Nina has a diverse practice that spans International Criminal Law and Inquiries both in the UK and internationally. She is ranked as a leading international criminal lawyer in UK legal directories Chambers UK and Legal 500 and is co-chair of Chambers’ International practice group.
Nina has extensive experience of genocide and war crimes prosecutions. She is currently instructed as part of the defence team representing Hashim Thaçi, former president of Kosovo, before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. She has previously acted in ground-breaking cases before the International Criminal Court (Rohingya jurisdiction), the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Charles Taylor), and numerous cases before the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Nina is highly experienced in International Investigations, with particular expertise working with male survivors of sexual violence and torture. She advises on best practice in war crimes investigations and on securing accountability for these crimes at the national and international levels.
In the UK, she is currently instructed in a senior role as part of the core team of counsel to the Dame Linda Dobbs Review.
Nina qualified as a solicitor in 2003 before transferring to the Bar in 2014.
LLM Public International Law, London School of Economics
BA History (Hons), University of Birmingham
London Bar
Nina Tavakoli –Red Lion Chambers ‘Her attention to detail and overall legal judgement are second to none. She is an experienced and outstanding advocate both in the UK and international courts.’