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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
10 July 2018
Celebrating 20 Years of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The idea of an international court which could try political leaders for war crimes was first proposed following the First World War. That ambition was realised on 17 July 1998 with the signing of the Rome Statue leading to the formation of the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”), the first permanent international court tasked with trying the most serious international crimes.
28 June 2018
International families and the price of child relocation without consent
The recent case of a British mother of three young children who was extradited from the United States to England to face criminal charges relating to child abduction and passport fraud serves as a stark reminder of the heartbreaking predicament that an international family can face upon the breakdown of a relationship.
21 June 2018
Tackling the big issues in International Criminal Justice
There are big questions facing the world of justice. At the annual International Bar Association (IBA) Conference on International Criminal Law the current issues such as terrorism and the permissible use of force, the new ICC crime of aggression, the role truth plays in the justice process, and whether the future of international criminal law will be in domestic courts were all deliberated.
14 June 2018
International Criminal Law – A Month in Review – April/May 2018
Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud surrendered to the International Criminal Court on 1 April 2018. Al Hassan was sought for war crimes connected to the period of time when he was chief of the Islamic police in Timbuktu. It is considered a potentially ground-breaking case, as the ICC seeks to prosecute for the crime of persecution of the grounds of gender.
5 April 2018
Sanctions in the spotlight: Treasury Committee inquiry
With less than a year to go to the UK’s official departure from the European Union, Parliament’s workload - with the EU Withdrawal Bill – is immense. In addition, one of the key “Brexit bills” - the Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Bill - is wending its way through the legislative process (see our related blogs). As one of the major stand alone post-Brexit Bills it is receiving considerable scrutiny, most recently at the House of Commons committee stage (Fifth Sitting) in March. Meanwhile, in February the Government responded to the House of Lords EU Committee report “Brexit: Sanctions Policy”.
