Kent Law School alumnus Alban Brahimi, who came to Medway from Kosovo with his family in the late 1990s, was selected to deliver a talk on the rule of law by the British Embassy in Prishtina.<\/p>\n
The talk was one of three that comprised the \u2018Brit Talks\u2019, a series of lively discussions designed to inspire students about the work of Kosovars abroad and hosted by the British Ambassador in Kosovo Mr Ruairi O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\n
Alban, who graduated from the Law School\u2019s Medway campus in 2012 with a 2:1 in Law, was selected from amongst a number of Kosovars living in the UK and working in the legal profession, who submitted an application to the Embassy.<\/p>\n
The talks were delivered before an audience of students, academics and journalists at the University of Prishtina\u2019s Modelarium and were broadcast live on the Republic\u2019s national television station. They were also streamed live to other universities across Kosovo via the Periscope App.<\/p>\n
Alban said: \u2018I was taught International Law by Professor Nick Grief and Human Rights Law by David Radlett in my undergraduate degree and remembering some of the lectures and seminars was very helpful as I researched for my presentation. I was particularly impressed by the Embassy\u2019s topic of choice as the Rule of Law, a fundamental concept of the UK legal system which consistently maintains that nobody is above the law. I referred to the Magna Carta and some of my own legal experience to put into perspective and to demonstrate how the Rule of Law applies to everyday life.<\/p>\n
\u2018It was an absolutely amazing experience. To be back in Kosovo, where I was born, and to present on live TV was really a once in a lifetime opportunity I could not miss! The most important lesson which I hope to have delivered to the audience was that it is individuals such as you and I who can make a difference to the law. I implored them to speak up where they see wrongdoing or a need to correct the legal system; nothing in the UK has come about by itself \u2013 it has been individuals who have stood up for what they believed in and persevered until they have achieved justice.\u2019<\/p>\n
Following the Brit Talks, Alban was invited to join celebrations of the Queen\u2019s 90th birthday at a gathering attended by celebrities and politicians. Alban said: \u2018I had the pleasure of meeting several people I grew up watching on TV as a child. I spoke to people about the University of Kent and I even bumped into barrister Sir Geoffrey Nice QC who I regularly see at Temple, London.\u2019<\/p>\n