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...Fellow lawyer Philippe Sands QC, professor of international law at University College London, said Mr Blair could face prosecution in another country – and claimed the former PM had already started altering his travel arrangements as a result.
Mr Sands said: “When Tony Blair travels he now gets legal advice on where he can go and the pattern of extradition agreements.”
He said there were about 50 countries in the world which had enshrined the crime of aggression into their law and would therefore be unsafe for Mr Blair to visit.
These include many South American states and some Eastern European countries including Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
Mr Sands added: “The possibility of a national prosecutor going after Blair in some foreign jurisdiction is reasonably high.”
“I cannot think of a single international lawyer who thinks the war was lawful. Not a single name comes to mind.
“That’s got to be telling.”
Mr Sands said: “When Tony Blair travels he now gets legal advice on where he can go and the pattern of extradition agreements.”
He said there were about 50 countries in the world which had enshrined the crime of aggression into their law and would therefore be unsafe for Mr Blair to visit.
These include many South American states and some Eastern European countries including Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
Mr Sands added: “The possibility of a national prosecutor going after Blair in some foreign jurisdiction is reasonably high.”
“I cannot think of a single international lawyer who thinks the war was lawful. Not a single name comes to mind.
“That’s got to be telling.”
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