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What is your duty to co-operate with your regulator?
Zoe Beels
7 November 2019
Changes proposed by the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill
Extradition lawyers have, for the past three and a half years, been baffled by their very own Brexit
conundrum. How is it that the Conservatives, historically the party of law and order, could (broadly)
support leaving the EU when, since 2003, the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme has led to
the removal of thousands of suspected or convicted offenders from these shores?
18 July 2019
International Criminal Court at 21: controversy still remains
Yesterday, 17th July, as the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statue, is celebrated as International Criminal Justice Day. The Rome Statute led to the formation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which tries the most serious international crimes of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression.
3 July 2019
London Climate Action Week: International criminal law and the environment – considering a law of ‘ecocide’
In April 2019, Polly Higgins, a British barrister, passed away after devoting ten years of her life to a campaign for a new law of ‘ecocide’ – a law that would make corporate executives and government ministers criminally liable for the damage they cause to the environment. In this blog, we consider the current framework for punishing environmental crime at international level, and what the proposed crime of ecocide might look like.
1 May 2019
Widening the net: investigating and prosecuting offences overseas
The Domestic Abuse Bill (currently at the Committee Stage) contains a significant set of provisions which has the effect of extending extra-territorial jurisdiction for a number of criminal offences.
21 March 2019
The International Criminal Court - Limits to Jurisdiction in the US
Last week, it was reported that the US has denied visas to members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is investigating war crimes that are alleged to have been committed by the US armed forces and the CIA in Afghanistan. So, what does this mean for the ICC? This blog explores the extent to which the ICC has jurisdiction over the US, and considers where the ICC can go from here.