Global Dialogue on Extradition: Our Legal Team at the Lake Iseo Seminar

In June 2024, members of the Intercollegium legal team participated in the International Extradition Seminar at Lake Iseo, Italy — one of the foremost annual gatherings of international criminal law practitioners specialising in cross-border extradition, Interpol procedure, and mutual legal assistance. The seminar brought together defence lawyers, prosecutors, academics, and judicial officials from over 30 countries to discuss the latest developments in international extradition law and human rights challenges in fugitive proceedings.

Key Themes at the Lake Iseo Extradition Seminar

The 2024 seminar focused on several rapidly evolving areas of international criminal law that directly affect our practice and our clients:

• Politically motivated extraditions — the growing misuse of extradition requests by authoritarian states, and developing standards for identifying and opposing such requests
• Interpol reform and CCF procedure — updates to the Commission for the Control of Files (CCF) following Interpol’s 2022 rules revisions, and strategies for Red Notice challenges
• Dual criminality in modern contexts — how jurisdictions assess dual criminality for financial crimes, cybercrime, and political offences
• Extradition from UAE and Gulf states — the increasing use of bilateral extradition arrangements in the region and defence strategies for clients detained there
• Human rights as extradition bars — Article 3 ECHR, fair trial rights, and prison condition challenges in 2024

What the Seminar Means for Our Clients

Attending specialist seminars of this calibre is part of how Intercollegium maintains its position at the forefront of international extradition and Interpol defence. The network of practitioners we engage with at events like Lake Iseo allows us to:

• Access current case law and judicial trends across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously
• Build cooperative relationships with specialist local counsel in extradition-active jurisdictions including Turkey, UAE, Germany, UK, and Spain
• Coordinate parallel defence strategies across jurisdictions — for example, simultaneous Interpol CCF challenges and domestic extradition proceedings
• Stay ahead of procedural changes in Interpol rules, bilateral treaty interpretations, and human rights standards

Our clients facing extradition proceedings or Interpol Red Notices issued by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, or Middle Eastern states benefit directly from this international practice network. Many cases require coordinating with local counsel in the jurisdiction where the client is physically present while simultaneously challenging the notice at Interpol headquarters in Lyon.

Our Approach to Cross-Border Defence

Intercollegium was founded on the principle that effective international defence requires both deep legal expertise and genuine global reach. Participating in the Lake Iseo seminar reflects our ongoing commitment to both. Our team includes lawyers admitted in multiple jurisdictions with direct experience before the Interpol CCF, national extradition courts, and international human rights bodies.

If you are facing an extradition request, Interpol Red Notice, or related international proceedings, we are available for a free confidential consultation. Call us at +357 96 447475 or submit a request through our website. Early engagement is critical — the earlier we are instructed, the more options are available to you, including filing a Preventive Request before a Red Notice is formally issued.

If you are dealing with an Interpol notice, our Interpol CCF lawyers can help you file an Access Request to the CCF to review and challenge your data in Interpol’s files.