Rutsel Silvestre Jacinto Martha, a Dutch national, is the former general counsel and director of legal affairs of the International Fund for Agricultural Development and INTERPOL.
Martha is a distinguished international legal practitioner based in London who was formerly the general counsel and director of legal affairs of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Rome, Italy) (2008–2013) and INTERPOL (Lyon, France) (2004–2008).
His current practice concentrates on INTERPOL matters, treaty-based dispute settlement, matters affecting politically exposed persons, sanctions, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and asset freezing.
He also represented the Netherlands Antilles in GATT litigation and before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Martha was awarded the 1989 Mitchell B. Carroll Prize of the International Fiscal Association.