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Interpol has been weaponized, Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson says

Maître William Julié was invited on France 24 alongside his client, Paul Watson, to discuss the decision of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) to suspend the Red Notice issued by Japan against him. He pointed out the lack ...

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Out of the running? Marine Le Pen’s conviction upends French politics

Maître William Julié was invited on France24 to debate the conviction Marine Le Pen. The French far right's political party leader was convicted on 31 March 2025 for misuse of public funds and sanctioned to an immediatly enforceable ban to run for...

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Suspicions of Libyan financing : what does Nicolas Sarkozy risk during this new trial ?

Maître Julié spoke to France 24 about the issues surrounding Nicolas Sarkozy's trial for suspicions that Kadhafi's Libya financed his 2007 presidential campaign. The case raises complex issues, due to the close interaction between political pow...

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Was Japan standing on a whale? Dismissal the ‘only proper political answer to extradition request’

William Julié has provided France24 with an in-depth analysis of the political and geopolitical aspects of Denmark's refusal to extradite Paul Watson to Japan. Denmark has acknowledged the disproportionate nature of the criminal proceedings bro...

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The absence of immunity for serving heads of state before the International Criminal Court

Maître Amélie Beauchemin clarified the legal framework for immunities of sitting Heads of State before the International Criminal Court for France Info TV's Le 11h/13h program. She explained that Article 27 of the Rome Statute excludes any immu...

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Arrest Warrants issued by the ICC: the cooperation obligation of member states

Maître Amélie Beauchemin was interwieved by the Televised Journal of TF1 and provided provided some clarification on the obligation of States parties to the Rome Statute to arrest Benjamin Nethanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif, following the ...

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War in the Middle East: “The ICC has been interested in what’s happening in Palestine for a very long time”, says international criminal lawyer Amélie Beauchemin.

Maître Amélie Beauchemin was invited by France Info TV to comment on the arrest warrants issued on November 21, 2024 by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and th...

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Santiago kidnapping: three people, including a minor, indicted

Speaking on BFMTV, William Julié detailed the scope of the European arrest warrant issued against Santiago's parents. This was an opportunity to outline the nature, procedure and consequences of issuing a European arrest warrant: an alert is re...

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Maître Julié is concerned that the environmental activist will only be released once Japan’s extradition request has been rejected.

Paul Watson's detention in Greenland was extended for a fourth time on 23 October 2024, a decision which, while not surprising to the defence team, is still very disappointing. Maître Julié is concerned that the environmental activist will only be...

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William Julié reacts to the extension of Paul Watson’s detention in Greenland

For the fourth time, Payl Watson's detention has been extended by the Greenlandic judge, despite the presentation of evidence formally demonstrating his innocence and the vacuity of the Japanese case. While Paul Watson should be protected and c...

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