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The law firm Dr. Kurth offers
highly professional advice and service in the field of international criminal law.
Our legal skills and flexibility enables us to act in the best
interests of our clients.
The overall aim is to ensure a highly
professional defence for persons accused of war crimes, crimes
against humanity or genocide
who are to be tried before international criminal tribunals, e.g., the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the Special Court
for Sierra Leone (SCSL), the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of
Cambodia (ECCC) or the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Do not
hesitate to contact us as early as possible if you are in need of legal
representation and/or advice:
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The
founder of
the law firm, Dr. Michael E. Kurth, was admitted to the Bar in Germany
in 2004. He is a member of the American Society of International Law
and the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War.
Dr.
Kurth obtained his Ph.D. degree (magna
cum laude)
from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main after
completing his First and Second State Examinations in Law in Germany.
He also holds an Advanced LL.M. degree (Hons.) in Public
International Law with a specialisation in International Criminal Law
from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
His area of
expertise includes:
- International Criminal Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- Human Rights (esp. fair
trial guarantees)
- International Criminal Procedure
Dr.
Kurth is the author of several articles in the
field of International Criminal Law. Recent publications include:
‘The
recruitment and use of child soldiers: Some reflections on the
prosecution of a
new war crime’, in: L. van den Herik and C. Stahn (eds.),
Future
Perspectives on International Criminal Justice (The Hague:
T.M.C. Asser
Press 2010) and ‘Anonymous witnesses before the International
Criminal Court:
Due process in dire straits’, in: C. Stahn and G. Sluiter
(eds.), The
Emerging Practice of the International Criminal Court
(Leiden: Martinus
Nijhoff Publishers 2009). |
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