Candidats
Executive Council
DR. PAUL BRADFIELD (Full Member)
Paul Bradfield is a graduate of University of Galway (BA, LLB), University College Cork (LLM in Criminal Justice) and the Honorable Society of Kings Inns (Barrister-at-Law), and was called to the bar in 2009. He completed his PhD at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway in 2021, with his thesis assessing the use of amnesty as a response to conflict in northern Uganda. Paul has worked at various international courts in both Defence and Prosecution roles, including the tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and the International Criminal Court. He is an admitted member of the ICC's List of Counsel. In the field, he has worked for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Uganda, and for Irish Rule of Law International in Malawi, on a range of transitional justice, human rights and access to justice issues. Domestically, he was previously a Prosecutor in the Central Criminal Court for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
DESPOINA ELEFTHERIOU (Associate Member)
Despoina Eleftheriou is a Greek lawyer admitted to the Thessaloniki Bar and a Case Manager and Legal Assistant before the International Criminal Court. She is currently serving on the Ngaïssona Defence team and she previously worked on the Blé Goudé Defence team. Within the ICCBA, she served as Chair of the Counsel Support Staff Committee, where she led the development of the ICCBA “Welcome Package” and promoted practical resources for counsel and support staff. Beyond the Court, she interned at the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for International Relations in Thessaloniki. She holds an LL.B. from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an LL.M. in International Studies with Honours, and an LL.M. in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam, graduating cum laude in the joint programme with Columbia University in the City of New York.
HANEEN GHALI (Associate Member)
Haneen is an international criminal law practitioner from Syria with experience in the defence before the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. She is currently part of the defence team of Mr. Ali Abd Al Rahman as a legal assistant, and previously worked on the defence teams of Mr. Mokom and Mr. Al Hassan. Haneen has handled cases involving SGBV (UN Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence), reparations, and a wide range of procedural issues in international criminal proceedings, particularly disclosure and the use of digital evidence. Within the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA), Haneen served as a member of the Executive Council, where she was elected as the representative of support staff in the Joint Committee on Legal Aid (JCLA) between the ICCBA and the Registry of the Court. In this capacity, she engaged with State Parties and Court organs on matters including the legal aid system and taxation. Haneen holds an LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University and the Sorbonne.
ANTA GUISSÉ (Full Member)
Anta Guissé has been a practising lawyer at the Paris Bar in France since 1999. Her working language is French, while she also speaks English. As a criminal defence lawyer, she has appeared regularly before national criminal courts and the Assize Court in particular. In addition, Ms Guissé has several years of experience appearing before the international jurisdictions. Between 2002 and 2010, she worked with several different defence teams before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, firstly as a legal assistant and then as counsel. In 2010, Ms Guissé had an assignment in a team of Legal Representatives of Victims before the International Criminal Court. She was also Defence Counsel at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Since 2012, Ms Guissé has been acting as an international lawyer for former Chairman KHIEU Samphân before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and is currently Counsel for Mr. Yekatom at the ICC. Ms Guissé also regularly presents at training workshops for colleagues on the subject of international criminal justice.
MICHAEL HERZ (Full Member)
Michael Herz is an international criminal lawyer with over fifteen years’ experience, including for over seven years at the OPCD of the ICC. In addition, he has worked on defence teams at the SCSL and ECCC, for the prosecution at the ICTR, and in the judicial chambers of the ICTY. He is also a door tenant at 33 Bedford Row chambers in London. Michael has been involved with the work of the ICCBA since 2017, including acting as its Secretary in 2022-23.
AUDREY MATEO (Associate Member)
Audrey MATEO est actuellement conseillère juridique dans l'équipe de défense de M. Abd-Al-Rahman à la CPI. Elle a également été un membre actif du Comité exécutif de l'ICCBA (2023-2024). En 1997, elle a terminé ses études de droit à Aix en Provence et à Montpellier, en France. Elle a ensuite étudié au Cap, en Afrique du Sud, où elle a obtenu un LL.M. en droits de l'homme et en droit international à l'Université du Western Cape ( UWC). Au début de sa carrière, à la Commission européenne à Bruxelles, elle a travaillé dans la task-force sur l'avenir de l'Union européenne. Elle a ensuite travaillé comme juriste pendant 10 ans aux chambres du TPIY et à la CPI dans le cadre du procès du Katanga. Elle a vécu deux ans au Cambodge où elle a travaillé comme consultante juridique et bénévole pour des ONG de défense des droits de l'homme et a soutenu les avocats des victimes devant les CETC. Elle a également été consultante au KSC-SPO. Depuis 2021, Audrey travaille comme juge du HCR à la Cour nationale du droit d'asile à Paris, et elle donne également des formations en tant que consultante sur la prévention du harcèlement sexuel au travail. Elle est également un membre actif de l'Association des Magistrats Internationaux Francophones (AMIF).
NIR PLESSER (Full Member)
A veteran lawyer with 20 years of experience, holding a master's degree in public law (LL.M.) from Tel-Aviv University (Magna Cum Laude). For several years he served as a teaching assistant for penal law, evidence law and criminal procedure in several law faculties in Israel; and published several academic articles in the field of criminal law which were cited by the Israeli Supreme Court. He also published a theoretical book (in Hebrew) titled: "Transitional Justice: The Implications of the Shin Bet Affair on Israeli Society" (an English version is forthcoming via TMC Asser Press). As a criminal defense attorney, he served as lead counsel in one of the largest criminal organization cases in Israel (the Asi Abutbul case) after the former lead defense attorney (Yoram Hachacham) was murdered in the middle of the trial. In the field of professional responsibility, he currently serves as Presiding Judge at the Tel-Aviv Bar Association Disciplinary Court. Before that, he served as a disciplinary prosecutor for several years and after that as a disciplinary defense attorney. He also serves as arbitrator and mediator at the Center of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CADR) in Tel-Aviv, specializing in lawyers' professional liability, disputes between attorneys, and partnership disputes.
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MARIE-HÉLÈNE PROULX (Full Member)
Marie-Hélène Proulx is a lawyer admitted to the Québec Bar since 2003, and a former President of the ICCBA. She is an Associate Tenant at 33 Bedford Row Chambers in London where she specialises in strategic human rights litigation. She represented several accused persons before international tribunals, including Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona, Dominic Ongwen, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz at the ICC, and Hassan Habib Merhi before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. She was also appointed Ad Hoc Counsel at the Office of Public Counsel for the Defence and acted as Rule 74 Legal Adviser at the ICC. She acted as Counsel for Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, and is currently a pro bono Counsel for Mr. Siméon Nchamihigo and Jean-Baptiste Gatété before the IRMCT. She also worked as a Legal Officer at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and at the ICC, Teaching Assistant at the University of Geneva and Legal Adviser at the ICRC Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Headquarters. She obtained a law degree from the Université de Montréal (Canada) as well as a LL.M from the University Centre for International Humanitarian Law (now Geneva Academy).
GREGORY TOWNSEND (Full Member)
Gregory Townsend débute sa carrière juridique à Los Angeles comme défenseur publique adjoint. En 1998, il rejoint le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda comme assistant auprès d’un juge avant de se joindre au Bureau du Procureur, où il passe plus de sept ans dans les procès de Butare, Militaires I, et Seromba. Il devient ensuite procureur auprès de la mission de maintien de la paix au Kosovo et du Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie. Entre 2008 et 2010, il exerce à La Haye la fonction de Chef de Bureau du Tribunal spécial pour la Sierra Leone dans le procès de Charles Taylor. Il rejoint le Tribunal spécial pour le Liban en 2010 comme Conseiller juridique principal auprès du Procureur. De 2014 à 2018, il était Chef de la Section des services d’appui judiciaire pour le TPIY et MTPI, où il a supervisé les services de protection de témoins, l’administration des procédures menées devant le Tribunal, et les services d’appui judiciaire. Il est professeur de droit international et figure sur la liste de conseils habilités à représenter les victimes devant les Chambres extraordinaires au sein des tribunaux cambodgiens, les Chambres spécialisées du Kosovo, et la Cour pénale internationale.
INGO KLAUS WAMSER (Full Member)
Ingo Klaus Wamser is admitted to the German bar since 2005 and was awarded the title of a Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Munich bar in 2009. He is working on criminal law, cross-border and international criminal law and extradition cases before national courts and was appointed as duty counsel before the International Criminal Court. He is a specialist in disciplinary and contempt cases, served as Alternate Commissioner at the ICC, co-drafted the Code of Conduct for Counsel at the KSC, serves as disciplinary judge in Germany in his third term and in disciplinary related positions in international bar associations. As a founding member of the ICCBA Ingo contributed to the Membership and Professional Standards Advisory Committees in previous years. He is co-author of a commentary on the German Federal Lawyer’s Act, published on international and national criminal law topics and was lector for international law at an Austrian state university.
INGO KLAUS WAMSER (Full Member)
Since being called to the Berlin Bar, Natalie von Wistinghausen specialises in criminal law as a trial advocate and has acquired wide-ranging legal experience in domestic and international legal criminal work. She was admitted to the List of Counsel at the ICC, the KSC, the STL and the MICT. Before the ICTR, she was Legal Assistant in the defense team of former Cabinet Minister Justin Mugenzi and in Germany, she was Lead Counsel in a case against Rwandan bourgmestre Rwabukombe who was accused of charges relating to the genocide. Besides her domestic work as defense counsel, she was assigned as Co-Counsel to protect the interests and rights of one of the accused in the in absentia proceedings of at the STL. She also worked as a Senior Rule of Law expert in the UK government project „Strengthening the Judicial System in Kosovo“. Since 2019 Natalie is representing Yazidi victims in universal jurisdiction cases against alleged „ISIS“ members before Higher Regional Courts in Germany. She has also filed criminal complaints on behalf of NGOs who are representing victims of chemical attacks in Syria as well as victims of international crimes committed in Ukraine. In October 2021, she was appointed as Common Legal Representative of Victims in the case against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (situation in Darfur, Sudan) at the ICC.
Comité de la Défense​
HASSAN M.S ALHATTAB
Criminal attorney, defense attorney, criminal justice attorney
Occupation: Lawyer (international human rights activist)
Summary: Highly accomplished (human rights lawyer) with extensive legal knowledge and history of advising governmental and private organizations across (20) years of work. Comprehensive analysis of laws, decrees, and statements for use in legal proceedings, pleadings, and memoranda.
A committed and creative attorney specializing in [public] law.Highly skilled in oral advocacy and legal research, which leads to successful litigation of many cases.Experience in mediation, arbitration and settlement negotiations
KATE GIBSON
Kate Gibson has been representing accused before the international criminal courts and tribunals since 2005. At the ICC, Kate was the Co-Counsel of former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba and the Co-Counsel of Bosco Ntaganda. At the SCSL, she was Co-Counsel of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. At the ICTY, Kate was the Associate Legal Officer of Judge Mohamed Shahabadeen, and then Co-Counsel of former President of the Republika Sprska Radovan Karadžić before the IRMCT. At the ICTR, Kate was Lead Counsel of former Minister Justin Mugenzi and Co-Counsel of Jean-Baptiste Gatete, and is currently Lead Counsel of Prosper Mugiraneza before the IRMCT. Currently, Kate is Associate Counsel to Joseph Kony before the ICC, and Legal Consultant to Maxime Mokom before the ICC. She is also part of the legal team of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi before the Kosovo Specialist Chamber. Kate also represents a group of Rohingya victims in the Myanmar/Bangladesh situation, and was part of a legal team representing victims in the first case before the ECCC. Kate also works in hostage diplomacy, and was Lead Counsel of Paul Rusesabagina detained in Rwanda, and currently represents US citizen Ryan Corbett, detained by the Taliban. Kate is the former President (2023) of the Association of Defence Counsel Practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT), a former member of the ICCBA Executive Council (2022), and regularly lectures, teaches and trains in international law and procedure. Kate is an Associate Tenant of Doughty Street Chambers, holds an LLM in International Law from Cambridge University.
ELISABETTA GALEAZZI
Elisabetta est avocate pénaliste italienne, avec près de trente ans d’expérience en tant que conseil de la défense et conseil des victimes devant les juridictions nationales et supérieures. Après avoir obtenu un LL.M. en droit international et droits de l’homme, elle a été admise sur la Liste des conseils de la Cour pénale internationale en 2012. Depuis plusieurs décennies, elle exerce comme conseil principal dans des affaires pénales graves (droit de l’immigration, droit interne et international, droit pénal de l’Union européenne, criminalité informatique et cybercriminalité, infractions sexuelles), et elle est également une défenseure engagée des droits de l’homme. Elisabetta est membre de plusieurs associations nationales et internationales du barreau et a joué un rôle actif dans la création de l’ICCBA. En 2016, elle a travaillé en tant qu’experte pour l’Union européenne et la Commission du droit pénal international auprès du Ministère italien de la Justice. Elle est actuellement membre du Comité international du Barreau de Bologne, chargée des relations avec la CPI. Elle est également formatrice dans le cadre de programmes de formation continue obligatoire pour avocats, et publie régulièrement des articles sur ces thématiques. Ancienne présidente du Comité des adhésions de l’ICCBA, Elisabetta a également siégé au Conseil exécutif et a été membre du Comité des victimes ainsi que du Comité de la défense.
VAN HAMPTON
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EMMANUEL MOLINA
Emmanuel MOLINA est un Avocat français inscrit au Barreau de Marseille exerçant en qualité de spécialiste en Droit pénal depuis plus de 20 ans. Fondateur du Cabinet MOLINA AVOCATS membre de l’Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) et de l’Association européenne des Avocats (AEA), titulaire d’un Doctorat en sciences criminelles, auteur de nombreuses publications dans des revues spécialisées, il a enseigné à la Faculté de droit d’Aix-Marseille et a réalisé plusieurs missions internationales sous l’égide d’Avocats Sans Frontières France, de l’Observatoire international des Avocats et de l’Agence Justice coopération Internationale, notamment en Amérique Latine. Membre de l’ICCBA depuis une dizaine d’années, et particulièrement investi concernant les sujets liés à la coopération internationale et aux conditions d’exercice des Avocats engagés dans la protection des droits humains et des droits de la défense, il a apporté en 2025 son concours aux activités de la CPI et de l’ICCBA en qualité de membre ad hoc du Comité de discipline.
NKOMU MABASO
Nkomu Mabaso worked as a Prosecutor in the districts of Lulekani, Giyani and Hlanganani in South Africa from 1998. He was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 2002. He then joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Transkei Division as a State Advocate. In 2004, he joined the Directorate of Special Operations in the Eastern Cape as a Senior State Advocate. The Directorate investigates and prosecutes serious and complicated matters in the country. He then joined the Office of the Head and the National Director of Prosecuting Authority of South Africa in Pretoria. He worked in this office until he resigned and started his own private practice as an Advocate. He is practising from Oxford chambers in Sandton, South Africa. He specialises in Civil Law, Criminal Law and Labour Law. He appears in High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court of South Africa and the International Criminal Court, The Netherlands. He has 26 years of experience in the court room as Prosecutor and Counsel. In 2021 he was appointed as an examiner of the Criminal Procedure for Advocates Admission Examinations by the Legal Practice Council, the body that regulates Legal Practitioners in South Africa. He is a member of the Legal Practice Council, South African Bar Association, African Bar Association, Commonwealth Lawyers Association and International Criminal Court Bar Association.
IDENYEMIH STELLA OMIYI
Idenyemih Stella Omiyi is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria being called to the Nigerian Bar in 1971 after obtaining LLB and Masters Degrees University of London 1965-1970. Between 1971 and 2005 she worked at the Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria being appointed inter alia as Director of International and Comparative Law Department and Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation She participated in the discussions and negotiation process which led up to the Rome Statue. In 2003 she was a Nigerian delegation at the UN meeting on the election of ICC judges. A member of the Nigerian Legal team appointed: by the Government to prosecute the case concerning THE LAND AND `MARITIME BOUNDARY DISPUTE: NIGERIA VS CAMEROON before the International Court of JUSTICE at The Hague She is now an expert in international boundary disputes. She also runs an NGO focusing on women and children issues. She was elected Vice President of the International Criminal Bar in 2015. She is admitted to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel in 2011 and a founding member of the ICCBA and has been elected member of the Membership Committee in 2016 to 2017. Defence & Victims Committee 2021. She got a letter of Commendation from the President and his Executive Council Members for a job well done. She was also elected a member of the Professional Standards Advisory Committee in 2022.
ANA TUIKETEI
Ana Tuiketei an international lawyer and arbitrator that is the first Listed Pacific Counsel with ICC and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. She has served on the ICCBA Defense, Victims and Membership Committee- another first for the Pacific. She is also the only female Pacific Islander listed as an Arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (China), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, South China International Arbitration Centre, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority- FINRA (NY, USA). She is a South Pacific Task Force Member for the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA). She is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Small and Microstates based in the UK. She volunteers on the Save the Children’s Fund Fiji & Australia Boards. She is a Board Member for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Ethics Committee. In 2017 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Fiji by the President for her contribution to her country. Her qualifications include LLB, PDLP, PD Climate Change (USP, Fiji), LLM (USA), MBA Global (UK), MBA Sports Management (Switzerland). She is also pursuing her PhD.
Comité des Victimes​​
AURÉLIE BERTHET
Avocat au Barreau de Paris depuis 2003 et inscrite en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles depuis 2015, Aurélie Berthet est également Médiateur, figurant sur les listes de plusieurs Cours d’appel en France. De nationalité franco-britannique, elle exerce une activité professionnelle à la fois locale et internationale, avec une forte spécialisation en droit pénal, droit de l'asile et droit international humanitaire. Diplômée en sciences, en droit et en médiation, et bénéficiant de plus de 20 ans d'expérience sur le terrain, Aurélie Berthet enseigne les fondamentaux de la profession dans les écoles d'avocats, après avoir notamment dispensé des cours de droit pénal à l'université. Ancien Membre du Conseil National des Barreaux et de plusieurs instances représentatives de la profession d'avocat en France, Président d'honneur de l'Union des Jeunes Avocats de Paris et membre d'honneur de la FNUJA, Aurélie Berthet aborde les missions qui lui sont confiées avec passion et dévouement.
ASTRID ODETE ESCOBEDO BARRONDO
Astrid Odete Escobedo Barrondo est une avocate guatémaltèque vivant actuellement en exil. Elle est titulaire d'un doctorat en études supérieures des droits de l'homme de l'Université Carlos III de Madrid, de deux masters en droit international des droits de l'homme et en droits fondamentaux de la même université, ainsi que d'un master en droit pénal international de l'Université de Grenade. Sa carrière juridique a débuté par un diplôme de droit de l'Université San Carlos du Guatemala, complété par de nombreux diplômes internationaux. L'expertise d'Estrid Odete Escobedo comprend le contentieux des affaires de droits de l'homme au sein du Système interaméricain des droits de l'homme. Elle a également travaillé comme juriste pour la Commission internationale contre l'impunité au Guatemala, où elle a traité des affaires à fort impact liées à la corruption, au crime organisé et au trafic de drogue. Depuis juillet 2023, elle est la première avocate centraméricaine à figurer sur la liste des avocats de la Cour pénale internationale. Escobedo est un membre actif du Barreau guatémaltèque depuis 2001 et est affiliée à plusieurs réseaux et associations internationaux dédiés à la lutte contre la corruption, aux droits de l'homme et à la gouvernance environnementale, renforçant ainsi sa position de figure de proue du droit international.
ELISABETTA GALEAZZI
Elisabetta est avocate pénaliste italienne, avec près de trente ans d’expérience en tant que conseil de la défense et conseil des victimes devant les juridictions nationales et supérieures. Après avoir obtenu un LL.M. en droit international et droits de l’homme, elle a été admise sur la Liste des conseils de la Cour pénale internationale en 2012. Depuis plusieurs décennies, elle exerce comme conseil principal dans des affaires pénales graves (droit de l’immigration, droit interne et international, droit pénal de l’Union européenne, criminalité informatique et cybercriminalité, infractions sexuelles), et elle est également une défenseure engagée des droits de l’homme. Elisabetta est membre de plusieurs associations nationales et internationales du barreau et a joué un rôle actif dans la création de l’ICCBA. En 2016, elle a travaillé en tant qu’experte pour l’Union européenne et la Commission du droit pénal international auprès du Ministère italien de la Justice. Elle est actuellement membre du Comité international du Barreau de Bologne, chargée des relations avec la CPI. Elle est également formatrice dans le cadre de programmes de formation continue obligatoire pour avocats, et publie régulièrement des articles sur ces thématiques. Ancienne présidente du Comité des adhésions de l’ICCBA, Elisabetta a également siégé au Conseil exécutif et a été membre du Comité des victimes ainsi que du Comité de la défense.
JESSICA LESCS
Jessica Lescs est avocate au Barreau de Marseille (France). Elle défend depuis plus de dix ans des victimes de crimes internationaux, des demandeurs d’asile et réfugiés devant les juridictions et administrations nationales, régionales et internationales. Elle est actuellement particulièrement active dans la défense des familles de réfugiés afghans et des étrangers naufragés dans la Manche et la Méditerranée. Ancienne juriste de première classe auprès des Chambres préliminaires de la Cour pénale internationale sur la situation en République démocratique du Congo et au Darfour, elle a travaillé sur les premières décisions de la Cour relatives à la participation et à la réparation des victimes. Elle a également exercé en tant que Conseiller juridique des avocats d’Avocats sans frontières France devant les Chambres extraordinaires au sein des tribunaux cambodgiens (CETC) et au sein de la Division des affaires juridiques de l’Office Français de protection des réfugiés. Elle a siégé à la coalition française pour la Cour pénale internationale. Elle a enseigné pendant près de quinze ans le droit pénal international à l’Université, à SciencesPo Paris et à l’ENA, et a dirigé la formation des Conseils inscrits sur la liste de la CPI pendant trois années.
EMMANUEL MOLINA
Emmanuel MOLINA est un Avocat français inscrit au Barreau de Marseille exerçant en qualité de spécialiste en Droit pénal depuis plus de 20 ans. Fondateur du Cabinet MOLINA AVOCATS membre de l’Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) et de l’Association européenne des Avocats (AEA), titulaire d’un Doctorat en sciences criminelles, auteur de nombreuses publications dans des revues spécialisées, il a enseigné à la Faculté de droit d’Aix-Marseille et a réalisé plusieurs missions internationales sous l’égide d’Avocats Sans Frontières France, de l’Observatoire international des Avocats et de l’Agence Justice coopération Internationale, notamment en Amérique Latine. Membre de l’ICCBA depuis une dizaine d’années, et particulièrement investi concernant les sujets liés à la coopération internationale et aux conditions d’exercice des Avocats engagés dans la protection des droits humains et des droits de la défense, il a apporté en 2025 son concours aux activités de la CPI et de l’ICCBA en qualité de membre ad hoc du Comité de discipline.
KIMBERLEY CY. MOTLEY
Kimberley Motley has been a litigator for 20 years, with a focus on international criminal law, human rights, and victim rights. She is admitted lawyer in the ICC as Counsel, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal District Courts in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Oklahoma, the U.S. Appellate Courts in the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th, and 10th districts. In 2008 she an international law practice in Afghanistan and became the first and only foreigner litigating in the criminal, civil, and commercial courts. Her success has included securing a Presidential Pardon for an Afghan woman charged with adultery which subsequently decriminalized running away as a crime in Afghanistan, successfully working on international child abduction cases which resulted in the return of British and Australian children between the ages of 2 to 10, and representing the Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim. Her work has been internationally reported and she has trained and/or mentored thousands of lawyers around the world on how to practice law in their respective jurisdictions. Additionally, her work was profiled in an award-winning documentary entitled MOTLEY’s LAW. She has written a book entitled LAWLESS, and her TED TALK on: How Defend the Rule of Law has garnered over a 1.2 million views.
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CRISTINA PEROZZI
Lawyer since 1995 in Rome, I specialized in national and international criminal law (TRAWAW Project on Violence against Women; TALE Project on children defence) and I followed several cases of violence crimes defending victims before Supreme High Court in Rome and ECHR. I teach Human Rights international law, international humanitarian law and law of armed conflicts, military law and law of war violations in international missions and national courses for Italian Red Cross, Italian Defence University and Academies and Civilian Victims of War Association in Rome. I’m military legal advisor at Italian Defence Ministry and member of: Sanremo International Institute of Humanitarian Law; Rome Bar Commission of Criminal Military Law; International Society of military law and law of war; ECBA – European Criminal Bar Association; ADGI /FIFCJ – International Federation of Women in Legal Careers and ICCBA – International Criminal Court Bar Association. I’m working on Defence Ministry project on International PKO Italian Criminal Code, in Women Peace Safety Res ONU 1325 Course Net of Sapienza University in Rome and in an international criminal law and judicial cooperation in international crimes by Italian Justice Ministry and National Centre for Prevention and Social Defence Foundation.
JELIA SANE
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NATALIE VON WISTINGHAUSEN
Since being called to the Berlin Bar, Natalie von Wistinghausen specialises in criminal law as a trial advocate and has acquired wide-ranging legal experience in domestic and international legal criminal work. She was admitted to the List of Counsel at the ICC, the KSC, the STL and the MICT. Before the ICTR, she was Legal Assistant in the defense team of former Cabinet Minister Justin Mugenzi and in Germany, she was Lead Counsel in a case against Rwandan bourgmestre Rwabukombe who was accused of charges relating to the genocide. Besides her domestic work as defense counsel, she was assigned as Co-Counsel to protect the interests and rights of one of the accused in the in absentia proceedings of at the STL. She also worked as a Senior Rule of Law expert in the UK government project „Strengthening the Judicial System in Kosovo“. Since 2019 Natalie is representing Yazidi victims in universal jurisdiction cases against alleged „ISIS“ members before Higher Regional Courts in Germany. She has also filed criminal complaints on behalf of NGOs who are representing victims of chemical attacks in Syria as well as victims of international crimes committed in Ukraine. In October 2021, she was appointed as Common Legal Representative of Victims in the case against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (situation in Darfur, Sudan) at the ICC.
Comité du personnel d’appui aux Conseils
CAMILLE DIVET (Associate Member)
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VUGAR GADIMOV (Affiliate Member)
My name is Vugar Gadimov (24.01.2000, Azerbaijan). I am an Affiliate Member of the ICCBA and an attorney admitted to the Bar Association of Azerbaijan in April 2025. I am actively engaged in defense work as counsel before various court instances in Azerbaijan. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Law (2017–2021) and my Master’s degree in Transnational Criminal Law (2021–2023, English-taught) from Baku State University. I am currently a PhD candidate in Criminal Law and Criminology at the same university, where I have successfully passed my initial defense and completed the foundational coursework phase of my doctoral studies. My research focuses on “Omission as a Criminal-Legal Category.” In addition to my legal practice, I am involved in academic and pedagogical activities in International Criminal Law, teaching courses at various higher education institutions in Azerbaijan. I have written several academic articles and presented papers at international conferences on criminal law and criminological issues. I have more than three years of professional experience as an assistant lawyer prior to becoming a full practitioner. My focus has always been on supporting defense teams and contributing to the improvement of legal practice. If elected to the Counsel Support Staff Committee, I will work to strengthen the role of Affiliate and Associate Members, promote better coordination, and contribute to professional development opportunities that enhance the efficiency of ICC defense teams.
HANEEN GHALI (Associate Member)
Haneen is an international criminal law practitioner from Syria with experience in the defence before the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. She is currently part of the defence team of Mr. Ali Abd Al Rahman as a legal assistant, and previously worked on the defence teams of Mr. Mokom and Mr. Al Hassan. Haneen has handled cases involving SGBV (UN Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence), reparations, and a wide range of procedural issues in international criminal proceedings, particularly disclosure and the use of digital evidence. Within the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA), Haneen served as a member of the Executive Council, where she was elected as the representative of support staff in the Joint Committee on Legal Aid (JCLA) between the ICCBA and the Registry of the Court. In this capacity, she engaged with State Parties and Court organs on matters including the legal aid system and taxation. Haneen holds an LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University and the Sorbonne.
EVA KALB (Associate Member)
Eva Kalb is a French and Dutch jurist in international criminal law who has been a part of Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman’s Defence team at the ICC since November 2021. Prior to being a Legal Assistant in the Abd-Al-Rahman Defence, she started her international career as an intern in the Defence team of Mr. Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona. Eva holds an LLM in International and Transnational Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam (Cum Laude) as well as two Masters respectively in International and European Law as well as French and English Law both from the Université Paris X Nanterre. She also holds an LLB from the University of Essex in French and English law, obtained with First Class Honours. Eva’s domestic experience in France includes working alongside a criminal lawyer in Paris (Cabinet 7bac) and with investigative judges at the Tribunal Judiciaire of Nanterre (France). She speaks English, French and Spanish fluently.
Dr. DENYS V. KESHKENTII (Affiliate Member)
Ukrainian advocate with 28 years of experience in international and criminal law. Member 16033 of Nederlandse Juristen-Vereniging (NJV) since 2025. Official lobbyist in Ukraine. As an Affiliate Member of the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) since 2022, I am passionate about supporting counsel in international proceedings, particularly in war crimes and complex criminal cases. My expertise aligns with the Counsel Support Staff Committee's mission to enhance professional standards and assistance for ICC practitioners. Languages: English, Ukrainian, Dutch, russian. Education: Master's in International Law (Swiss Montreux Business School); Master's in International Transport Law (Odesa Maritime Academy); Master of State Administration (Odesa Law Academy). Additional studies: Doctor of Business Administration, Master's in Computer Science (Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, USA). Advanced courses at Harvard University (American Government: Constitutional Foundations), Leiden University (International Law in Action), Lund University (European Business Law), and USAID (Law of War). Professional Experience: attorney at Key Legal Factors B.V. (Netherlands) – providing war crimes advisory and legal support for international clients. Barrister Bureau of Denys Keshkentiy (Ukraine, 2012–2024) – defended clients in high-profile criminal trials, including extradition and organised crime cases, ensuring fair proceedings amid challenges. Arbitrator, International Arbitration and Cryptography Chamber (London, UK). Legal expert, Ministry of Infrastructure and Communications of Ukraine (2002–2005). Lecturer in finance, investigation, and tax legislation at Odesa Maritime Academy (2006–2010). Public Service: Member of the Board, Ukrainian Maritime Bar Association; Chairman, Trade Union of Ukrainian Lawyers. Member of Public Councils for Ukraine's Ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Customs and Transport. Pioneered online court procedures and digital legal signatures globally. I am committed to advancing ICCBA's goals through innovative support for counsel, drawing on my multinational experience in defence, compliance, arbitration, and crisis management.
DR. ABBAS POORHASHEMI (Affiliate Member)
Dr. Poorhashemi est un expert reconnu en droit pénal international, droit de l’environnement, droits humains et droit humanitaire, accrédité auprès de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI). Il siège au Comité de soutien du personnel des avocats de l’Association du barreau de la CPI (ICCBA), renforçant les systèmes de soutien aux praticiens. En tant que président de l’Institut canadien d’expertise en droit international (CIFILE), il promeut les cadres juridiques mondiaux. Érudit, praticien et éducateur prolifique, il est rédacteur en chef du CIFILE Journal of International Law (CJIL), favorisant l’érudition juridique. Dr. Poorhashemi a obtenu son doctorat en droit international à l’Université de Strasbourg (2005) et a complété un postdoctorat à l’UQAM (2013). Pendant plus d’une décennie, il a enseigné le droit international, l’arbitrage et la résolution de conflits à l’IAU. Ses travaux juridiques, couvrant plusieurs juridictions, influencent considérablement le développement du droit international.
MARCELA VELARDE (Associate Member)
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Comité Consultatif des Normes Professionnelles​​
JENS DIECKMANN
Jens Dieckmann is a German Lawyer. He is Founding and Senior Partner of Becher&Dieckmann in Bonn (Germany) as well as Associate Member of Chamber 9BR International (London, UK). Jens Dieckmann can offer clients more than 27 years of high level international litigation and negotiation practice in high profile cases. He has worked in and lead international teams of lawyers at various international criminal tribunals. In addition, he has a varied national and international practice as Counsel in International Human Rights Law as well as Asylum and Immigration Law. He provides consultancy to Governments and NGOs in the field of International Criminal Law and Asylum Law. He is appointed to the Expert Commission on Asylum by the Federal Board of Amnesty International, Germany. Since 2006, he is an elected member of the Board of ADC-ICT. In 2015/16, he was a member of the Drafters Committee and the Interim Board of the ICCBA. He served the ICCBA inter alia as Vice President for Victims (2017/2018 and 2018/2019) and was Chair of the Victims Committee in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. He was member of the Executive Council 2016-2019 and of the Victims Committee 2023/2024. Since 2011 he is CLR, Associate Counsel, for Victims in the ICC Banda Case.
VAN HAMPTON
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LYMA NGUYEN
www.lymanguyen.com - Lyma Nguyen is an Australian barrister who also practises in international criminal law, transnational crimes and human rights. She was appointed List Counsel before the ICC and has served on the ICCBA Legal Advisory Committee (2022) and Amicus Committee (2023). In 2020, Lyma won the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian Australians Leadership Awards and was the youngest of 45 “Trailblazing Women Australian Lawyers” whose oral history is archived in Australia’s National Library (2014), recognised for her service as International Civil Party Counsel at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, where she represented the ethnic Vietnamese minority victims in the tribunal’s historic genocide case. In 2024, as a prosecutor before a People’s Tribunal, The Court of the Citizens of the World, Lyma presented an Indictment charging President Xi Jinping for crimes against humanity against the Tibetan civilian population, in an unprecedented Confirmation Hearing in which charges of genocide of the Uyghur minority population in Xinjiang were also confirmed. She is as an Advisor to the United Nations Association Australia, NT Division and the Justice and Accountability Network Australia (PacificJust). Lyma served as inaugural President of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association, NT Branch (2021 – 2024); Law and Justice Civilian Expert on the Australian Civilian Corps (2012) and Director on the Board of Australian Volunteers International (2014 – 2023). Lyma edited the College of Law Practice Papers on Professional Conduct and Discipline; The Lawyer and Client Relationship; A Lawyer's Relationship with the Court and A Lawyer's Relationship with the Public (2016).
MARIE-HÉLÈNE PROULX
Marie-Hélène Proulx is a lawyer admitted to the Québec Bar since 2003, and a former President of the ICCBA. She is an Associate Tenant at 33 Bedford Row Chambers in London where she specialises in strategic human rights litigation. She represented several accused persons before international tribunals, including Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona, Dominic Ongwen, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz at the ICC, and Hassan Habib Merhi before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. She was also appointed Ad Hoc Counsel at the Office of Public Counsel for the Defence and acted as Rule 74 Legal Adviser at the ICC. She acted as Counsel for Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, and is currently a pro bono Counsel for Mr. Siméon Nchamihigo and Jean-Baptiste Gatété before the IRMCT. She also worked as a Legal Officer at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and at the ICC, Teaching Assistant at the University of Geneva and Legal Adviser at the ICRC Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Headquarters. She obtained a law degree from the Université de Montréal (Canada) as well as a LL.M from the University Centre for International Humanitarian Law (now Geneva Academy).
JUAN CARLOS MANRÍQUEZ
Chilean Lawyer, with 30 years of experience, Professor of Economic Criminal Law, Litigation, Cybercrimes, Data Protection and Privacy in Criminal Proceedings, and International Criminal Law in Universidad Catolica de Chile (LLM) and Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (Chile). Lecturer and Speaker in different Congress and Doctoral and Magister Programs in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Spain, etc. Litigator, LLM (California Western School of Law, San Diego, USA, 2016); Specialist in Economic and Corporates Criminal Law (Universidad Castilla – La Mancha, Spain, 2011); Advanced Diploma in International Criminal Law and before the International Courts (The Syracuse Institute, Italy, 2018); Legal Advisor for Senate and Deputies Chamber in Chile. Former President of Valparaiso Bar Association (many periods), Chile. Full member of ICCBA, and Counsel before ICC – CPI (admitted in 2018), Member of AFBA, Member of Privacy Rules International.​
NIR PLESSER
A veteran lawyer with 20 years of experience, holding a master's degree in public law (LL.M.) from Tel-Aviv University (Magna Cum Laude). For several years he served as a teaching assistant for penal law, evidence law and criminal procedure in several law faculties in Israel; and published several academic articles in the field of criminal law which were cited by the Israeli Supreme Court. He also published a theoretical book (in Hebrew) titled: "Transitional Justice: The Implications of the Shin Bet Affair on Israeli Society" (an English version is forthcoming via TMC Asser Press). As a criminal defense attorney, he served as lead counsel in one of the largest criminal organization cases in Israel (the Asi Abutbul case) after the former lead defense attorney (Yoram Hachacham) was murdered in the middle of the trial. In the field of professional responsibility, he currently serves as Presiding Judge at the Tel-Aviv Bar Association Disciplinary Court. Before that, he served as a disciplinary prosecutor for several years and after that as a disciplinary defense attorney. He also serves as arbitrator and mediator at the Center of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CADR) in Tel-Aviv, specializing in lawyers' professional liability, disputes between attorneys, and partnership disputes.
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ANAND A. SHAH
Anand A. Shah is an American attorney, and presently Associate Counsel on the team of the Common Legal Representative of Victims in the Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”) trial before the ICC. Prior to this he assisted in the representation of defendants in the Darfur, Kenya and Libya Situations before the ICC, in cases before the STL, and acted as counsel before the ICC Disciplinary Board. He is the current ICCBA Vice President for Victims, and has previously served on the Executive Council, as well as the following Committees: Victims, Professional Standards, Amicus, Legal Advisory, and Counsel Support Staff. He has also taken a leading role on ICCBA working groups addressing matters of legal aid, taxation, and work place harassment.
INGO KLAUS WAMSER
Ingo Klaus Wamser is admitted to the German bar since 2005 and was awarded the title of a Certified Criminal Law Specialist by the Munich bar in 2009. He is working on criminal law, cross-border and international criminal law and extradition cases before national courts and was appointed as duty counsel before the International Criminal Court. He is a specialist in disciplinary and contempt cases, served as Alternate Commissioner at the ICC, co-drafted the Code of Conduct for Counsel at the KSC, serves as disciplinary judge in Germany in his third term and in disciplinary related positions in international bar associations. As a founding member of the ICCBA Ingo contributed to the Membership and Professional Standards Advisory Committees in previous years. He is co-author of a commentary on the German Federal Lawyer’s Act, published on international and national criminal law topics and was lector for international law at an Austrian state university.
Comité des avis juridiques​​​
HASSAN M.S ALHATTAB (Full Member)
Criminal attorney, defense attorney, criminal justice attorney
Occupation: Lawyer (international human rights activist)
Summary: Highly accomplished (human rights lawyer) with extensive legal knowledge and history of advising governmental and private organizations across (20) years of work. Comprehensive analysis of laws, decrees, and statements for use in legal proceedings, pleadings, and memoranda.
A committed and creative attorney specializing in [public] law.Highly skilled in oral advocacy and legal research, which leads to successful litigation of many cases.Experience in mediation, arbitration and settlement negotiations
GIOVANNI CHIARINI (Associate Member)
Giovanni Chiarini (PhD) teaches international criminal law and the use of force in international law at Alfaisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he serves as Vice-Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Law and International Relations in Riyadh. He recently published the book "The Evolution of International Criminal Procedure" (Routledge, 2025). Chiarini is also a criminal defense attorney, and a Senior Associate at MEPLAW International Law Firm in Rome. He is admitted to the ICC list of assistants-to-counsel and to the KSC list of co-counsel, and he has carried out legal consultancy for UNAKRT. He previously taught at Huddersfield University in the UK and the Royal Academy of Police in Bahrain, and he held teaching experience in different educational and legal systems in Asia and the Gulf. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence at Texas Tech University and a Visiting Professor at Mississippi College School of Law in the US, and he was a visiting researcher at the following universities: Institute of International Peace and Security Law, Universität zu Köln; Centre for Criminal Justice, University College Cork; Université Côte d'Azur; Centre for Global Law, University of Edinburgh; Centre for Critical Legal Studies, Warwick University. His publications (https://hud.academia.edu/GiovanniChiarini) have been awarded the Gold Medal for best article by the Cork Law Review (Arthur Cox Prize), best PhD publication by the American Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and best article by the Center for Studies in International Affairs.
ASTRID ODETE ESCOBEDO BARRONDO (Full Member)
Astrid Odete Escobedo Barrondo est une avocate guatémaltèque vivant actuellement en exil. Elle est titulaire d'un doctorat en études supérieures des droits de l'homme de l'Université Carlos III de Madrid, de deux masters en droit international des droits de l'homme et en droits fondamentaux de la même université, ainsi que d'un master en droit pénal international de l'Université de Grenade. Sa carrière juridique a débuté par un diplôme de droit de l'Université San Carlos du Guatemala, complété par de nombreux diplômes internationaux. L'expertise d'Estrid Odete Escobedo comprend le contentieux des affaires de droits de l'homme au sein du Système interaméricain des droits de l'homme. Elle a également travaillé comme juriste pour la Commission internationale contre l'impunité au Guatemala, où elle a traité des affaires à fort impact liées à la corruption, au crime organisé et au trafic de drogue. Depuis juillet 2023, elle est la première avocate centraméricaine à figurer sur la liste des avocats de la Cour pénale internationale. Escobedo est un membre actif du Barreau guatémaltèque depuis 2001 et est affiliée à plusieurs réseaux et associations internationaux dédiés à la lutte contre la corruption, aux droits de l'homme et à la gouvernance environnementale, renforçant ainsi sa position de figure de proue du droit international.
JAMES ONALAJA (Full Member)
James Onalaja est un avocat pénaliste anglais avec plus de 20 ans d'expérience, exerçant au 187 Chambers de Londres. Il a entrepris des études de troisième cycle en ICL à la Columbia Law School et a obtenu une maîtrise en droit en ICL (Cum Laude) de l'Université d'Amsterdam. Sa pratique se concentre sur : les crimes graves, complexes et violents, y compris les questions présentant des complexités en droit transnational et international ; les cours martiales militaires et ; cas impliquant des violations présumées des droits de l’homme. Il est inscrit sur les listes des conseils de la CPI et des Chambres spécialisées du Kosovo. En 2023/24, il a effectué une mission auprès du Bureau du conseil public pour la défense (OPCD) de la CPI, l’aidant dans ses tâches de représentation, de protection et de promotion des intérêts de la défense et des suspects non représentés. Ici, il a dirigé l’élaboration du programme de formation en plaidoyer de l’OPCD pour les jeunes avocats et la prestation des sessions de formation inaugurales. Il est tuteur en plaidoyer auprès d'avocats stagiaires en Angleterre et possède de l'expérience dans la fourniture de formations de développement professionnel continu aux professionnels du droit. Il assure l'observation des procès internationaux et fait rapport sur le respect du DIDH au nom d'EuroMed Droits. Il a assisté l'équipe de défense dans le dossier 004 devant les CETC. Il a également travaillé avec les membres du Comité des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies pour les préparer à leur 122e session et aux dialogues oraux périodiques avec les États sur le respect du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques. Il a récemment été nommé au poste de consultant juridique auprès de l'OPCD. James a siégé au Comité Amicus pendant trois mandats, dont celui de président. Il a siégé au Comité de formation en 2020-2021 et en 2024-2025, où il a participé à la formation d'avocats indonésiens et cambodgiens à Jakarta sur la plaidoirie devant la Cour pénale internationale. Il a également siégé deux mandats au Comité consultatif juridique, dont récemment celui de président. Il se réjouit de continuer à servir l'ICCBA partout où cela sera nécessaire.
ARIEL LINIADO (Associate Member)
Ariel Salomón Liniado est un avocat pénaliste sud-américain originaire d’Argentine, inscrit aux barreaux fédéral et local. Associé fondateur du cabinet Pastor, Villanueva & Liniado, il défend des particuliers et des entreprises dans des affaires pénales complexes, notamment en matière de droit pénal international, de criminalité transnationale et de droits humains. Il est titulaire d’un Master en Droit pénal de l’Université de San Andrés (Argentine), obtenu avec mention et récompensé par le prix de la meilleure thèse. Il a également suivi une formation approfondie en droit pénal international et en droits de l’homme en Europe, à la Fondation René Cassin de Strasbourg (France) et à l’Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique). Depuis 2024, Ariel est membre de la liste des conseils adjoints de l’ICCBA. Son parcours associe la défense dans des affaires emblématiques à une activité académique tournée vers le développement du droit pénal comparé et international. Jeune avocat sud-américain, Ariel est animé par une passion profonde pour la défense pénale et la protection des droits fondamentaux. Il s’engage à renforcer la coopération internationale et à contribuer activement au dialogue mondial sur les droits humains et l’avenir de la justice pénale internationale.
JUAN CARLOS MANRÍQUEZ (Full Member)
Chilean Lawyer, with 30 years of experience, Professor of Economic Criminal Law, Litigation, Cybercrimes, Data Protection and Privacy in Criminal Proceedings, and International Criminal Law in Universidad Catolica de Chile (LLM) and Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (Chile). Lecturer and Speaker in different Congress and Doctoral and Magister Programs in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Spain, etc. Litigator, LLM (California Western School of Law, San Diego, USA, 2016); Specialist in Economic and Corporates Criminal Law (Universidad Castilla – La Mancha, Spain, 2011); Advanced Diploma in International Criminal Law and before the International Courts (The Syracuse Institute, Italy, 2018); Legal Advisor for Senate and Deputies Chamber in Chile. Former President of Valparaiso Bar Association (many periods), Chile. Full member of ICCBA, and Counsel before ICC – CPI (admitted in 2018), Member of AFBA, Member of Privacy Rules International.​
Comité de la formation​
JASON ANTLEY (Associate Member)
Jason Antley is a consultant on digital evidence, case management, and fair trials for (inter)national investigations and prosecutions, as well as an experienced defence lawyer in international criminal law. Nationally, he has worked as an expert in Iraq and Kurdistan, in The Gambia (for the Special Prosecutor’s Office), Indonesia, Kosovo, Belize, Saudi Arabia, and Somaliland. Jason has worked in international criminal tribunals since 2009, assisting defence teams at the ICTY, STL, and the ICC. Jason recently assisted an OHCHR fact-finding mission to Iran on OSINT and information management. He is admitted to practice law in the US state of Georgia, and is an expert for Justice Rapid Response and the International Institute of Justice’s Fair Trials programme. Jason has served on previous training committees at the ICCBA and ADC-ICT.
MÉLISSA BEAULIEU-LUSSIER (Associate Member)
Mélissa Beaulieu Lussier has experience at the ICC for over 7 years and was called to the Québec Bar (Canada) in 2014. Since 2021, she has served on the Defence team of Mr Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz (Mali) and recently joined the team of the Common Legal Representative of Victims in the Abd-Al-Rahman case (Sudan) in May 2025. She previously served on the Defence teams of Mr Bosco Ntaganda (DRC) and Mr Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona (CAR). She has also practiced as a criminal defence attorney in Montreal (Canada) and supervised law students at the International Clinic for the Defence of Human Rights of UQAM (CIDDHU) as well as Master students at the University of Amsterdam. Mélissa has previously served on the ICCBA Executive Committee and Training Committee.
DIGNITÉ BWIZA (Full Member)
Dignité Bwiza Visser was nominated to serve on the Training Committee. Ms. Bwiza is a practising attorney at the Ituri Bar in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2008 and at the Brussels Bar in Belgium* (List B of the French-speaking order). From 2015 to 2020, Bwiza served as an assistant to Counsel in the Defence teams at the International Criminal Court in cases against Bosco Ntaganda, Charles Blé Goudé, Bemba et al. (Article 70). Since 2020 to this day, Bwiza continued her active practice as a Legal Adviser under Rule 74, providing support to witnesses during interviews conducted by parties or during testimony before the ICC. She also participated as a trainer in ICCBA trainings. Ms. Bwiza actively engaged in advocacy initiatives aimed at improving the working conditions of Defence lawyers such as the provision of healthcare, paid sick leave, maternity leave, as well as the establishment of end-of-work notices, etc. Formerly the Africa Coordinator of the International Criminal Bar (BPI) and has lectured in international criminal law at the University of Tarragona (Spain). She is also the founder of Bwiza & Associates, a law firm specialised in environmental law. Bwiza has authored four books on the prosecution at both the national and international levels, of environmental crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo by individuals, corporations, and/or states. I accepted the nomination to the Training Committee as I believe I can share my professional experience related to practice before the ICC to those who seek it, as well as contribute to the establishment of a platform that facilitates the sharing of experiences among members of the ICCBA. I express my gratitude in advance for your trust.
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MYLÈNE DIMITRI (Full Member)
Forte de plus de vingt ans d’expérience devant les juridictions internationales, Maître Dimitri occupe aujourd’hui le poste de conseil principal pour Alfred Yekatom dans la Situation de la République Centrafricaine II devant la Cour pénale internationale. Elle a également été conseil associé pour M. Jean-Pierre Bemba (article 70). Devant le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR), elle a défendu le Dr Augustin Ngirabatware, ministre du Plan, en tant que conseil principal, à la fois lors du procès et des procédures d’appel. Elle a aussi occupé le rôle de co-conseil pour Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, fils de la ministre de la Condition féminine, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, à travers les étapes du procès et de l’appel. Expérimentée dans la gestion des procès par contumace, elle a co-représenté les droits et intérêts de Mustafa Badreddine devant le Tribunal spécial pour le Liban jusqu’à la cessation des poursuites, période après laquelle elle est devenue consultante juridique pour M. Hassan Habib Merhi. Au Canada, elle a mené un procès sous juridiction universelle, défendant Désiré Munyaneza contre des accusations liées au génocide rwandais de 1994, devant la Cour Supérieure du Québec et la Cour d’appel du Québec. Reconnue pour son expertise, Maître Dimitri a donné de nombreuses conférences sur les enquêtes open source, les défis liés à la défense des suspects en période de guerre, et a offert une formation spécialisée à des avocats ukrainiens, soulignant son engagement envers l’éducation juridique et les droits humains internationaux. Elle a également fait partie d’un groupe d’experts invités par l’académie de Nuremberg sur la longueur des procédures devant la CPI.
DESPOINA ELEFTHERIOU (Associate Member)
Despoina Eleftheriou is a Greek lawyer admitted to the Thessaloniki Bar and a Case Manager and Legal Assistant before the International Criminal Court. She is currently serving on the Ngaïssona Defence team and she previously worked on the Blé Goudé Defence team. Within the ICCBA, she served as Chair of the Counsel Support Staff Committee, where she led the development of the ICCBA “Welcome Package” and promoted practical resources for counsel and support staff. Beyond the Court, she interned at the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for International Relations in Thessaloniki. She holds an LL.B. from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an LL.M. in International Studies with Honours, and an LL.M. in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam, graduating cum laude in the joint programme with Columbia University in the City of New York.
EVA KALB (Associate Member)
Eva Kalb is a French and Dutch jurist in international criminal law who has been a part of Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman’s Defence team at the ICC since November 2021. Prior to being a Legal Assistant in the Abd-Al-Rahman Defence, she started her international career as an intern in the Defence team of Mr. Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona. Eva holds an LLM in International and Transnational Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam (Cum Laude) as well as two Masters respectively in International and European Law as well as French and English Law both from the Université Paris X Nanterre. She also holds an LLB from the University of Essex in French and English law, obtained with First Class Honours. Eva’s domestic experience in France includes working alongside a criminal lawyer in Paris (Cabinet 7bac) and with investigative judges at the Tribunal Judiciaire of Nanterre (France). She speaks English, French and Spanish fluently.
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PASCAL LUONGO (Full Member)
Pascal LUONGO est un avocat français spécialisé en droit pénal au Barreau de Marseille. Il est co-responsable de la Commission Défense et droits humains du Barreau de Marseille et s’engage en particulier dans la défense des avocats en danger. Il est également Conseil près la Cour pénale internationale et membre de l’Association du Barreau près la CPI. Il coorganise une formation en ligne en partenariat avec l'ICCBA le 3 octobre 2025 depuis Marseille sur la Justice in absentia et les crimes internationaux. Maître LUONGO a joué un rôle clé dans la reconnaissance de la Rafle du Vieux-Port et la destruction des Vieux-Quartiers de Marseille en 1943 comme crimes contre l'humanité par la Justice française. Cette initiative a permis de sortir de l'oubli un épisode méconnu et inédit de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il a fondé le Collectif Saint-Jean 24 janvier 1943, association mémorielle attachée à la reconnaissance et l’enseignement de ces événements historiques.
AUDREY MATEO (Associate Member)
Audrey MATEO est actuellement conseillère juridique dans l'équipe de défense de M. Abd-Al-Rahman à la CPI. Elle a également été un membre actif du Comité exécutif de l'ICCBA (2023-2024). En 1997, elle a terminé ses études de droit à Aix en Provence et à Montpellier, en France. Elle a ensuite étudié au Cap, en Afrique du Sud, où elle a obtenu un LL.M. en droits de l'homme et en droit international à l'Université du Western Cape ( UWC). Au début de sa carrière, à la Commission européenne à Bruxelles, elle a travaillé dans la task-force sur l'avenir de l'Union européenne. Elle a ensuite travaillé comme juriste pendant 10 ans aux chambres du TPIY et à la CPI dans le cadre du procès du Katanga. Elle a vécu deux ans au Cambodge où elle a travaillé comme consultante juridique et bénévole pour des ONG de défense des droits de l'homme et a soutenu les avocats des victimes devant les CETC. Elle a également été consultante au KSC-SPO. Depuis 2021, Audrey travaille comme juge du HCR à la Cour nationale du droit d'asile à Paris, et elle donne également des formations en tant que consultante sur la prévention du harcèlement sexuel au travail. Elle est également un membre actif de l'Association des Magistrats Internationaux Francophones (AMIF).
KIMBERLEY CY. MOTLEY (Full Member)
Kimberley Motley has been a litigator for 20 years, with a focus on international criminal law, human rights, and victim rights. She is admitted lawyer in the ICC as Counsel, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal District Courts in Wisconsin, Colorado, and Oklahoma, the U.S. Appellate Courts in the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th, and 10th districts. In 2008 she an international law practice in Afghanistan and became the first and only foreigner litigating in the criminal, civil, and commercial courts. Her success has included securing a Presidential Pardon for an Afghan woman charged with adultery which subsequently decriminalized running away as a crime in Afghanistan, successfully working on international child abduction cases which resulted in the return of British and Australian children between the ages of 2 to 10, and representing the Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim. Her work has been internationally reported and she has trained and/or mentored thousands of lawyers around the world on how to practice law in their respective jurisdictions. Additionally, her work was profiled in an award-winning documentary entitled MOTLEY’s LAW. She has written a book entitled LAWLESS, and her TED TALK on: How Defend the Rule of Law has garnered over a 1.2 million views.
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JAMES ONALAJA (Full Member)
James Onalaja est un avocat pénaliste anglais avec plus de 20 ans d'expérience, exerçant au 187 Chambers de Londres. Il a entrepris des études de troisième cycle en ICL à la Columbia Law School et a obtenu une maîtrise en droit en ICL (Cum Laude) de l'Université d'Amsterdam. Sa pratique se concentre sur : les crimes graves, complexes et violents, y compris les questions présentant des complexités en droit transnational et international ; les cours martiales militaires et ; cas impliquant des violations présumées des droits de l’homme. Il est inscrit sur les listes des conseils de la CPI et des Chambres spécialisées du Kosovo. En 2023/24, il a effectué une mission auprès du Bureau du conseil public pour la défense (OPCD) de la CPI, l’aidant dans ses tâches de représentation, de protection et de promotion des intérêts de la défense et des suspects non représentés. Ici, il a dirigé l’élaboration du programme de formation en plaidoyer de l’OPCD pour les jeunes avocats et la prestation des sessions de formation inaugurales. Il est tuteur en plaidoyer auprès d'avocats stagiaires en Angleterre et possède de l'expérience dans la fourniture de formations de développement professionnel continu aux professionnels du droit. Il assure l'observation des procès internationaux et fait rapport sur le respect du DIDH au nom d'EuroMed Droits. Il a assisté l'équipe de défense dans le dossier 004 devant les CETC. Il a également travaillé avec les membres du Comité des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies pour les préparer à leur 122e session et aux dialogues oraux périodiques avec les États sur le respect du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques. Il a récemment été nommé au poste de consultant juridique auprès de l'OPCD. James a siégé au Comité Amicus pendant trois mandats, dont celui de président. Il a siégé au Comité de formation en 2020-2021 et en 2024-2025, où il a participé à la formation d'avocats indonésiens et cambodgiens à Jakarta sur la plaidoirie devant la Cour pénale internationale. Il a également siégé deux mandats au Comité consultatif juridique, dont récemment celui de président. Il se réjouit de continuer à servir l'ICCBA partout où cela sera nécessaire.
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EDUARDO VISCONTI (Associate Member)
Eduardo Visconti is a Brazilian-qualified criminal lawyer and partner at Grimaldi & Rodrigues Advogados, where he represents victims and defendants in complex criminal proceedings and provides advisory in compliance and financial crime matters. He is admitted to practice before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Assistant to Counsel, a distinction held by only a few Brazilian lawyers. Eduardo holds an LL.B. from PUC Minas, a postgraduate specialization in Criminal Sciences, and the ACAMS certification in Anti-Money Laundering. Eduardo also has academic experience as a Teacher Assistant in Criminal Law at PUC Minas and is the author of several legal works, including Telecommunications Piracy in Latin America: Economics, Crimes, and Solutions to Overcome the Pirates and The Law Applied at the Nuremberg Trials. He is a frequent lecturer at international legal forums and an active voice on compliance, criminal law, and international justice.
AHMED ZUHAIR BAJALAN (Associate Member)
Ahmed Zuhair Bajalan (Ahmed Wali), in the List of Assistants to Counsel before the ICC & ICCBA member since 2020. A lawyer since 2011. Was born in Baghdad. He is an Arabic and Kurdish speaker and English. Ahmed has been dedicated to addressing crimes against humanity and war crimes, etc., with a strong focus on those jointly committed by the Turkish army and its jihadist-backed groups, the hybrid ISIS and Al-Qaida groups such as , Al- Amshat, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham HTS, Sultan Murad..etc, within the name of SNS Syrian National Army against Kurds in the Western Kurdistan, in the north and east Syria. Also working on the same cases of crimes committed in the Iraqi territory. Ahmed, as a local and international lawyer, spent all his life and energy working volunteer. In July 2025, when the same Jihadist groups started committing crimes against the Druze and Alawi community, started documenting some of these crimes and represented the victims of the Druze community in the area of Al-Swaydaa. Ahmed wishes with strong motivation, he seeks to support colleagues and to represent victims of October 7 with them in the near future.Aspiration for the future is to combat anti Semitism. Ahmed involved with NGOs that represented vulnerable victims before the courts. He worked on submitting his cases before the Special Rapporteur and Mandates of the OHCHR. Ahmed represented victims of the LGBTI. He represented victims of (GBV). He represented children, women, IDPs, representing all in the courts. Furthermore, works on other cases of family law, company registration, civil law..etc
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FRANCK ARNAUD (Full Member)
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AURÉLIE BERTHET (Full Member)
Avocat au Barreau de Paris depuis 2003 et inscrite en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles depuis 2015, Aurélie Berthet est également Médiateur, figurant sur les listes de plusieurs Cours d’appel en France. De nationalité franco-britannique, elle exerce une activité professionnelle à la fois locale et internationale, avec une forte spécialisation en droit pénal, droit de l'asile et droit international humanitaire. Diplômée en sciences, en droit et en médiation, et bénéficiant de plus de 20 ans d'expérience sur le terrain, Aurélie Berthet enseigne les fondamentaux de la profession dans les écoles d'avocats, après avoir notamment dispensé des cours de droit pénal à l'université. Ancien Membre du Conseil National des Barreaux et de plusieurs instances représentatives de la profession d'avocat en France, Président d'honneur de l'Union des Jeunes Avocats de Paris et membre d'honneur de la FNUJA, Aurélie Berthet aborde les missions qui lui sont confiées avec passion et dévouement.
GIOVANNI CHIARINI (Associate Member)
Giovanni Chiarini (PhD) teaches international criminal law and the use of force in international law at Alfaisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he serves as Vice-Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Law and International Relations in Riyadh. He recently published the book "The Evolution of International Criminal Procedure" (Routledge, 2025). Chiarini is also a criminal defense attorney, and a Senior Associate at MEPLAW International Law Firm in Rome. He is admitted to the ICC list of assistants-to-counsel and to the KSC list of co-counsel, and he has carried out legal consultancy for UNAKRT. He previously taught at Huddersfield University in the UK and the Royal Academy of Police in Bahrain, and he held teaching experience in different educational and legal systems in Asia and the Gulf. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence at Texas Tech University and a Visiting Professor at Mississippi College School of Law in the US, and he was a visiting researcher at the following universities: Institute of International Peace and Security Law, Universität zu Köln; Centre for Criminal Justice, University College Cork; Université Côte d'Azur; Centre for Global Law, University of Edinburgh; Centre for Critical Legal Studies, Warwick University. His publications (https://hud.academia.edu/GiovanniChiarini) have been awarded the Gold Medal for best article by the Cork Law Review (Arthur Cox Prize), best PhD publication by the American Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and best article by the Center for Studies in International Affairs.
DIMITRI-ALEXANDRE DEBORD (Associate Member)
I am a research student at the University of Cambridge (Mst) in the history of the protection of cultural property in armed conflicts. I also practice as an international lawyer at the Cameroon Bar Association. With my past experience as a member of the ICCBA Executive Committee, I am keen to join the elected bodies. I hold a degree in international law from the University of Oxford (Msc), a doctorate in military law from the University of Paris-Nanterre, and I am graduate of Scienes-Po Grenoble. Finally, I was twice awarded the price of best pleader at the conference as well as a oratory joust from the Versailles Bar. I also won the Luxembourg Bar speech contest and two oral competitions within the framework of the Cameroon Debate Association. Lastly, I am serving the general staff of the French army with the rank of commander (operational reserve). My duty is be to provide legal assistance on the protection of cultural property in the context of military operations.
ARIEL LINIADO (Associate Member)
Ariel Salomón Liniado est un avocat pénaliste sud-américain originaire d’Argentine, inscrit aux barreaux fédéral et local. Associé fondateur du cabinet Pastor, Villanueva & Liniado, il défend des particuliers et des entreprises dans des affaires pénales complexes, notamment en matière de droit pénal international, de criminalité transnationale et de droits humains. Il est titulaire d’un Master en Droit pénal de l’Université de San Andrés (Argentine), obtenu avec mention et récompensé par le prix de la meilleure thèse. Il a également suivi une formation approfondie en droit pénal international et en droits de l’homme en Europe, à la Fondation René Cassin de Strasbourg (France) et à l’Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique). Depuis 2024, Ariel est membre de la liste des conseils adjoints de l’ICCBA. Son parcours associe la défense dans des affaires emblématiques à une activité académique tournée vers le développement du droit pénal comparé et international. Jeune avocat sud-américain, Ariel est animé par une passion profonde pour la défense pénale et la protection des droits fondamentaux. Il s’engage à renforcer la coopération internationale et à contribuer activement au dialogue mondial sur les droits humains et l’avenir de la justice pénale internationale.
IDENYEMIH STELLA OMIYI (Full Member)
Idenyemih Stella Omiyi is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria being called to the Nigerian Bar in 1971 after obtaining LLB and Masters Degrees University of London 1965-1970. Between 1971 and 2005 she worked at the Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria being appointed inter alia as Director of International and Comparative Law Department and Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation She participated in the discussions and negotiation process which led up to the Rome Statue. In 2003 she was a Nigerian delegation at the UN meeting on the election of ICC judges. A member of the Nigerian Legal team appointed: by the Government to prosecute the case concerning THE LAND AND `MARITIME BOUNDARY DISPUTE: NIGERIA VS CAMEROON before the International Court of JUSTICE at The Hague She is now an expert in international boundary disputes. She also runs an NGO focusing on women and children issues. She was elected Vice President of the International Criminal Bar in 2015. She is admitted to the International Criminal Court List of Counsel in 2011 and a founding member of the ICCBA and has been elected member of the Membership Committee in 2016 to 2017. Defence & Victims Committee 2021. She got a letter of Commendation from the President and his Executive Council Members for a job well done. She was also elected a member of the Professional Standards Advisory Committee in 2022.
EDUARDO VISCONTI (Associate Member)
Eduardo Visconti is a Brazilian-qualified criminal lawyer and partner at Grimaldi & Rodrigues Advogados, where he represents victims and defendants in complex criminal proceedings and provides advisory in compliance and financial crime matters. He is admitted to practice before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Assistant to Counsel, a distinction held by only a few Brazilian lawyers. Eduardo holds an LL.B. from PUC Minas, a postgraduate specialization in Criminal Sciences, and the ACAMS certification in Anti-Money Laundering. Eduardo also has academic experience as a Teacher Assistant in Criminal Law at PUC Minas and is the author of several legal works, including Telecommunications Piracy in Latin America: Economics, Crimes, and Solutions to Overcome the Pirates and The Law Applied at the Nuremberg Trials. He is a frequent lecturer at international legal forums and an active voice on compliance, criminal law, and international justice.
AHMED ZUHAIR BAJALAN (Associate Member)
Ahmed Zuhair Bajalan (Ahmed Wali), in the List of Assistants to Counsel before the ICC & ICCBA member since 2020. A lawyer since 2011. Was born in Baghdad. He is an Arabic and Kurdish speaker and English. Ahmed has been dedicated to addressing crimes against humanity and war crimes, etc., with a strong focus on those jointly committed by the Turkish army and its jihadist-backed groups, the hybrid ISIS and Al-Qaida groups such as , Al- Amshat, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham HTS, Sultan Murad..etc, within the name of SNS Syrian National Army against Kurds in the Western Kurdistan, in the north and east Syria. Also working on the same cases of crimes committed in the Iraqi territory. Ahmed, as a local and international lawyer, spent all his life and energy working volunteer. In July 2025, when the same Jihadist groups started committing crimes against the Druze and Alawi community, started documenting some of these crimes and represented the victims of the Druze community in the area of Al-Swaydaa. Ahmed wishes with strong motivation, he seeks to support colleagues and to represent victims of October 7 with them in the near future.Aspiration for the future is to combat anti Semitism. Ahmed involved with NGOs that represented vulnerable victims before the courts. He worked on submitting his cases before the Special Rapporteur and Mandates of the OHCHR. Ahmed represented victims of the LGBTI. He represented victims of (GBV). He represented children, women, IDPs, representing all in the courts. Furthermore, works on other cases of family law, company registration, civil law..etc