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.

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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.

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Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences

Ending child marriage: legal obligations and global responses

13 Feb 2026 1500 - 1600 GMT

Webinar

28th Annual Transnational Crime Conference

13 May - 15 May 2026

Athens , Greece

Publications
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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

Access to remedy constitutes a cornerstone of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).

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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