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Mr Richard Harvey is a distinguished barrister, whose career spans international criminal law, human rights advocacy and environmental litigation. A graduate of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and called to the Bar in 1979, he is renowned for his formidable work at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and has been consistently praised in legal directories for his exceptional dedication and expertise.
Today, My Harvey chairs the Garden Court International and his counsel on human rights and environmental law is actively sought by leading organisations, including Greenpeace International and Amnesty International. His practice extends to landmark cases (particularly, his defence at the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday and the Raytheon 9 protest) and representing clients before international courts.
Sarah Grace Casey is a second year LLB student in Queen’s University Belfast and the Director of Academic Relations of Lawyers Without Borders QUB. Chan Wai Yin and Saffron Leaves are both final year LLB students of Queen’s University Belfast, and President and Secretary, respectively, of Lawyers Without Borders QUB.
This interview took place on Monday 2 February 2026 via an online zoom meeting.
“Every case is winnable on its merits.”
Wai Yin: Good morning, Mr Harvey! We are so excited to be here with you, thank you so much for accepting our invitation. Before we begin, I’m just going to give you a little brief about Lawyers Without Borders. While the international headquarters were established in 2000, our own student division here at Queen’s was only recently established in 2019. Our core aim is to promote the pro-bono cause, which is providing legal assistance to the public, but since we’re students, and can’t really offer formal legal advice, we aim to create platforms and events that raise awareness around human rights and the rule of law. For example, we’ve run training sessions on migration awareness and hate crime response, and we’re currently organising a human rights moot, led by our secretary Saffron. So that’s a little introduction about our society!
Mr Harvey: Great, thank you.