areas of expertise: International law & human rights

BFKW's international law & human rights department works on human rights issues in the Netherlands, in other countries and on an international level.

Various international organizations are based in the Netherlands, such as the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and  now the International Criminal Court. These organizations are bringing international law into this country.

BFKW's international law and human rights section deals with three branches of international law: the fundamental freedoms of individuals, international criminal law and international humanitarian law (the laws of war). The attorneys from the international law & human rights department act in numerous national and international cases, including to dateproceedings before the Dutch civil and criminal courts, the European Court for Human Rights, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

• Fundamental freedoms
• War & peace

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