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Julia Basile is an attorney admitted to the Paris Bar since 2021.
With over ten years of experience at the intersection of human rights, criminal law, and international affairs, she has developed a practice grounded in international litigation and cross-border legal strategy.
Educated in France, Canada, and Switzerland, she holds degrees from Panthéon-Assas University, the Université de Montréal, and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva), where she specialised in public international law, international criminal law, and human rights. She also holds a Certificate in Criminal Sciences from the Paris Institute of Criminology.
She has worked with the International Criminal Court, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and international NGOs, and brings to each case a combination of technical expertise, strategic litigation skills, and a client-centred approach.
She advises and represents individuals, NGOs, institutions, and States in matters of international criminal law, human rights law, and transnational or universal jurisdiction proceedings, including before the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, and United Nations mechanisms.
In parallel, she practises criminal defence at all stages of proceedings before French courts, in both misdemeanour and felony cases, as well as in asylum matters.
Based between Paris, Geneva, The Hague, and Montreal, Julia Basile works closely with a trusted international network of experts, supporting a legal practice that is rigorous, engaged, and independent.
International Criminal Law
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International humanitarian law
The firm practices international criminal law and international humanitarian law, both in advisory and litigation matters, before French, international or hybrid courts.
In the area of international criminal law, he represents individuals, companies, NGOs, and States in international arrest warrants, extradition requests, and judicial cooperation cases. The firm acts at all stages of the proceedings—from investigation to hearings, at both the trial and appellate levels—before French courts, the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, and international or hybrid tribunals established to try war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
In international humanitarian law, he assists and advises NGOs, companies and States in the legal analysis of armed conflict situations, whether international or non-international.
The firm offers strategic support on the obligations of parties to the conflict, the legal qualification of the facts and the responsibility of state or non-state actors, in order to reconcile operational requirements and respect for international humanitarian law.
Drawing on her experience in international judicial and diplomatic institutions, Julia Basile offers an approach that is both legally rigorous, strategically grounded and attentive to the realities on the ground.
Universal Jurisdiction
The firm intervenes in universal jurisdiction proceedings brought before French courts for acts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, enforced disappearance or torture committed abroad.
He represents both civil parties and defendants at all stages of the procedure – from filing a complaint or being taken into custody, to the investigation phase and then to the trial hearings.
Drawing on her experience in several cases of universal jurisdiction in France, Julia Basile understands the legal, technical and practical challenges specific to justice delivered far from the scene of the events, and puts this expertise at the service of a strategic, rigorous and humane approach to international justice.
Arbitrary detention
The firm represents both victims and defendants at all stages of proceedings – from filing national or international complaints to referring cases to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, whether through ordinary complaints or urgent appeals, up to and including the monitoring of decisions and recommendations.
Drawing on her experience in several international cases, Julia Basile has mastered the legal, technical, and diplomatic challenges inherent in defending fundamental rights in a transnational context. She applies this expertise to a strategic, rigorous, and humane approach to international justice and regularly leads training sessions for partners and human rights defenders on mechanisms to combat arbitrary detention.
Human rights
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Public International Law
The firm intervenes in public international law and human rights, both in advisory and litigation matters, for the protection of fundamental rights and the implementation of States' international obligations.
He represents individuals, NGOs and institutions before French courts, the European Court of Human Rights and UN mechanisms, particularly in the context of individual complaints, communications before treaty bodies or referrals to special rapporteurs and working groups.
The firm also advises companies, international organizations, non-governmental actors and States on the interpretation and application of public international law, particularly before the International Court of Justice.
Its areas of intervention cover the international obligations of States, international responsibility, legal diplomacy and multilateral cooperation.
Drawing on her extensive experience before European and UN bodies, Julia Basile develops defense and advocacy strategies that combine rigorous legal analysis, institutional vision, and an understanding of international political dynamics.
French Criminal Law
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Criminal Procedure
The firm intervenes at all stages of criminal proceedings, in correctional and criminal matters, alongside both defendants and victims.
He provides defense during police custody, indictments, during the investigation, before the correctional court and the assize court, as well as in the context of appeal and sentence adjustment procedures.
The firm also assists civil parties in the preparation and monitoring of their cases, in order to ensure a complete, strategic and rigorous defense of their rights.
The firm's approach is based on a thorough understanding of criminal procedure and constant involvement at every stage of the judicial process.
Refugee Law
The firm has a recognized practice in asylum law and immigration litigation.
It assists asylum seekers at every stage of the procedure, from the filing of their application with the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons to the appeal before the National Court of Asylum, ensuring rigorous preparation and constant support.
True to her commitment to fundamental rights, Julia Basile offers a personalized defense, combining legal rigor, attentive listening, and in-depth knowledge of migratory and social realities.