), UK.

• Capacity Building project with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior
• Legal and organisational aspects
• Analyzing the existing Legal Framework for the Ministry of Interior
• Contributed to the drafting of the new Structure Law
• Assisted the Legal Office MOI
• Some material support
• Legal library

2003 – 2005          BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, EUPM Legal

Advisor (European Union Police Mission) in Brcko, Bosnia, and later

in Sarajevo

• Advised the Chief Co-Locator (Head of Office)
• Analyzed legality of Police measures
• Continued and in-deep knowledge of Local Laws
• Prepared briefings on matters of importance in the Legal field
• In June 2004 promoted to Federation Area Legal Advisor
• In charge of all the Law – related developments in the Cantons (Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina)
• Greatly increased responsibility and supervisory duties
• Managed a separate unit and supervised up to 13 members, international and local.
• Provided legal advice for the whole territory of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Federation level, Cantonal level and also Brcko (Special District)

• • U.S. & German Citizenship
• • SORBONNE Law Degree
• • Over 20 years in various Law-related functions overseas
• • Confirmed Negotiator with local Office Holders
• • Outstanding Record of Capacity Building in Developing Countries
• • Conversant in several languages: Native German and English, fluent French, some Arabic including writing
• • Expert Contracts Drafting and Translation
• • Profound Experience of living and working in Muslim countries
• • Extensive Overseas and Expatriation Experience

English, French, German