AUG
29
2025
Reflections of a Former Judge on Afghan Anti-Corruption Court
Description
About the Event
In this seminar, Judge Fahima Sirat, who is a former judge from the Anti-Corruption Justice Centre in Afghanistan will describe the Centre's composition, challenges, case law examples, and its role in combating corruption in the nation. Anti-Corruption initiatives under the Republic and the current Taliban de facto government will be compared, with a focus on significant distinctions in the legal framework and transparency.
About the Speaker
Fahima Sirat served as a judge in the Special Anti-Corruption Serious Crime Court at the Anti-Corruption Justice Centre (ACJC), presiding over cases involving senior officials. Before that, she worked as an Appellate Judge in the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeals and as a judge in the Primary Court’s Criminal Division, adjudicating cases of murder, rape, robbery, and burglary.
Before that, Fahima was a reporter for senior judges in the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division, preparing case reports. She holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Law and Criminology from the Azad Islamic University of Iran (Kabul branch) and a Bachelor’s degree from Kabul University, along with completing a two-year Judicial Practicum Course.
Her international experience includes participating in the 22nd UNAFEI program on highprofile corruption cases in Japan in 2019, where she presented a paper on Afghan law. She has also undertaken advocacy training with the Legal Aid Organization of Afghanistan. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Law.
Currently based in the UK, Fahima works at a law Firm in London and is pursuing an MA at the University of Law London. Her current research focuses on De Jure and Defacto Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan to the Realities Under the Taliban Regime, examining the intersection of formal legal frameworks and real enforcement.
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Date and Time
Friday, 29th August 2025 4:00PM GMT+08:00
to
Friday, 29th August 2025 5:30PM GMT+08:00
Organisation
Faculty of Law
Location
Block B Level 4, Seminar Room (SR) 4-2, NUS Bukit Timah Campus