Iain Edwards

Practice Areas

Iain is a seasoned barrister with particular expertise in international criminal law. He prides himself on his meticulous preparation and intelligent trial strategy.

Iain is currently instructed in a number of international cases. He is lead counsel for a former Deputy Minister from Kosovo facing allegations of obstruction before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Iain is also counsel in an ongoing trial before the ICC representing an alleged leader of the Janjaweed, charged with 31 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur, Sudan. Additionally, he is counsel for a man seeking to be permanently resettled in a safe country having completed the sentence imposed by the ICTR in Arusha.

Iain was previously counsel for the former head of the Serbian state security service before the IRMCT in The Hague. Between 2012 and 2016, he was counsel for a senior Hezbollah commander accused of terrorism before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Between 2009 and 2012, Iain was a legal adviser in three defence teams representing clients charged with genocide and crimes against humanity before the ICTR.

Iain has experience in all areas of national and international sanctions work, and currently represents applicants for delisting before the UN’s Ombudsperson to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. He undertakes public access work.

Iain is regularly invited to provide training and to speak at international conferences, particularly on issues relating to defence rights. He is fluent and works comfortably in French.

LL.M. Public International Law, University College London (1999).