Explore the growing number of International Criminal Law opportunities that exist outside of the main court structure, presented by experienced barristers with accomplished practice in International Criminal Law.
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The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association's webinar looked at opportunities for barristers in international criminal law to practice outside of international courts and tribunals.
About the event
This 1-hour virtual seminar explored a whole new spectrum of possibilities for the Criminal Bar and considered some of the more innovative routes and forms of work outside of international courts and tribunals. Watch the recording below and hear from experienced barristers with accomplished practice in International Criminal Law.
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The panel
Chair
Since taking Silk, David has specialised in extradition work encompassing the full range of requests with a particular emphasis on political corruption and prison conditions. He spent five years at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague defending in two lengthy trials, one for a senior politician and the other for a General charged in relation to the Srebrenica massacre. David is a Vice-Chair of the Bar Council International Committee and Head of Chambers at 5 St Andrew's Hill.
Criminal Bar Association Director of International Affairs
David is Lead Defence Counsel before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague, where his client, along with the Co-Accused, including the Former President of Kosovo, are indicted for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity. He previously was the only UK Lead Defence Counsel in The Special Tribunal for Lebanon proceedings ( 2011-2020) on the case concerning the assassination of Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, and was the only Counsel in the 2020 Judgment to secure an outright acquittal on all charges, with no prosecution appeal. He was also instructed in 2019-2020 in the Hague’s IRMCT, and, further, he advises the UNODC as an expert on counter-terrorism proceedings. He is the Co-Chair of Red Lion Chambers International Practice Group.
Speakers
Red Lion Chambers
Nina Tavakoli has significant experience in genocide and war crimes prosecutions. She is currently instructed as part of the defence team representing Hashim Thaçi, former president of Kosovo, before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. She has previously acted in cases before the International Criminal Court (Rohingya jurisdiction), the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Charles Taylor case) and numerous cases before the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Nina is a member of the UK FCDO’s independent team of experts in sexual violence in conflict and justice in post conflict and fragile states. Nina a highly experienced investigator of international crimes, particularly sexual violence and torture and has extensive experience working with survivors of sexual violence, especially men. She is Co-Chair of Red Lion Chambers’ International Practice Group.
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Haydee Dijkstal is a barrister practicing international criminal law, international human rights law and general crime. She is also a US attorney with over a decade of experience practicing in international law.
International Law Specialist
London based barrister Toby Cadman is an international law specialist in the field of international criminal and humanitarian law, international human rights law, extradition and mutual legal assistance, anti-corruption, whistleblower protection, business and human rights, international commercial law, arbitration and international climate justice law.
Co-founder of The Guernica Group and Joint Head of Chambers at Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers Toby also serves as Associate Counsel to The Guernica for International Justice.