Richard Goldstone, Phil Clark, and Dan Plesch 19 June 2019 The ICC is a crucial advance in civilisation, being the first global court tasked to try the worst human rights abusers.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is beset with problems both political and procedural. Many states continue to invest political will and finance to sustain its work. [...]

Chambers are pleased to announce that the Private Prosecutors Association has issued its Code of Practice. Members of 9BR, who are members of the Association, including Steven

Kay QC, Abbas Lakha QC and Gary Summers, will adhere to this code and would like to thank the contributors for their invaluable contributions. [...]

A Human Rights Abuse Alert in relation to the ongoing situation in Algeria has been published this morning by Steven Kay QC and Gillian Higgins at the Chambers of 9 Bedford

Row. [...]

In recent years, Interpol’s Red Notices have been used increasingly by states as an abuse of power to harass and intimidate individuals, particularly in countries where

the rule of law is not respected. [...]

                  Associate Member of 9 Bedford Row International, Jens Dieckmann, has written an opinion piece for ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles).

Jens writes about a legal submission from the ICC (International Criminal Court) that calls for the European Union and its member states to be prosecuted for the [...]

On 6th June Chambers held an international criminal law symposium at which Dr Dov Jacobs discussed the implications of the 6 May 2019 Judgment of the Appeals Chamber of the

International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to Head of State immunity in the case of Bashir. [...]