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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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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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Guideline on the Strategic Use of UN Human Rights Mechanisms for Syria

The Guideline on the Strategic use of UN Human Rights Mechanisms for Syria identifies the mechanisms to be invoked to provide Syrian lawyers and activists with the tools and keys to understanding.

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Illegal adoptions: how to seek justice?

William Julié’s statement (in French), with Coline and Javier who were taken from their families to be adopted in Europe, during 64’ Grand angle on TV5 Monde.

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Interpol: how can we explain the extradition of a Uighur from Morocco to China?

William JULIÉ comments for TV5 monde on the extradition decision of Uighur activist Yidiredi Aishan from Morocco to China and on INTERPOL’s responsibility in the case.

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“We want to find our families while we still can”: illegally adopted children seek justice throughout the world

Comments by William Julié on the absence of “a specific criminal legal framework in France allowing the prosecution of illegal adoptions” .

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« In Guatemala, the stolen life of adopted children »

William Julié, French Counsel of Javier illegally adopted in 1981, discusses the necessity to open an investigation: “ prosecution in France are not only possible, but necessary; several non-prescribed infractions exi...

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Brexit and the protection of fundamental rights during extradition proceedings

The entry into force of the Agreement on cooperation between the United Kingdom and the European Union (hereinafter “EU”) has led to a decrease of certain rights for wanted individuals, but should not in principle, have c...

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