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IBA Annual Conference on International Criminal Law: The World in Crisis

4 Feb 2017

Peace Palace, The Hague, The Hague, Netherlands

Speaker information

Iain Edwards

Biography

Accomplished and compassionate barrister (2000 Call), specialist in international and domestic criminal defence work. Expert representation of defendants charged with offences covering whole range of serious criminal activity. Long-standing academic interest in international criminal law. Appointed as defence counsel for Mustafa Badreddine before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague. Represented three accused before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda between 2009 and 2012. Accredited public access Barrister.

Session

The refugee crisis: refugees as victims of slavery and other crimes

Saturday 4 February (1000 - 1115)

Speaker

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