#ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC welcomes the Special Criminal Court (@cour_penale) of the #CentralAfricanRepublic 's 🇨🇫 issuance of an arrest warrant against former President François Bozizé Yangouvonda.

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Minister Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon responds to my question about the potential of an international tribunal for delivering reparations to victims of the war in Ukraine. See davidalton.net/2024/05/01/gov… David Cameron Alex Chalk KC MP Joanna Cherry KC Karim A. A. Khan KC

I welcome today's decision by Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine, and I thank all of its members who supported the move.

This significant decision directs the CoE Secretary General to prepare the necessary documents…

READ HERE: a summary of the #ICJ Order delivered today on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Nicaragua in the case #Nicaragua v. #Germany tinyurl.com/msp3jnak

‘The truth of what was done to women, and by whom, was muddied by propaganda: who started harming the other side’s women first; which side was the worst offender; who harmed ideologically and who opportunistically.’

Azadeh Moaveni, online now: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

📢 New Release! The ICRC's 2024 Opinion Paper delves into critical legal issues on legal classifications of armed conflicts, explaining ICRC’s approach and methodology, and its understanding of contemporary conflict trends. 🌍 #IHL

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'In all of this, it is hard to speak of hope. Except to know that Gaza's medics keep going ... the steady light of decency.' Fergal Keane reports on US Dr Sam Attar's time as a frontline medic in Gaza with @johntNeal Alice Doyard Annie Duncanson Nik Millard Haneen Abdeen Max…

#ICC Office of the Prosecutor launches Policy on #Complementarity and Cooperation ⤵️
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Recovery in Gaza ‘is not only physical’: Sigrid Kaag, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator

“I think it’s very hard for us, in the safety of the outside world, to even start to comprehend what people have been going through”

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#BosniaHerzegovina : UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association UN Special Rapporteur Freedom of Association calls on authorities in 🇧🇦 to act urgently to reverse deterioration of civic space and strengthen social cohesion.

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The liberal rules-based global order is facing its most perilous moment since the end of World War II, underscoring the need to defend long-established international laws, write Lord (David) Alton, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, and Aarif Abraham. bit.ly/4aAO0x6

Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, Aarif Abraham & Lord David Alton have set out some reflections, in an Op-Ed for Project Syndicate, on the Genocide Determination Bill 2023-24 (Bill) and the UK Government’s current approach to mass atrocity prevention: doughtystreet.co.uk/news/renewed-i…

‘First of its kind’: Prominent lawyers write to Prime Minister for urgent support on Genocide Determination Bill cityam.com/first-of-its-k…

On 15 Apr, a letter was sent to UK PM, Rishi Sunak, & FS, David Cameron, on the Genocide Determination Bill & atrocity prevention. Letter's signatories, published today, includes some of world’s leading int'l lawyers, heads of NGOs, & cross-party UK Parliamentarians. 1/3

Who Should Decide If It’s Genocide? My OpEd with ⁦Baroness Helena Kennedy KC⁩ & ⁦Aarif Abraham⁩ on ⁦House of Lords⁩ All Party Bill to accelerate progress in preventing mass atrocities genocide & other crimes against humanity.⁦Rishi Sunak⁩ project-syndicate.org/commentary/uk-…

Considering the severe repercussions of genocide and other crimes against humanity, governments must take the lead in preventing such atrocities, argue Lord (David) Alton, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, and Aarif Abraham. bit.ly/4aAO0x6

Given that classifying mass atrocities as genocide is politically and legally contentious, the UK’s proposed anti-genocide bill aims to establish an independent mechanism for doing so, note Lord (David) Alton, Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, and Aarif Abraham. bit.ly/4aAO0x6

📌 Latest statement by United Nations Under-Secretary-General & Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu on #Sudan ⤵️

'One year on, we are no closer to peace than when the crisis started. This is devastating. This is unacceptable.'

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Doughty Street Chambers is delighted to announce that Laura Dubinsky KC and Aarif Abraham have been shortlisted at this year's Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards 2024.

Laura Dubinsky KC has been shortlisted for Pro Bono KC of the Year and Aarif Abraham (@aarif_abraham) has been…

4 Pump Court Guildhall Chambers Brick Court Chambers Deans Court Chambers Garden Court Chambers No5 Barristers' Chambers 4BB 12 King's Bench Walk Falcon Chambers 3 Hare Court Erskine Chambers Harcourt - Family Law 39 Essex Chambers St Philips Chambers ChurchCourtChambers 4 Stone Buildings Doughty Street Chambers St John's Buildings ⚖️INTERNATIONAL PRO BONO BARRISTER OF THE YEAR⚖️

Delivering #AccessToJustice internationally, our nominees are:

Aarif Abraham Doughty Street Chambers
Ali-Al Karim Brick Court Chambers
Clare Bishop FOURTEEN
Haydee Dijkstal 33 Bedford Row

Congratulations👏