Board of Directors

Association of Young International Criminal Lawyers

In accordance with its Statute, YICL is led by a group of young professionals. They sit on the Board of the Association and manage its day-to-day operations.

Adiba Rahmah – President and Treasurer

8377A6CC-68FE-430F-A193-A2AB256216A2

Adiba Rahmah was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2022 and holds an LL.M. in Transnational Law from King’s College London. Following on from her success as 2019 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot UAE National Round Champion, she has developed a career in international law. Her prior experience includes working at the Hellenic Republic National Bioethics Commission alongside government lawyers to develop policy papers drawing from international human rights and health law, as well as at five leading law firms in the UK and UAE, including Irwin Mitchell and Al-Tamimi, on a broad range of private international law matters. Additionally, Adiba has experience providing legal advice and representation, including through the Free Representation Unit before the UK social security tribunals, as well as at The AIRE Centre, where Adiba assisted with legal advice and representation in immigration, asylum and human trafficking cases before domestic tribunals and the European Court of Human Rights. At the KCL Transnational Legal Clinic, she was also responsible for drafting an amicus curiae brief on comparative and international criminal and health law that was accepted by the Colombian Constitutional Court and drawn upon in its landmark 2022 decision on women’s rights in Latin America.

Ali Alabdali - Vice President and Communications Director

Screenshot

Ali Alabdali is a legal professional specialising in public international law, with experience in international criminal law and international organisations.

Mayya Chaykina - Secretary

Evoto

Mayya Chaykina’s work spans international and domestic criminal law, human rights, and humanitarian law. Based between Paris and The Hague, she gained experience in complex criminal litigation before French tribunals, as well as in litigation and advocacy in front of international and regional human rights mechanisms, before moving to the International Criminal Court. Mayya is used to publishing on international criminal law and public international law on various platforms. She is currently completing her master’s in law at Sciences Po Paris and has represented France in several international legal advocacy competitions.

250

Members

45

Countries

6

Continents

5

Areas of Interest

Connect with the Association online