Barrister, Monckton Chambers (2006-), London. Visiting Professor, Central European University (1997-); Member (2008-) and Vice-Chair (2009-) of the Scientific Committee of the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency; coordinator of the Expert Council on NGO Law of the Council of Europe's Conference on INGOs (2008-); expert on human rights law for the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Co-operation and Security in Europe, Office of the High Commission for Human Rights and UNDP; Editor, Butterworths Human Rights Cases and Consultant Editor, Commonwealth Human Rights Law Digest; co-founder and Chair of INTERIGHTS; formerly Reader in International Human Rights Law, University of Birmingham (1978-2006).