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French female jihadist on trial: “Prosecutions go through and to the end to hard sentences”

William JULIÉ intervened following the sentencing of Douha Mounib, a French women repatriated from Syria where she joined ISIS, to 12 years in prison. He review the complexe incrimination of terrorist conspiracy and the harsh sentences encountered...

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Repatriation of women and children from Syrian camps: “Put it in the hands of the judiciary”

"William Julié, criminal and human rights attorney, spoke to France 24’s François Picard about the repatriation of women and children to France from Syrian jihadist camps, following the third major repatriation in six months. This, as rights group...

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Attack in Paris: the Kurdish community demands justice

William JULIÉ intervened following the attack on the Kurds in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. He detailed the constitutive elements of the terrorist offence and indicated that the racist motive alone does not characterise this offence.

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Attack in Paris: the Kurdish community calls for justice

William JULIÉ gives a quick legal definition of the terrorist act in relation to the massacre in the rue d'Enghien. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://wjavocats.com/wj_media/2023/03/221224-Intervention-M6.mp4"][/video]

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Kherson: 4 torture sites according to Kiev

William JULIÉ discusses the possibility of prosecuting acts of torture committed in times of conflict that may constitute war crimes before Ukrainian or international jurisdictions, and also European courts on the basis of universal jurisdiction. ...

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Imam Iquouissen arrested in Belgium

William JULIÉ provides details on the arrest of Imam Iquouissen by the Belgian authorities. He explained the modalities of execution of the European arrest warrants. In particular, he detailed the notion of double criminality. While some offences ...

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10 million Ukrainians deprived of electricity

To the question of whether Russia's destruction of electrical infrastructures in Ukraine constitutes a war crime, William Julié recalls the need to distinguish between jus ad bellum and jus in bello. It is also essential to determine the civilian ...

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Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia committed “400 war crimes” in Kherson

Documentation of evidence of the commission of war crimes, including the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry that visited Ukraine, has begun in Ukraine, which makes it possible to provide precise figures and concrete evidence of the commission ...

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Lafarge: ” a new chapter is now beginning”

Lafarge pleaded guilty in the United States to financing terrorism in Syria, a way of closing the case as quickly as possible while admitting its own guilt, in exchange for the payment of a fine. This American proceeding could influence the ongoin...

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Lafarge’s US guilty plea to funding terrorism: Tactic to evade prosecution at home in French courts?

The guilty plea Lafarge negotiated in the US, admitting to funding terrorism in Syria, could prove to be a smart move for the French company as they could be able to invoke the ne bis in idem principle before the French courts where the company an...

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