Judge Aydin Sedaf Akay continues to remain in detention in Turkey, where he is one of tens of thousands of people arrested following the failed coup in July. The Turkish authorities have ignored a court order by a UN court for the release of the judge by 14 February. Akay was on the judicial panel considering whether Rwandan Augustin Ngirabatware had been wrongfully convicted of genocide. The court says Akay’s detention is illegal because of his diplomatic immunity as a UN judge, and his detention is delaying the case.
16 February 2017
Judge Akay
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
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Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
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The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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