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She was subsequently based in The Hague working at the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]],<ref name="ExpandingJurisdiction-2010">{{cite journal|volume=8|issue=5|page=1219|journal=Journal of International Criminal Justice|title=Expanding Jurisdiction over War Crimes under Article 8 of the ICC Statute|doi=10.1093/jicj/mqq066|last1=Alamuddin |first1=A.|last2=Webb|first2=P.|year=2010}}</ref> where she was Judicial assistant to Judge Patrick Robinson, Presiding Judge. The case charged the former President of former Republic of Yugoslavia with crimes allegedly committed in Kosovo, Croatia, and Bosnia during the war in the former Yugoslavia.<ref name="doughtystreet.co.uk"/> Clooney also worked as a Prosecutor at [[Special Tribunal for Lebanon#:~:text=The Special Tribunal for Lebanon,responsible for 14 February 2005|The Special Tribunal for Lebanon]]. She prosecuted the case against five people, who were members of Hezbollah, accused of [[Assassination of Rafic Hariri#:~:text=On 14 February 2005, former,George Hotel|assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri]] and others in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-special-tribunal-for-lebanon-9780199687459?cc=us&lang=en& |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=global.oup.com}}</ref>
In 2010, Clooney was called to the Bar of England and Wales, [[Inner Temple]]. She is a practising barrister at [[Doughty Street Chambers]].<ref name="doughtystreet.co.uk"/> Clooney regularly represents journalists and she is currently leading the international counsel team which is acting for the Filipino journalist and CEO of the news website [[Rappler]], [[Maria Ressa]]. Ressa faces a series of legal charges that could lead to about 100 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 January 2021|title=Amal Clooney decries 'legal charade' after journalist Maria Ressa charged again with libel|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/amal-clooney-decries-legal-charade-after-journalist-maria-ressa-charged-again-with-libel|access-date=31 January 2022|website=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717031523/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/19/amal-clooney-decries-legal-charade-after-journalist-maria-ressa-charged-again-with-libel|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her 'courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Nobel Peace Prize 2021|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/press-release/|access-date=31 January 2022|website=NobelPrize.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717032716/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/press-release/|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She previously represented Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters journalists from Myanmar who were sentenced to seven years in prison by the government of Myanmar for reporting on crimes which were committed against Rohingyas by the Myanmar forces.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Amal Clooney to Defend Reuters Journalists Jailed in Myanmar|url=https://time.com/5221820/amal-clooney-reuters-myanmar/|access-date=31 January 2022|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717032815/https://time.com/5221820/amal-clooney-reuters-myanmar/|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> They were released in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 May 2019|title=Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48182712|access-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717033121/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48182712|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
Amal represents victims of mass atrocities, including genocide and sexual violence. In 2021, Amal was co-plaintiff's and victims' counsel in the first case in which an ISIS member, [[Taha al-Jumailly]], was convicted of genocide and sentenced to life in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=German court finds former 'IS' member guilty of genocide {{!}} DW {{!}} 30 November 2021 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-finds-former-is-member-guilty-of-genocide/a-59976226 |access-date=23 December 2021 |website=Deutsche Welle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717033401/https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-finds-former-is-member-guilty-of-genocide/a-59976226|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2023, she filed a civil case on behalf of over 400 Yazidi-American plaintiffs against French cement manufacturer, [[Lafarge (company)|Lafarge]], for conspiring to provide material support to the jihadist group, [[Islamic State|ISIS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sottile |first=Sabrina Souza, Zoe |date=2023-12-17 |title=Amal Clooney is representing over 400 plaintiffs in lawsuit seeking 'accountability for genocide against Yazidis' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/us/amal-clooney-isis-yazidi-genocide-lawsuit/index.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=CNN |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717033825/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/us/amal-clooney-isis-yazidi-genocide-lawsuit/index.html|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The lawsuit seeks to hold Lafarge accountable for its admitted criminal conspiracy with ISIS and obtain compensation for the Yazidi people.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Katersky |first=Aaron |date=14 December 14, 2023 |title=Nobel laureate and hundreds of Yazidi sue French company for supporting ISIS |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/nobel-laureate-hundreds-yazidi-sue-french-company-supporting/story |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2024|work=ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717034249/https://abcnews.go.com/International/nobel-laureate-hundreds-yazidi-sue-french-company-supporting/story|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Amal's long time client Nadia Murad is the lead plaintiff in the case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney appear on CNN |url=https://www.nadiasinitiative.org/news/nadia-murad-and-amal-clooney-appear-on-cnn |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Nadia's Initiative |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717034410/https://www.nadiasinitiative.org/news/nadia-murad-and-amal-clooney-appear-on-cnn|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> After the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine#Russia|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] in 2022, AmalClooney led a legal task force created at the request of the Government of Ukraine to provide legal advice on the potential avenues to secure criminal accountability for Russia in national jurisdictions, the ICC, and the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Covington, Withers and Amal Clooney Team Up on Ukraine Legal Task Force |url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2022/04/01/covington-withers-and-amal-clooney-team-up-on-ukraine-legal-taskforce/?slreturn=20240423141556 |website=Law.com|archive-url=https://archive.ph/3GTHI|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She became a member of the Working Group on Compensation for Damage Cause to Ukraine, a group of international legal experts appointed by President of Ukraine [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] to advise on legal mechanisms for survivors of the conflict to claim compensation.<ref name="doughtystreet24">{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title= Amal Clooney|url=https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/amal-clooney|website=Doughty Street Chambers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717035728/https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/amal-clooney|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
In May 2024, sheit was announced that Clooney served on an advisory panel that reviewed the [[International Criminal Court]] prosecutor's investigation into potential [[war crimes]] committed in the [[Israel–Hamas war]].<ref name="holpuch20may2024-nyt">{{cite news |last1=Holpuch |first1=Amanda |title=Amal Clooney Was Among the Experts Consulted on I.C.C. Warrants |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/world/middleeast/amal-clooney-icc-gaza.html |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[New York Times]] |date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717040039/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/world/middleeast/amal-clooney-icc-gaza.html|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The panel was convened by the ICC in January 2024 at the request of ICC prosecutor [[Karim Ahmad Khan|Karim A. A. Khan]] KC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=John |first=Tara |date=2024-05-20 |title=Amal Clooney supports ICC's decision to seek arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/middleeast/amal-clooney-icc-arrest-warrant-israel-hamas-gaza-intl-latam/index.html |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=CNN |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717040229/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/middleeast/amal-clooney-icc-arrest-warrant-israel-hamas-gaza-intl-latam/index.html|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2024 |title=PANEL OF EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW |url=https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/2024-05/240520-panel-report-eng.pdf |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=www.icc-cpi.int|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717040620/https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/2024-05/240520-panel-report-eng.pdf|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref Clooneyname="holpuch20may2024-nyt"/> She and seven other legal and academic experts unanimously recommended that an application be made for arrest warrants against the Prime Minister of Israel, [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], the leader of Hamas, [[Yahya Sinwar]], two other Hamas leaders and the Israeli Minister of Defense, [[Yoav Gallant]].<ref name="unsigned20may2024-guardian">{{cite news |title=Amal Clooney advised ICC prosecutor who seeks arrest of Israel and Hamas leaders |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/20/amal-clooney-advised-icc-prosecutor-who-seeks-arrest-of-israel-and-hamas-leaders |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717040750/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/20/amal-clooney-advised-icc-prosecutor-who-seeks-arrest-of-israel-and-hamas-leaders|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In a statement, Clooney said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that all five individuals committed war crimes and [[crimes against humanity]].<ref name="unsigned20may2024-guardian" /> On 20 May 2024, the ''[[Financial Times]]'' published an [[op-ed]] article written by Clooney and the other panel experts.<ref name="FT_why_we_support_ICC_IL_Gaza"/> They hailed Khan's decision to issue the arrest warrants as "a milestone in the history of international criminal law".<ref name="FT_why_we_support_ICC_IL_Gaza">{{Cite Q|Q126009892|url-status=live}}</ref>
Since 2015, Clooney has been a visiting faculty member as well as a senior fellow at [[Columbia Law School]]'s [[Human Rights Institute]], where she co-teaches the Human Rights Course with Professor [[Sarah Cleveland|Sarah H. Cleveland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amal Clooney |url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/faculty/amal-clooney |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=www.law.columbia.edu}}</ref> Clooney has also lectured students on international criminal law at the [[SOAS School of Law]] in London, [[The New School]] in New York City, [[The Hague Academy of International Law]], and the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].<ref name="DoughtyStreet-BioPDF-2014" />
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