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[…] The case of South Sudan is also front of mind owing to a new report authored by international criminal law experts Steven Kay QC of 9 Bedford Row, and Rupert Boswall, of RPC Solicitors. In the independent report, published this month, the two authors recount how the Nordic energy company Lundin has been subject to a 10-year investigation by the Swedish authorities, related to its operations in southern Sudan in 1997-2003. The authors explain how, despite the promising dev

[…] Renewable energy will of course form a key component of Africa’s future. But for a continent that is still presently power-starved, coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear must and will continue to represent a large proportion of energy investment in the short to medium-term. Investment needs to come within Africa more than it does from abroad. Many Western firms are still wary of major investment in light of unstable political conditions, pointing to politicized jurisdictions

[…] A peace-loving nation, it’s unlikely that genocides and war crimes will take place in Sweden in the near future. The law is also, however, subject to the unusual legal principle of Universal Jurisdiction. This means that crimes can be tried in Sweden regardless of where the crime took place or the nationality, residency or current location of the perpetrator and victim. A report published in the UK by international criminal lawyer Steven Kay QC in May highlights problems