Jacqueline Jahnel, LL.M., International Legal Consultant
Profile
Jacqueline Jahnel was Called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2022. She is an International Legal Consultant at RATH HAGEN and supports the firm's international extradition and INTERPOL practice as well as mandates involving human rights. Her work includes legal and factual research, drafting applications to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF), and supporting complex cross-border proceedings.
Areas of Work
- Extradition law
- INTERPOL
- Immigration law
- Human rights
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Professional Background
- International Human Rights Advisors LLP and Ben Keith, London – Paralegal; work on extradition, INTERPOL, immigration and human rights matters (2023–2026)
- GAPS – Genocide, Accountability, Participation, Solutions – Project Coordinator (since 2026)
- The Legal 500, London – Legal Researcher (2022–2023)
- Accountability Unit, Yazidi Justice Committee and Uyghur Tribunal – legal research, project work and coordination (2021–2023)
Education & Qualifications
- Called to the Bar of England and Wales (2022)
- Bar Practice Course – University of Law, London
- Graduate Diploma in Law – University of Westminster, London
- LL.M. in Public International Law – University of Edinburgh
- B.A. in European Studies – Maastricht University
Selected Publications
- Repression Through Interpol – How Belarus Turns Police Cooperation Into A Tool Of Transnational Repression And Creates Constitutional Challenges For Europe (Verfassungsblog, 2026; with Ben Keith)
- Yazidi Justice Committee / IBAHRI – Co-author of the report on state responsibility for the Yazidi genocide (2022)
- Failure of states to prevent the Yazidi genocide – how the UK can uphold rule of law (The Justice Gap, 2021)
Languages
- German – native
- English – near-native
- French
- Dutch
- Arabic
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