Footnote 1 (p1) has been updated to acknowledge the contribution of Ms Julia Ollila.
In April 2024, the author co-organized with Prof. Niels Blokker of Leiden University a one-day public conference at INTERPOL’s General Secretariat in Lyon, France. Bringing together international law scholars and practitioners, this first-of-its-kind event (entitled “INTERPOL at 100 – Improving the Organization’s Legal Framework”), aimed to contribute to the clarification of some of the most contested legal aspects of the Organization, and thereby to strengthen the Organization’s legal framework. The author thanks Ms. Julia Ollila, LL.M. (Leiden) for her valuable support with the organization of the conference and the editorial support to initial drafts of this symposium introduction and Ms. Theresa Khriesh, LL.M. (Leiden) for her valuable editorial support during the subsequent completion of this symposium.