Tomas Hamilton
About/Bio
Tomas Hamilton is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam specialising in international criminal law. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Oxford, an LLB from the London College of Law, an LLM from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in Law from King’s College London. Tomas has worked for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC), in judicial chambers at the International Criminal Court (ICC), and at a leading criminal law firm in London. Tomas draws on over 12 years of experience in criminal law and human rights for his academic research into secondary liability, with a specific interest in the arms trade. His forthcoming book entitled ‘The Arms Trade and International Criminal Law’ explores how the legal cultures of international justice have prioritised the prosecution of military and political figures to the exclusion of commercial actors.
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Could the Lafarge Settlement provide Reparations for Victims of ISIL?
July 3, 2023
Tomas Hamilton
On 18 October 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to a historic plea deal in the Lafarge proceedings, marking a significant development in the field of corporate accountability and terrorism. In the first ever U.S. prosecution of its kind, the Lafarge corporation (at the time one of the two largest construction companies in the world) and…
Corporate accountability and Iranian drones in the Ukraine war: Could sanctions lead to prosecutions for international crimes?
November 23, 2022
Tomas Hamilton
Throughout the Ukraine conflict, allegations have been made against foreign businesses for providing various types of direct or indirect support for Russia’s military attacks. Most recently, firms were placed under US sanctions on 15 November 2022 for ‘the production or ongoing transfer to Russia of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russia [in] devastating attacks…
Why the ICC’s termination of proceedings against deceased Kenyan defendant Paul Gicheru should not be the end of the matter
On 26 September 2022, an ICC defendant, Mr Paul Gicheru, died in Kenya at the age of 52, prompting the New York Times, Radio France Internationale and Voice of America to report on the suspicious circumstances surrounding his sudden demise. Mr Gicheru passed away at home after visiting a…
Popular articles by Tomas Hamilton
Corporate accountability and Iranian drones in the Ukraine war: Could sanctions lead to prosecutions for international crimes?
November 23, 2022
Tomas Hamilton
Throughout the Ukraine conflict, allegations have been made against foreign businesses for providing various types of direct or indirect support for Russia’s military attacks. Most recently, firms were placed under US sanctions on 15 November 2022 for ‘the production or ongoing transfer to Russia of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russia [in] devastating attacks…
Could the Lafarge Settlement provide Reparations for Victims of ISIL?
July 3, 2023
Tomas Hamilton
On 18 October 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to a historic plea deal in the Lafarge proceedings, marking a significant development in the field of corporate accountability and terrorism. In the first ever U.S. prosecution of its kind, the Lafarge corporation (at the time one of the two largest construction companies in the world) and…
Why the ICC’s termination of proceedings against deceased Kenyan defendant Paul Gicheru should not be the end of the matter
On 26 September 2022, an ICC defendant, Mr Paul Gicheru, died in Kenya at the age of 52, prompting the New York Times, Radio France Internationale and Voice of America to report on the suspicious circumstances surrounding his sudden demise. Mr Gicheru passed away at home after visiting a…