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Rodney Dixon KC

Rodney Dixon KC

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Rodney specialises in public international law, international criminal law, extradition and mutual assistance, public law and human rights. He appears before all international and regional courts including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), European Court of Human Rights (inter-State actions and individual petitions), African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, the ad hoc UN and 'hybrid' tribunals (including for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers), and in arbitrations, as well as before a multitude of UN bodies. He represents Governments, sitting and former Heads of State, high ranking military officials, victim groups, corporate bodies, individual claimants and defendants, and NGOs in wide-ranging litigation across the international spectrum. Domestically he acts in extradition proceedings concerning requests from several countries, eminent public law cases and civil claims, and as panel counsel for the UK Government, before all courts. He has also appeared in numerous public inquiries in the UK and abroad and has particular expertise in post-conflict remedies, reparations and transitional justice. He has a stellar reputation in the field of civil liberties and human rights, having been instructed in notable and ground-breaking cases.

Career

Called to the Bar 2000; took Silk in 2014.

Legal Adviser (International Law) and Counsel in the Office of the Prosecutor of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), 1995-1999.

Publications

Archbold International: Practice, Procedure and Evidence (Sweet & Maxwell, 5th Edition); Lead Consultant, The Hague Honour Scholars Program, Notre Dame University.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

International Human Rights Law - London (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Rodney Dixon KC is a highly esteemed barrister and international law specialist. Important instructions in the human rights field have focused on arbitrary detention, torture or killings. Rodney has notable experience of cases involving allegations of genocide, including those concerning the Yazidi and Uyghur peoples.

Crime: International Criminal Law - London (Bar)

Spotlight
Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Rodney Dixon KC is a well-regarded barrister who is noted for his representation of individuals, international governments and political leaders. He regularly appears before international criminal courts including the ICC and also handles international criminal law matters before the UK courts. He boasts particular expertise in war crimes and humanitarian issues.

Strengths

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  • Rodney Dixon is a very able KC with a wealth of international experience.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Rodney Dixon needs no praise. He is a top proper international lawyer.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Rodney was exceptional across the entire brief; as the contact person, as the advocacy counsel and as the literal man on the ground.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Rodney is an outstanding academic and has comprehensive knowledge and historical knowledge of international law and human rights.

    International Human Rights LawUK Bar
  • Rodney is strong all-round.

    Crime: International Criminal LawUK Bar

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