- Studied law at Leiden University and political science at the London School of Economics, London, UK.
- Admitted to the bar in Amsterdam in 1994.
- Partner at Böhler since 2002.
- Member of the following expert associations: the Dutch Association of Defence Counsel and the European Criminal Bar Association.
- Member of the criminal law and international law & human rights departments.
- Speaks Italian.
Michiel Pestman is particularly active in the field of international criminal law. He is on the lists of defense counsel for the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. He frequently gives lectures in his specialist field to students and fellow lawyers.
Michiel Pestman is currently in Phnom Penh where he serves as international counsel for Nuon Chea before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. A regular column about his experiences there is published in the Dutch magazine for lawyers Advocatenblad. The columns are available in Dutch and can be accessed here.
Press and publications
- Uit het Oosten Geen Nieuws [All quiet on the eastern front], StrafBlad, 17 September 2009
- All quiet on the eastern front, 11 August 2009
- Begin eerste proces Cambodja-Tribunaal [The first trial in the Cambodia Tribunal begins], Trouw, 17 February 2009
- KRT staff targeted by lawyers , Phnom Penh Post, 9 January 2009
- Corruption and political interference: a thorn in the side of the KRT, Ka-set, 4 June 2009
Highlights
Extradition cases
Juanra
PKK
Dev Sol/DHKP-C
THKP/C-Direnis
Croatia
United States
Intelligence and security services
The Eik case
The Jihad case
The Piranha case
The ‘AIVD tolk’ case [case involving an interpreter for the Dutch intelligence services]
International criminal law
José Maria Sison
Afghanistan
Trafigura
Joseph Kony
Moinina Fofana
Nuon Chea