| Date: | Tuesday 2nd December 2025 |
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| Venue: | Buenos Aires Conference on International Criminal Law |
| Speakers: | Ben Keith, Rhys Davies, Cristian González Ruiz |
Ben Keith will be speaking at the Bar Association in Buenos Aires on 2 December at an international conference on Transnational Organized Crime and International Criminal Law.
The conference addresses key issues, including the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction, strategic defence in transnational cases, international corruption, and the role of INTERPOL in cross-border law enforcement.
Ben will speak alongside Rhys Davies (Temple Garden Chambers) on INTERPOL, its fight against international crime, and the misuse of its channels by authoritarian regimes. The panel will explore how INTERPOL's Red Notice system operates in practice, how it can be exploited for political purposes, and what mechanisms exist to challenge abusive notices.
The past year has seen significant increases in INTERPOL engagement across South America. This includes the Santiago declaration by police chiefs committing to increased use of INTERPOL systems, meetings in Brasilia addressing transnational organised crime, and Brazilian President Lula's visit to INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, which saw the launch of a new regional task force.
Ben has extensive experience in extradition and international criminal law, particularly in challenging politically motivated Red Notices and representing clients facing transnational repression.
Ben Keith is a leading barrister specialising in cross-border and international cases. He deals with all aspects of extradition, immigration, human rights, mutual legal assistance, Interpol, financial crime and international law, including sanctions. He represents governments, political and military leaders, high net worth individuals, human rights defenders and business leaders in the most sensitive cases. He is a leading authority on the removal of Interpol Red Notices for worldwide clients. He edits the Red Notice Monitor blog.
Ben has extensive experience of appellate proceedings before the Administrative and Divisional Courts, Civil and Criminal Divisions of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court as well as applications and appeals to the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations.
Ben has significant expertise in post-soviet states, as well the Middle East and the Far East.
He is ranked in Chambers and Partners as a star leader in the field of extradition at the London Bar and in The Legal 500 as a Tier 1 leading individual in extradition. Ben is also ranked in Chambers and Partners in the field of immigration and in its Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals rankings. He is recognised in The Spears’ 500 2024 Guide as a ‘Recommended Immigration Law Barrister’.
