Nina Tavakoli
UK Bar Guide 2025
Spotlight : Crime: International Criminal Law
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Provided by Nina Tavakoli
Practice Areas
Nina has a high-profile practice specialising in genocide and war crimes cases before national and international courts. She acts on behalf of individuals, governments, NGOs and prosecutorial bodies. She is currently instructed as Co-Counsel to Hashim Thaçi, former president of Kosovo, defending him before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. She has previously acted in cases before the International Criminal Court (Rohingya jurisdiction), the Special Court for Sierra Leone (part of the team that successfully prosecuted former Liberian President Charles Taylor) and the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She is a highly experienced investigator of international crimes, particularly sexual violence and torture and has extensive experience working with survivors of sexual violence, especially men.
Career
Admitted as a Solicitor (2003). Called to Bar (2014). Member of UK government’s team of independent experts on preventing sexual violence in conflict (2012) and justice (2014); JRR-UN Women’s sexual and gender based violence expert roster (2018). LLM Public International Law – LSE (2006).
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Nina Tavakoli is an experienced practitioner who specialises in international criminal law and appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. She has also advised defendants brought before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Tavakoli has experience of handling serious international criminal cases, including those relating to genocide and war crimes.
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"She is very impressive and stands out from other juniors."
"She has outstanding written work and oral advocacy."
"She is very impressive and stands out from other juniors."
"She has outstanding written work and oral advocacy."
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