A presentation of the National Security Committee and Criminal Justice Section
Committee on International Criminal Law
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On July 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT, Michelle Estlund will be joining fellow panelists in a discussion about the latest developments in INTERPOL’s efforts aimed at curbing transnational repression and abuse of its systems. (See registration information below.)
Panelists will discuss:
- The latest developments in INTERPOL’s application of its rules aimed at protecting the rights of victims of abuse by INTERPOL member states
- Recent INTERPOL “case law” and other relevant disclosures (e.g. preemptive requests, presumption of innocence, child custody)
- Challenges that INTERPOL faces in its attempts to convince member countries to cooperate in the organization’s fight against the abuse of its resources
- Upcoming elections of the INTERPOL Secretary General, one of the most significant posts that plays a key role in addressing government abuse of the organization’s channels
- The democratic countries’ attempts to avoid involvement in INTERPOL abuse committed by autocracies
Bruce Zagaris, Partner, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, (USA), is the moderator of this event, and panelists include:
- Theodore R Bromund, Senior Research Fellow, Anglo-American Relations, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
- Michelle A Estlund, Founder and Principal Attorney of Estlund Law, P.A. (Miami, Florida)
- Yaron Gottlieb, Director, Head of the Notices and Diffusions Task Force, Executive Directorate, Legal Affairs, INTERPOL (Lyon, France)
- Yuriy Nemets, Managing Member, Nemets PLLC (Washington, D.C.)
- Wayne H Salzgaber, Director of INTERPOL Washington (2016-2020)
You can register for this event at: https://www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/web/443708465/