A number of international criminal courts and tribunals have been established to investigate and prosecute these “core” crimes. For instance, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia both hear allegations of international crimes committed in their respective countries. Separately, the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”) has a wider reaching jurisdiction and can investigate and prosecute international crime in a number of countries.
BCL has an in depth understanding of the complexities of this constantly developing area of law. We have an extensive network of contacts and close working relationships with similarly specialist lawyers in the UK and around the world. This allows us to provide the very best advice to clients subject to international criminal investigation.
Our expertise
The work of our experienced practitioners in this field covers the:
- Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols;
- International Criminal Court Act 2001;
- Criminal Justice Act 1988; and
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Our experience
- defending allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a range of ICC investigations and prosecutions, including the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); and
- successfully representing President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya during a high profile ICC investigation into alleged crimes against humanity.
