international criminal law

International criminal law is an extremely specialized branch of criminal law, and BFKW is one of the few firms in the Netherlands with experience in all aspects of this law. For instance, over the past eight years BFKW has handled all politically sensitive extradition cases in The Netherlands. We also deal with 'ordinary' extradition cases. This branch of criminal law has become increasingly important with the introduction of the European Arrest Warrant in 2004. BFKW also focuses on criminal proceedings before international tribunals, for example the ICTY and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Several members of the criminal law department are also on the roster of Defence lawyers at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. For more information on this branch of criminal law, see the section on international law & human rights. Britta Böhler, Victor Koppe, Michiel Pestman and Liesbeth Zegveld are the experts in international criminal law.

Finally, BFKW also conducts litigation in criminal cases before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. If, for instance, the right to a fair trial has been violated or a suspect has been subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment,  he/she can submit a complaint to the Court in Strasbourg once all of the legal avenues in the Netherlands have been exhausted. Stijn Franken specializes in these cases.

• General criminal law including Supreme Court cases
• International criminal law
• Financial criminal law & (tax) fraud

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