Extradition & EAW: Our Team at the 2025 Seminar
Our legal team recently attended the 8th International Seminar on Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant, a key event held in beautiful Lake Iseo, Italy, from June 23–24, 2025. This seminar brought together the brightest minds in international criminal law, including top lawyers, judges, and experts. We were proud to have Tarek Muhammad, Christina Abdel Ahad, Melisa Kurter, and Dr. Anatoliy Yarovyi as speakers. They shared powerful insights from their extensive experience successfully defending clients in extradition cases, proving once again our firm’s leadership in cross-border defense and bringing back fresh strategies to help you.
What Was the EAW & Extradition Seminar 2025 All About?
The EAW & Extradition Seminar 2025 (its 8th edition!) took place at the Cocca Hotel on the shores of Lake Iseo, Italy, from June 23–24, 2025. This prestigious annual gathering is a must-attend for leading extradition law experts, practitioners, and researchers from countries like the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia.
The European Center for Continuing Legal Education (ECCLE) organized the event, featuring exclusive, in-depth sessions. These sessions covered the latest in law enforcement, judicial practices, and international cooperation. It wasn’t just about listening; the interactive format, complete with simulations, meant participants could actively discuss hypothetical and real-life cases. A huge bonus was the chance to compare judicial processes and network informally with a wide range of legal professionals—from fellow lawyers to judges and academics. This seminar is truly unique in Europe for its intimate, expert-level discussions on the most sensitive and complex extradition and European Arrest Warrant cases.
Hot Topics from the 2025 Seminar
The 2025 seminar covered a wide array of crucial topics related to international and national extradition, protecting the rights of wanted individuals, and navigating current legal challenges:
- Extradition Basics: We delved into the core legal principles, bilateral and multilateral treaties, the role of the European Convention on Extradition, working with non-EU countries, and mutual legal assistance procedures.
- EAW Court Rulings: Significant attention was given to rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), especially those concerning human rights, detention conditions, and politically motivated warrants. We also reviewed national supreme court decisions on proportionality, the non-refoulement principle, and the right to a fair trial.
- How to Fight Extradition: A strong focus on practical defense strategies, including building strong arguments, filing motions to halt extradition, using international legal protections, and working effectively with the CCF Commission.
- Major Extradition Case Updates: Discussions centered on high-profile and politically charged cases, including those involving former high-ranking officials sought globally. These real-world examples helped us explore the delicate balance between law enforcement and human rights.
- Illegal Extradition Tactics: The seminar also tackled shadowy and unlawful practices like extraordinary rendition, unofficial deportations, detentions without lawyer notification, and Interpol procedure breaches. Participants discussed how to challenge these through international channels and why they threaten fundamental rights.
Protecting Against Interpol: Key Takeaways from the EAW & Extradition Seminar 2025
One of the central themes at the EAW & Extradition Seminar 2025 was the practical discussion on how the European Arrest Warrant interacts with Interpol mechanisms, particularly Red Notices. Speakers and participants shared case studies where Red Notices were clearly used not as tools of justice but as instruments of political and economic pressure. Such instances demand highly skilled lawyers who can challenge not only the actions of national authorities but also the very logic behind inclusion in the international wanted persons system.
The seminar specifically highlighted the latest approaches to legal defense against unlawful notices. These included strategies for appealing to the CCF Commission, gathering evidence of political motivation, demonstrating breaches of the proportionality principle, and exposing procedural abuses. We also thoroughly examined cases where there was a mismatch between Interpol and EAW warrants, with one state simultaneously using both mechanisms, thereby threatening a suspect’s freedom of movement without a substantive decision.
Special attention was given to the recent recommendations from Interpol’s General Secretariat regarding human rights, as well as the practice of suspending or removing notices in disputed cases. This knowledge equips our lawyers with additional tools to protect clients from cross-border abuses within both the EAW and Interpol frameworks. The insights and discussions from the seminar allow us to proactively manage the risks associated with Interpol database inclusion and to build a robust defense strategy from the moment a detention request is first made.
How to Challenge an Interpol Red Notice: Our Lawyers’ Expertise from the Seminar
An Interpol Red Notice is an international alert for a wanted person, issued at the request of a member state and distributed to all countries within the Interpol system. While it doesn’t officially carry the legal force of an international arrest warrant, in practice it often leads to a person’s detention abroad, and in some cases, to restrictions on freedom of movement, asset freezes, and visa denials. Notices issued for politically motivated cases or with gross human rights violations are particularly dangerous.
Following their participation in the EAW and Extradition Seminar 2025, our lawyers significantly deepened their knowledge regarding the procedural and strategic challenging of these notices. They thoroughly examined real-world cases where notices were cancelled by the CCF Commission, as well as common errors, from a lack of evidence to the concealment of a case’s political nature.
Our team is now even better prepared to:
- File well-substantiated complaints with the CCF for the highest chance of success.
- Gather documents confirming persecution based on political views, nationality, or business competition.
- Collaborate with international NGOs who can support a client’s case.
- Prevent the simultaneous abuse of both EAW and Interpol mechanisms.
Why Trust Lawyers Who Attend International Legal Seminars
International seminars and conferences aren’t just academic gatherings. For practicing lawyers, attending these events means staying on top of the latest legal trends, exchanging valuable experiences with colleagues worldwide, and continuously sharpening the professional skills essential for effective defense in global cases.
Our team’s lawyers presented real-world cases from their years of defending clients against extradition and EAW warrants. Their presentations sparked lively discussions among experts from many nations, contributing to the larger conversation about the future of extradition law in Europe.
Why this matters to you, our client:
- You can be confident your defense is built on current international expertise, not outdated methods.
- Your lawyer understands how extradition works in different countries, using that knowledge to your advantage.
- A team that regularly attends high-level seminars like this can react to new laws and court practices faster than others.
- Your lawyer has a strong network of international contacts, which is crucial for cases spanning multiple countries.
- Ultimately, participating in these seminars shows our commitment to professional excellence and continuous growth. We believe our clients deserve a defense rooted in up-to-date knowledge and relevance, not guesswork.
