Melinda Taylor

@theMTchair

Counsel, Human Rights, International Criminal Law Co-founder of the Yazidi Asylum Project

The Hague, The Netherlands/ El Port de la Selva, Spain
Joined February 2016

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    Sep 29

    If courts do use virtual proceedings in circumstances beyond status hearings and legal arguments, they should do so only after obtaining an informed and voluntary consent from the defendant, and with great care to reduce the risks of unfairness and unreliable results. END)

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    Sep 16

    If your first duty is to keep people safe, make the criminal justice system fairer, and rehabilitation more effective - not to lock up people for longer.

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    Aug 31

    If arrested on “int’l warrant” presumably INTERPOL Red Notice? But these have little process/verification prior to issuance&aren’t basis to extradite tho may be (very shaky) basis to arrest pending extradition process; seems key steps skipped? ?

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  5. Aug 28

    Congratulations for your extremely important work! The link does not appear to function though :-( [clearly, I am very keen to read it as soon as possible!!]

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    Aug 8

    Looking for reviewer for new book that compares and systems re and status. Pls retweet? 🙏

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    Aug 12

    A terrifying recount of her COVID experience by a long time friend of the MCDO.

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    Aug 9

    My friend & colleague , Chair of the Panel of Experts on selection of the next Prosecutor, has published a new book on the legacy of the - an interesting contribution to students of intl criminal justice.

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  9. Aug 5

    Congratulations on publishing what I am sure will be a seminar authority on the case law and legacy of the

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    Aug 3

    Announcing - : The Podcast! Episode 4 'Court Between a Rock and a Hard Place'. Sarah, Philippa, Dapo and Marko are first joined by to discuss whether the is able to deal with structural injustice. Tune in and subscribe on

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    Jul 30

    The coronavirus crisis has brought to the surface what most inmates had previously only sensed, said a man incarcerated in a penitentiary with one of the U.S.’s largest outbreaks. “I always knew in the back of my mind: You don’t care at all about us.”

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    Jul 30

    Coming soon: EJIL:the Podcast Episode 4. In this episode Sarah, Dapo, Philippa and Marko interview about whether at the and whether the Court is able to deal with structural injustices.

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    Jul 30

    "Tolstoy manned a fortified bastion during the climactic ten-day bombardment, developing a lifelong resistance to making physical brutality more humane through modest reforms and stopgap improvements." Great piece by on & humane war.

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    Jul 30

    Cannot recommend enough this piece by on the intersection of and racial justice at the in 's symposium edited by . It's a thoughtful, precise look at a vital issue.

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    Jul 25

    on how international criminal justice may sustain colonial amnesia through limited contextualization of violence: Negotiating Racial Injustice: How International Criminal Law Helps Entrench Structural Inequality via

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    Jul 24

    "For the last 18 years at Guantánamo Bay I have been ISN 244. Now there is a podcast about my life, . Of course, they had to make it without me. I am not even allowed to hear my own story." Abdul Latif Nasser in 👇🏾

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    Jul 24

    > The new parliamentarian special commission is charged with looking into Belgium’s colonial past in , and . Their first task this week is to appoint 10 experts and 4 NGO representatives to draw up an overview.

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    Jul 22

    Notre outil de mise en œuvre de l' sur l'irrecevabilité des preuves obtenues sous la et les mauvais traitements est à présent à votre disposition en français ! Retrouvez-le ici :

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    Jul 23

    Upholding fair trial rights is fundamental, whether it be during a pandemic or not. We recently released a report of our findings on the impact of on justice systems and recommendations for ensuring a fair trial:

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    Jul 20

    Why Do So Many Innocent People Plead Guilty? Are innocent people being pressured to plead guilty? Hear from expert panelists in this webinar by the NBA Judicial Council on July 23 at 1 PM. Register here:

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