Steven Kay
Steven Walton Kay, KC (born 4 August 1954) is a British international criminal lawyer.[1][2]
Educated at Epsom College and the University of Leeds, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1977. He became a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1997.[3] He was appointed to defend Slobodan Milosevic at his war crimes trial.[4][5]
He has acted as counsel for Delawar Hossain Sayedee, deputy of Jamaat-e-Islami and accused of war crimes in 1971 by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Bangladesh.[6] Kay has criticised the tribunal and the amendments to its authorizing act, stating, "The current system of war crimes trial and its law in Bangladesh does not include international concerns, required to ensure a fair, impartial and transparent trial."[7] Sayeedi was convicted in February 2013 and sentenced to death for his crimes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Steven Kay KC | Official Profile on The Marque". THE MARQUE.
- ^ Scharf, Michael; William A. Schabas (22 August 2002). Slobodan Milosevic on Trial: A Companion. Continuum International. p. 149. ISBN 978-0826414113.
- ^ "British lawyers defend Milosevic". BBC. 2 September 2004.
- ^ Boas, Gideon (6 September 2007). The Milosevic Trial: Lessons for the Conduct of Complex International Criminal Proceedings (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 2001. ISBN 978-0521876995.
- ^ Cockayne, James (2 June 2011). Adam Crawford (ed.). International and Comparative Criminal Justice and Urban Governance: Convergence and Divergence in Global, National and Local Settings. Cambridge University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0521116442.
- ^ "ICT recommends action against Sayedee's UK lawyers". The Daily Star. 14 November 2011.
- ^ "War crimes act 2009 falls short of int'l standard". The Daily Star. 14 October 2010.