Klentiana Mahmutaj

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Klentiana Mahmutaj
Born1979
Tirana, Albania
OccupationBarrister

Klentiana Mahmutaj (born 1979) is a barrister, author and academic. Mahmutaj was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2005 (Middle Temple) and practises from Red Lion Chambers, a leading set of chambers in London.[1]

Biography[]

Early life and Education[]

Mahmutaj was born in Tirana, Albania, and graduated in 1997 from Sami Frashëri High School. During her teens, she presented programmes on national television and radio[2] and wrote and published works of poetry.[3][4] Mahmutaj studied law for a year at University of Tirana before leaving for the United Kingdom on a scholarship.

In 1999-2000 Mahmutaj worked for the British Red Cross assisting in the re-settlement of Kosovar refugees in the UK shortly after NATO's intervention in Kosovo.[5] In 2005-2006 she worked as a radio presenter for the BBC World Service, Albanian Section.[5] Mahmutaj was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2005, becoming the first Albanian national to qualify as a barrister in the United Kingdom.

Legal career[]

Mahmutaj practises in white-collar crime, human rights and international arbitration, frequently advising on the impact of domestic legislation on the UK's obligations in human rights law.[1][6]

In 2018, Mahmutaj represented the Government of Albania at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council's negotiations on the Zero Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights in Geneva.[7] Mahmutaj has also acted as a consultant to the Slynn Foundation on the work it carried out, under the aegis of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on reform of the legal profession in Albania, a project overseen by the late Sir Henry Brooke CMG.[8]

Mahmutaj has spoken at legal conferences and has published widely in the UK and abroad in the areas of criminal law,[9] human rights[7][9] and international arbitration.[10] In 2007, her book NATO's Intervention in Kosovo: Legal Right or Legal Wrong was published in Albania with a preface by Sir Christopher Greenwood GBE CMG QC.[11]

In March 2020 Mahmutaj was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as an independent expert on the Mechanism on the Right to Development.[12] That was the first time than an Albanian national was appointed as an independent expert on a Special Procedures Expert Mechanism at the United Nations Human Rights Council.[13]

In 2015, Mahmutaj wrote an article published in The Daily Telegraph on her upbringing in Albania and the role of women in demanding professions, which received worldwide attention.[14]

Personal life[]

Mahmutaj lives in London and is married to James Hayton, a fellow lawyer, with whom she has a son. Mahmutaj's father-in-law is the former BBC television foreign correspondent and news presenter, Philip Hayton.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Klentiana Mahmutaj | Barrister | Red Lion Chambers". Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. ^ "Shikoni si dukej Bledi Strakosha kur ishte fëmijë". Kids' Time. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ^ Mahmutaj, Klentiana (1992). "Vetmi". Shtepia Botuese Arbri.
  4. ^ Mahmutaj, Klentiana (1995). "Kur flasin enderrat". Shtepia Botuese Arbri.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "LinkedIn".
  6. ^ "The Legal 500 > Red Lion Chambers > London, ENGLAND > Lawyer profiles > Klentiana Mahmutaj". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Observations on the Zero Draft - A Detailed Proposal for a System of Arbitration".
  8. ^ "Legal reform in Albania". Counsel Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Mahmutaj, Klentiana (October 2009). "Cash Forfeiture Following Acquittal: An 'Affront to Public Perception' or a Breach of A Fundamental Human Right?". Criminal Law Review. (2009) Criminal Law Review 783.
  10. ^ Mahmutaj, Klentiana (June 2016). "Bribery and Corruption and the case of National Iranian Oil Company v Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited and Crescent Gas Corporation Ltd [2016] EWHC 510". Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Center, American Chamber of Commerce, Kosovo.
  11. ^ Mahmutaj, Klentiana (2002). Nato në Kosovë: ndërhyrje e ligjshme apo shkelje e së drejtës ndërkombëtare (in Albanian). Qendra Europiane. ISBN 9789992772331.
  12. ^ "OHCHR | Special Procedures Appointments to be made at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council (24 February - 20 March 2020)". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  13. ^ "Klentiana Mahmutaj, shqiptarja e parë si eksperte në mekanizmin e OKB-së". top-channel.tv. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  14. ^ Mahmutaj, Klentiana (23 December 2015). "Growing up under Communist rule made me the tough feminist I am today". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-07-01.

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