From Human Rights at Sea: London. UK. The alleged rape of a 17-year-old female UK national on the Panamanian flagged cruise ship MSC Divina as the ship sailed between Mallorca
and the Spanish port of Valencia, brings to the forefront the issue of justice for victims of criminal acts at sea in international waters when under flag State jurisdiction [...]
Steven Kay QC moderated the panel on Gender Justice that included Diana Wilson of 9BR at the 2019 IBA War Crimes Committee at the Peace Palace in The Hague on 13 April. The
9 Bedford Row delegates enjoyed a stimulating conference on The Next Big Questions for International Criminal Justice. [...]
Earlier this month, The Sunday Times reported on a whistleblower case in which two British private investigators were being sued by the owners of FBME Bank in Cyprus. Steven
Kay QC and Gillian Higgins of the Chambers of 9 Bedford Row were assisting the investigators, Nigel Brown and Alec Leighton, who were litigants in person. [...]
From www.icc-cpi.int (12/04/19): Today, 12 April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected unanimously the request of the Prosecutor
to proceed with an investigation for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes, on the territory of in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. [...]
David Hammond former member of 9 Bedford Row and founder of the charity Human Rights At Sea has successfully achieved the publication of the first Geneva Declaration for Human
rights at sea. 9 Bedford Row congratulates David on this great moment in his campaign to protect the lives and safety of seafarers. [...]
Gillian Higgins, Head of the International Practice Group at 9 Bedford Row is pleased to announce that her new book MIndfulness at Work and Home is now available to pre-order
through Reddoor Publishing. [...]
Gillian Higgins from The Chambers of 9 Bedford Row will be leading the Introduction to Mindfulness for Lawyers session, supported by The Law Society
on 2nd April 2019. [...]
Steven Kay QC and Joshua Kern of 9 Bedford Row have filed a submission questioning the admissibility of cases regarding Israeli settlements before the ICC. The submission was
made with support from The Lawfare Project and UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). It is argued without prejudice to jurisdictional arguments which also operate as barriers [...]
Click below to download the flyer for ‘The Next Big Questions for International Criminal Justice’, a conference presented by the IBA War Crimes Committee. The event will
take place on 13th April 2019 in The Hague. Read the flyer for more details. The Next Big Questions for International Criminal Justice flyer Image source: www.martindale.com... [...]
Jens Dieckmann, German Lawyer and Associate Member of 9 Bedford Row International, has been appointed to the Expert Commission on Asylum by the
Federal Board of Amnesty International Germany. Due to § 5 Rules of Procedure and § 8 (7) of the board’s Working Framework, an Expert Commission on Asylum... [...]
