To study this topic better he initiated the Informal Expert Group as a result of which AALCO's proactive involvement in the identification of Customary International Law has ensured that the Asian-African perspective has played an important role in the considerations of the ILC, and has gone a long way towards erasing the stigma of decades of marginalization of the region in the history of the development of international law. Under Rahmat, AALCO has also increased the scope of its engagements with other IGOs and regional organizations. AALCO has strengthened its role as a Permanent Observer at the United Nations in New York by organizing meetings of Legal Advisors from AALCO Member and non- Member States on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly sessions, to discuss and deliberate on pressing matters of international law. AALCO has also embarked on several capacity-building programmes with other international organizations such as the UN Office of Legal Affairs (UNOLA), the International Criminal Court (ICC), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in order to assist Member States in strengthening their regional and national capacities to implement legal obligations. Simultaneously, AALCO's working relationships with regional organizations such as ASEAN, ECO, SAARC and the African Union have also been strengthened. In his capacities as both the Secretary-General of AALCO as well as a respected scholar of international law, Rahmat has participated in several conferences and seminars in addition to maintaining a busy lecture schedule. Under his supervision, AALCO has also organized various conferences on topics as far-ranging as the Law of the Sea, Climate Change, and Competition Law. He also introduced on the agenda of the Organization subjects of contemporary relevance such as International Law in Cyperspace, Legal Regime governing Marine Biodiversity and Legal Aspects of Violent Extremism and its manifestations. Furthermore, he has delivered academic lectures and addresses at various academic institutions both in India and abroad. In an effort to disseminate knowledge, both on international law in general, as well as on the Asian-African perspective, he has published books and serves as the Editor-in-Chief for several AALCO publications and journals. He has commissioned, through the mandate of AALCO Member States, extensive research studies on topics crucially important to AALCO and its Members; topics have included Unilateral and Secondary Sanctions, Statehood of Palestinian, Cyber-law, and Marine Biodiversity. Rahmat has been actively involved in the Rome Statue of International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2008 through research publications and organising conferences, workshops and seminars.