Co-Chair
Matt Kaiser
Co-Chair
Sabine
Ten Doesschate
Criminal Law Committee
The Criminal Law Committee provides a forum for members from various countries and criminal justice systems to meet, exchange views, and monitor developments in criminal law. The Committee focuses on transnational and international issues. The Committee keeps members informed through newsletters and rapporteurs. The member listings, organised by location and practice area, allow for case referrals, cooperation in transnational criminal cases, and the exchange of professional experiences. This platform also offers opportunities for members to assist one another in transnational criminal law matters and share expertise in related cases.
Welcome to the Criminal Law Committee
Criminal Law Committee Co-Chairs Matt Kaiser and Sabine ten Doesschate welcome current and prospective members, explaining why you should get involved with the Committee’s many initiatives and events.
Latest podcast - FGM: Legislative gaps, data poverty and actionable reforms
In this podcast, five experts explore the global legal and policy response to female genital mutilation (FGM), which affects over 230 million women and girls worldwide. The podcast is framed around a forthcoming pro bono report prepared by King & Spalding and WilmerHale for UK charity the Vavengers, which highlights legislative gaps, data poverty and proposes actionable reforms to improve survivor care and global accountability.
Publications
Criminal liability for greenwashing: an industry perspective involving a Luxembourg fund
This article explores the growth of sustainable investment and green finance in Luxembourg and Europe, as well as looking at how bodies such as the EU can approach greenwashing as a consumer law offence.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
IBA Criminal Law Section at the 2025 IBA Annual Conference in Toronto, November 2025
This article reflects on the highlights of the IBA Annual Conference in Toronto for the Criminal Law Section. This included panels on the impact of INTERPOL red notices, misconduct against corporates, investigative journalism, and more!
Released on Jan 28, 2026
Criminal law and access to remedy for business-related human rights violations: evaluating the role of supply chain due diligence legislation in a transnational context
This article examines the structural, jurisdictional and doctrinal barriers that impede the achievement of effective criminal accountability for corporate involvement in human rights violations occurring across borders. It argues that the prevailing emphasis on civil and administrative enforcement mechanisms leaves significant accountability gaps according to which abuses reach the threshold of criminal conduct, such as forced labour, human trafficking and severe environmental harm.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
Steal, deal and repeat: the commodification of personal data as the backbone of the digital criminal ecosystem
Recent European threat assessments confirm that personal data has become a strategic asset within organised cybercrime. This article examines the criminal law implications of the theft, trade and exploitation of data, focusing on service-based criminal models, the enabling role of artificial intelligence and the growing mismatch between digital criminal ecosystems and traditional liability frameworks.
Released on Jan 28, 2026
Subcommittees and other groups
The Criminal Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Criminal Law Committee Advisory Board
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If you are a member of the Criminal Law Committee, for additional networking opportunities, programs, interviews with fellow members and tips all exclusive to members, join our LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9399146/.