Amal Alamuddin's photo was splashed across the world last month after the announcement of her engagement to George Clooney.
Soon, she could return to the front pages in a more controversial role — when she stands up in court to represent former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's notorious spy chief in a case that could scupper the reputation of the International Criminal Court.
Abdullah al-Senussi is no one's idea of a poster boy for justice. As Gadhafi's intelligence chief and right-hand man for four decades, the 64-year-old supervised torture, assassinations and town-square hangings.