Words in memory of Scott Crosby
| Published date | 01 March 2021 |
| Date | 01 March 2021 |
| Author | Alex Tinsley |
| DOI | 10.1177/2032284420972810 |
| Subject Matter | Analysis/Opinion |
Article
Words in memory
of Scott Crosby
Alex Tinsley
Bedford Row Chambers, UK
There is a common theme emerging in these speeches!
To which I can only add.
I had the privilege to work closely with Scott in the last couple of years.
He had asked me to help out with a case as he was busy – NJECL, Turkey, Brexit, etc.
The essence of it was this: Is a person extradited for one offence, who is then suddenly detained for
another, in a situation of arbitrary detention?
The answer to that question must be yes, but the principle is not well enshrined in the human rights
courts’ case law.
Initially I thought – OK, this is ambitious.
But I soon realised the reason it is absent from the case law is only because not enough people have
tried it.
Scott was trying.
And that was unsurprising.
English law is full of pragmatism.
My Scottish colleague was purist, uncompromising, and driven by the principle that the law should
always uphold the dignity of the individual in conflict with the state.
Working with him, his belief rubbed off on you and it motivated you, made you a better lawyer.
Many people will have had that experience.
I remember chatting with Scott at a previous one of these conferences, about the point when he
recently formalised his commitment to Belgium and the Brussels bar.
You’ll know that Scott was an advocate from Scotland.
Corresponding author:
Alex Tinsley, 9 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4HE, UK.
E-mail: alex.tinsley@9bedfordrow.co.uk
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