Patrons

Stephen founded Fair Trials International (then Fair Trials Abroad) in 1992, in response to the case of Karyn Smith, a British national in Thailand. Stephen is an internationally-recognised human rights lawyer.

Sir Henry is a retired Court of Appeal judge and former Chair of the Law Commission of England and Wales. He is the Vice-Chairman and President of the Lord Slynn of Hadley European Law Foundation.

Lord Falconer is a Labour politician, former Lord Chancellor (2003-2007) and a member of the United Kingdom House of Lords.

Lord Goodhart is a Liberal Democrat politician, a leading human rights lawyer and a member of the United Kingdom House of Lords.

Paolo is the Chairman of Avocats Sans Frontieres (Italy), an organisation supporting the human rights of individuals involved in legal proceedings across the world.

Lord Jay is a former British diplomat, and was British Ambassador to France (1996-2001). He was Head of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2001-2005). He is currently Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

Sarah is a Liberal Democrat MEP for London. Baroness Ludford is the party’s European spokeswoman on justice & human rights and a leading member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Lord Mackay is a Scottish advocate, former Lord Chancellor (1987-1997) and Conservative member of the United Kingdom House of Lords.

Clive is a barrister and former Head of Chambers at Three Raymond Buildings. His principal area of practice is extradition.

Jozef is a managing partner at Keizer Advocaten, a Dutch law firm specialising in criminal law. Jozef specialises in international criminal law, extradition and repatriation cases.

Judith is a Dutch MEP and leader of the GreenLeft delegation in the European Parliament. Judith is a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Birgit is a German MEP from the Socialists & Democrats. She sits on the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee and has acted as the Parliament’s Rapporteur on the draft Directive regarding the right to information on arrest.

Dominique is a French lawyer and Partner at Tricaud-Traynard Avocats Associés in Paris. Dominique has substantial experience in fundamental rights law and cases with a cross-border dimension.

Oliver is a practising attorney at Wallasch & Koch in Frankfurt. Oliver specialises in criminal defence work, extradition proceedings and international criminal law.

Hans is a former member of the Amsterdam Bar and a legal translator. He is also a former Trustee of FTI.