22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
15 May - 17 May 2019
Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
Session information
Breakout session 1 - Extradition, politics and the rule of law
Thursday 16 May (1400 - 1530)
Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires
Committee(s)
Business Crime Committee
(Lead)
Criminal Law Committee
(Lead)
Criminal Law Section
(Lead)
Legal Practice Division
(Lead)
Description
Extradition proceedings and associated processes, such as INTERPOL Red Notices, are increasingly being used (or misused) for political purposes in which the interests of governments, individuals and justice collide. This panel will examine the growing number of politically motivated extradition requests, the legal protections available to individuals and the approach of the courts to safeguarding the rule of law and individuals’ rights. Session Co-Chairs Shaul Brazil BCL Solicitors, London Janusz Tomczak Raczkowski Paruch, Warsaw; Treasurer, IBA Criminal Law Committee Speakers Benjamin Borsodi Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva Francisco Castex Iribarren Castex & Pauls Abogados, Buenos Aires Evan Norris Cravath Swaine & Moore, New York; Membership Officer, IBA Business Crime Committee Fernando Scornik Gerstein Fernando Scornik Gerstein, Madrid Dilara Yilmaz Res Legal – Guidance and Solutions, Istanbul
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Shaul Brazil | BCL Solicitors , London, England; Young Lawyers' Committee Liaison Officer, Criminal Law Committee |
| Janusz Tomczak | Raczkowski, Warsaw, Poland; Treasurer, Criminal Law Committee |
Speakers
| Benjamin Borsodi | Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Francisco Castex | Castex & Pauls Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| David J Martin | Martin + Associates, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Evan Norris | Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York, USA; Membership Officer, Business Crime Committee |
| Dilara Yilmaz | Meri Law Firm, Istanbul, Turkey |