Attached is an article published in Ha’aretz, relating to
the pursuit of alleged war criminals in foreign courts, acting under the legal
principle of universal jurisdiction.
Daniel Machover is head of the civil litigation department
at Hickman & Rose solicitors. He specializes in international human rights law,
and civil actions. In 2001, he received the Margery Fry Award from the Howard
League for Penal Reform for ‘ensuring the protection of prisoners through
tenacious pursuit of legal remedies’. In 1988, Daniel Machover co-founded
Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights, and he is committed to actively pursuing
potential legal remedies in the UK and the EU for Palestinian victims of alleged
Israeli human rights abuses. PCHR have a longstanding relationship with Daniel
Machover, and Hickman & Rose solicitors, having worked on a number of cases
together, including Almog, Ya’alon, and Ayalon. PCHR and
Hickman & Rose are actively cooperating in an effort to protect victims’ rights
and to ensure that those suspected of violating international law are
investigated, tried, and prosecuted.
For the article, please refer to
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1123814.html.
