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  INTERPOL Red Notice removal: Eeva Heikkila to speak at the Open Dialog Foundation event in Paris – Thursday 29 January 2015

  

  The abuse of the INTERPOL mechanisms for political purposes will be discussed at an event hosted by the Open Dialog Foundation in Paris. Eeva Heikkila of 9 Bedford Row will lead a distinguished panel in discussion about the challenges the organisation faces and the reforms it acutely needs. INTERPOL and the Red Notices in particular… Read more »

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  Kenya News Coverage of 9 Bedford Row Report on Prosecution of Uhuru Kenyatta

  

  NTV Kenya news programme features the 9 Bedford Row report on the Prosecution of Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court. The coverage can be viewed here.

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  Toby Cadman of 9BRi Speaks at the ‘Examining The Crisis in Syria’ Event Hosted by the McCain Institute and Arizona State University

  

  Two years ago 58 states urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to refer the ‘Situation in Syria’ to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The UNSC resolution was vetoed by Russia and China on the basis that it wasn’t appropriate to deal with such issues at that time, and further, that the evidence of… Read more »

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  Kenyatta Defence Publishes Report: ‘The Prosecution of Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court’

  

  By Steven Kay QC Download the full Kenyatta Defence report, ‘The Prosecution of Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court’: http://www.internationallawbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/report.pdf On 19 January 2015, the ICC Prosecution published a public redacted version of its Pre-Trial Brief (‘PTB’) in its now-defunct case against Uhuru Kenyatta. As predicted by the Kenyatta Defence, and as a result of… Read more »

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  ICC and Palestine: Why now?

  

  Will the ICC inquiry meet the challenge of the Palestine question?  Originally published on Al Jazeera Opinion here It has often been said that “timing is everything”, and yet, that does not necessarily mean that we understand the timing of certain decisions and announcements. It is clear that the decision to open a preliminary inquiry into… Read more »

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  The Times Newspaper Acknowledges the Publication of an Inaccurate Article Concerning President Kenyatta

  

  Post by Steven Kay QC The Times newspaper acknowledged to Steven Kay QC today that they had published an inaccurate and defamatory article concerning President Uhuru Kenyatta. The letter sent by Steven Kay QC as lead counsel for President Kenyatta at the ICC is reproduced here. The original article demonstrates how inaccurate journalists may be and… Read more »

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  Last Chance to Register – The IBA War Crimes Conference: International Legal Challenges 2015

  

  Post by Steven Kay QC The IBA War Crimes Committee has confirmed a number of high-profile and exciting speakers for its 2015 annual conference: International Legal Challenges 2015. The conference will take place at The Peace Palace, The Hague between 31 January – 1 February 2015. The IBA War Crimes Committee has organised the conference to take on the hot… Read more »

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  Statement: International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh

  

  Bangladesh ICT Prosecution Section Files Contempt Charges against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for Exercising its Constitutional Right On 1 January 2015, the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (“Tribunal”) Prosecution Section submitted a petition to the Tribunal requesting that Contempt of Court proceedings are brought against Jamaat-e-Islami as a group and six named individuals. On 12 January 2015 the… Read more »

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