Résultats des élections 2024
Président
PHILIPPE LAROCHELLE
Philippe Larochelle est le fondateur de Larochelle Avocats, www.larochelleavocats.com, une boutique de litige à Montréal, Canada.
M. Larochelle pratique le droit pénal international depuis 2001, ayant représenté des clients devant le TPIR, la CPI et le Tribunal Spécial pour le Liban. Il a également assisté des victimes, incluant devant les Chambres extraordinaires au sein des tribunaux cambodgiens.
Après avoir obtenu des acquittements d’accusations de génocide pour ses clients devant le TPIR et au Canada, et la libération de son plus récent client, Maxime Mokom, devant la CPI, la pratique de M. Larochelle inclut maintenant des sujets post-conviction trop souvent négligés : relocalisation, compensation, réouverture. Un de ses mandats pro bono devant le MICT est celui d’André Ntagerura, acquitté par le TPIR en février 2004 et toujours à la recherche d’un pays d’accueil en 2024, 20 ans plus tard.
Pourquoi pro bono ? Parce que le MICT, comme la CPI, continue de priver les avocats de la défense de conditions de travail acceptables.
Comme Président, j’entends donc me battre non seulement pour nos clients, victimes, suspects ou accusés, mais aussi pour notre barreau, afin de s’assurer que nos conditions de travail nous permettent de continuer à représenter, sans compromis, ces clients.
Conseil Exécutif
HAYDEE DIJKSTAL
Haydee Dijkstal is a UK barrister and US attorney with over nearly 15 years experience practicing international criminal and human rights law before international tribunals including the ICC. She currently serves as the ICCBA Victims Committee’s Chair, as well as on the Working Groups on Victims Representation in Early Stages of Proceedings and the Working Group on Duty of Care. She has previously served multiple terms on the ICCBA’s Executive Council and was elected as Vice President for Victims. Haydee’s practice includes work before the ICC, ICTY, SCSL, African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and various UN bodies. Haydee has been a member of legal teams before the International Criminal Court since 2011 representing parties including the defence, victims and Governments. Haydee has extensive experience with victim representation before the ICC. She is currently representing victims at the ICC in the Situation in Afghanistan and Situation in Ukraine. Additionally, she previously acted as co-counsel on the legal team for the Comoros Government and victims in the Registered Vessels situation; as a member of the legal team for Sudanese victims in the Banda Jerbo case; and as counsel for a number of Article 15 Communications on behalf of victims – including for victims from Syria and of flight PS752. Other instructions before the ICC include acting on the defence team for Abdullah Al-Senussi in the Libya Situation; and on the legal team for the Kenyan Government. In addition, she has been instructed as counsel for amicus curiae submissions in Palestine situation and Ntaganda case.
HANEEN GHALI
Haneen is an international criminal law practitioner from Syria; she has experience in the defence in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. She is currently part of the defence team of Mr. Maxime Mokom at the ICC as a Case Manager. Prior to her current position, she was a member of the defence team of Mr. Al Hassan and has practiced in various jurisdictions. Haneen has experience working on SGBV (UN Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence), reparations, and a wide range of procedural issues related to international criminal proceedings, namely disclosure and management of evidence. Haneen is a graduate of LLM Public International Law from Leiden University and the Sorbonne.
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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.
ANTA GUISSÉ
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.
MEGAN HIRST
Megan Hirst is an Australian lawyer, practicing from the London bar. She has been working at and before the ICC since 2009, with a particular focus on victim participation. At the ICC she has undertaken victim representation in the Ongwen Case, the Bangladesh/Myanmar Situation and the Afghanistan Situation. From 2019 until 2022 she was International Lead Co-Lawyer for victims participating as civil parties in Case 002/02 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Megan was previously a legal officer in the Registries of the ICC and the STL, primarily working on victim participation. Megan has previously served three terms on the Executive Council (2019-2021, 2023-2024) and in 2019-2021 was also Vice President for Victims and a member of the Victims’ Committee.
AUDREY MATEO
Audrey MATEO is currently a Legal adviser in the Defence team of Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman at the ICC. She was also an active member of the Executive Committee at the ICCBA (2023-2024). In 1997, she completed her law studies in Aix en Provence and Montpellier, France. She then studied in Cape Town, South Africa where she obtained an LL.M. in human rights and international law at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Early in her career, at the European Commission in Brussels, she worked in the task-Force on the Future on the European Union. She then worked as a Legal officer for 10 years in Chambers at the ICTY and at the ICC in the Katanga trial. She lived two years Cambodia where she worked as both a legal and pro bono consultant for human rights NGOs and supporting victims’ lawyers before the ECCC. She was also a consultant at the at the KSC-SPO. Since 2021, Audrey works as an UNHCR judge at the Cour Nationale du droit d’ Asile in Paris, and she also gives trainings as a consultant on the prevention of sexual harassment at work. She is also an active member of the Association des Magistrats Internationaux Francophones (AMIF).
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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.
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 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
IAIN EDWARDS
Iain Edwards is a barrister of the Bar of England and Wales (practising since 2001). Since 2009, the focus of his practice has been defending in international criminal cases. He has represented, or assisted in the representation of, clients in a total of ten cases before the ICC, ICTR (Rwanda), STL (Lebanon), IRMCT (Rwanda, and former Yugoslavia) and KSC (Kosovo). He is currently associate Counsel for Mr Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Darfur) before the ICC, lead Counsel for Mr Isni Kilaj before the KSC, and Counsel for Mr Alphonse Nteziryayo before the IRMCT. He was also ad hoc associate Counsel for Mr Al-Hassan (Mali) towards the end of the Prosecution case, and during the victims’ case, before the ICC. Iain is the current secretary on the Executive Council, and was formerly the Vice-President for Defence of the ICCBA. He has been a member of the Defence Committee for the last two years. In 2016-2017, he was chair of the inaugural Training Committee and Professional Standards Advisory Committee. He is also the alternate member of the ICC Disciplinary Board. Iain works just as comfortably in French as he does in English, an important advantage given the often multilingual nature of the work of the Court.
ELISABETTA GALEAZZI
Elisabetta is an Italian Criminal Lawyer with almost thirty years of experience as Defence Counsel and Counsel for Victims before National Tribunals and Higher Courts. She was admitted to the List of Counsel of the International Criminal Court in 2012. For decades she has been practicing as Lead Counsel in serious crime cases (Criminal Law and Procedure, Civil Law and Procedure, Italian Juvenile System of Courts, Immigration Law, Domestic and International Law, UE Criminal Law, Computer and Cyber Crimes, Sexual Crimes). She is also HR defender. Elisabetta has been involved in national and international associations of Counsel, and actively has promoted the establishing of the ICCBA. In 2016 She was appointed as member of EU and International Criminal Law drafting Commission at the Italian Ministry of Justice. Currently, she is member of the International Committee of the Bar of Bologna with task for liaising with the ICC. As an expert in International Criminal Law and Justice, she is trainer in many compulsory training programs for Lawyers and her articles are published on these topics. Past chair of the ICCBA Membership Committee, Elisabetta has also served as member of the Executive Council and elected member of the ICCBA Victims Committee.
DR. JUSTRY P. LUMUMBA NYABERI
Dr Justry Patrick Lumumba Nyaberi is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya for now well over 34 years having been admitted to the Rolls of Advocates in 1990.He holds various degrees namely a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws, a Master of International Studies, a Master of Business administration and Doctor of Philosophy all from the University of Nairobi. Dr Nyaberi has authored more than 11 books, 5 on Criminal law, 1 on the law of Evidence, 2 on Environmental law and 3 on Religion. He has published more than 22 articles in peer review journals on law and management issues. Dr Nyaberi was a Defence Counsel in the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda representing Jean Bosco Barayagwiza at the tribunal and its appeals chamber at the Hague. He there after became a consultant and acted as an Amicus Curie in several cases in the tribunal. He was also a defence counsel in the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Dr Nyaberi is the Chairman of the Strategic Management Institute, Director of International Centre for Environmental, Social and Policy Studies and Lecturer at the Catholic University of East Africa since 2006. Dr Nyaberi has been the Chairman of the National Environment Complaints Committee, an environmental ombudsman in Kenya and a member of Trustee of the Adventist University of Africa. Dr Nyaberi was recognized by the Kenyan Government in 2023 of his diligence in working for the people of Kenya in resolving environmental challenges by being awarded the honour of the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS). Dr Nyaberi is a member of various law organisations namely the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property, the European Criminal Bar Association, International Bar Association, LawAsia, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the International Law Association (Canada), Pan African Lawyers Union, the East African Law Society, the Law Society of Kenya. Dr Nyaberi is also a member of other organisations namely the Institute of Public Secretaries and the Royal Commonwealth Society. As a member of the Defence committee of the International Criminal Court Bar Association, Dr Nyaberi hopes in an amicable working relationship with other committee members to make the committee vibrant and affective
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. All as a full member.
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 is a listed Counsel for the ICC and is a member of the Defense and Membership Committee- a first for the Oceania. She is also the only female Pacific Islander listed as an Arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport. She is admitted to the Tongan and Fijian Bar. She is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Small and Micro States based in the UK. She is a fellow with the Forum for International Conciliation & Arbitration. She is the only Fijian female accredited World Rugby Judicial Officer and is one of only two pacific women that are Oceania Judicial Officer. She is the only Oceania International Rugby League Independent Judicial Chair. She is also listed as an Arbitrator with International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. She is also an Arbitrator in the Fiji Employment Arbitration Court (High Court). In 2017 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Fiji by the President of Fiji for her national contribution. She is a Heart Ambassador for the internationally recognized Sai Prema Foundation Fiji that is creating a world-class facility with the aim of providing the best possible surgery and free treatment to the children of the Pacific.
Comité des Victimes
HAYDEE DIJKSTAL
Haydee Dijkstal is a UK barrister and US attorney with over nearly 15 years experience practicing international criminal and human rights law before international tribunals including the ICC. She currently serves as the ICCBA Victims Committee’s Chair, as well as on the Working Groups on Victims Representation in Early Stages of Proceedings and the Working Group on Duty of Care. She has previously served multiple terms on the ICCBA’s Executive Council and was elected as Vice President for Victims. Haydee’s practice includes work before the ICC, ICTY, SCSL, African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and various UN bodies. Haydee has been a member of legal teams before the International Criminal Court since 2011 representing parties including the defence, victims and Governments. Haydee has extensive experience with victim representation before the ICC. She is currently representing victims at the ICC in the Situation in Afghanistan and Situation in Ukraine. Additionally, she previously acted as co-counsel on the legal team for the Comoros Government and victims in the Registered Vessels situation; as a member of the legal team for Sudanese victims in the Banda Jerbo case; and as counsel for a number of Article 15 Communications on behalf of victims – including for victims from Syria and of flight PS752. Other instructions before the ICC include acting on the defence team for Abdullah Al-Senussi in the Libya Situation; and on the legal team for the Kenyan Government. In addition, she has been instructed as counsel for amicus curiae submissions in Palestine situation and Ntaganda case.
YARÉ FALL
I was sworn in to the Bar of Senegal on March 9, 1990. This long experience allowed me to familiarize myself with the different legal systems and instruments of the world. In addition to my registration on the ICC List of Counsel, I am also registered on the List of Counsel for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. In addition, I am a Member of the Executive Council of the Coalition for an African Court and President of the Senegalese Section of Avocats-Sans Frontières. I was Vice-President of the Senegalese League of Human Rights and representative of counsel on the Advisory Committee of the Court. I also led one of the teams of lawyers, before the Extraordinary African Chambers. I have also been duty counsel on many occasions, in the situation of Côte d'Ivoire and Burundi. In addition to having participated in practically all the training sessions organized by the Registry for Counsel, I was also part of the team of Expert Trainers twice, at the sessions held in Arusha and The Hague, in the months of February and June 2016. Finally, I am currently part of the LRV team in the Central Africa II case.
MEGAN HIRST
Megan Hirst is an Australian lawyer, practicing from the London bar. She has been working at and before the ICC since 2009, with a particular focus on victim participation. At the ICC she has undertaken victim representation in the Ongwen Case, the Bangladesh/Myanmar Situation and the Afghanistan Situation. From 2019 until 2022 she was International Lead Co-Lawyer for victims participating as civil parties in Case 002/02 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Megan was previously a legal officer in the Registries of the ICC and the STL, primarily working on victim participation. Megan has previously served three terms on the Executive Council (2019-2021, 2023-2024) and in 2019-2021 was also Vice President for Victims and a member of the Victims’ Committee.
JESSICA LESCS
Jessica Lescs is a practising lawyer in France. She has been defending victims of international crimes, asylum seekers and refugees before national, regional and international courts and authorities for over ten years. She is currently particularly active in defending the families of Afghan refugees and foreigners shipwrecked in the English Channel and the Mediterranean sea. Former legal officer with the Pre-Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Court on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Darfur, she worked on the Court's first decisions on victim participation and reparation. She also acted as legal counsel for Avocats sans frontières France before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and in the Legal Affairs Division of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees. She was a member of the French coalition for the International Criminal Court. For nearly fifteen years, she taught international criminal law at University, and Sciences Po Paris, and for three years directed the training of Counsel on the ICC list.
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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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.
REGINA WEISS
Regina is a human rights barrister based in Tasmania, Australia, where her domestic civil practice as counsel principally relates to historical sexual and serious physical institutional abuse of minors and other vulnerable persons. From 2007 to 2016, Regina was an ICC prosecution lawyer in the formative years of the Court, where she worked on cases emanating from Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo amongst others. She prosecuted war crimes and crimes against humanity including sexual and gender-based violence in the context of large-scale atrocities, worked in situ with victims and witnesses of SGBV and has appeared as prosecution counsel before the Pre-Trial and Trial Chambers of the ICC. Prior to her call to the Bar, Regina held senior legal positions in the Australian Federal Government. Regina is also Chair of the Australian Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Committee in Tasmania and an advisory board member of the Hague Justice Portal.
Comité du personnel d’appui aux Conseils
SABRINE BAYSSAT (Associate Member)
Sabrine is qualified as a lawyer in France. She has been working as a case manager and legal assistant for the Yekatom Defence team (CAR) since 2019. She studied international law and transitional law at Aix-Marseille University and at the University of La Sapienza in Rome. She worked as a legal trainee for a Human Rights NGO in Beirut and subsequently interned at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (Appeals Chamber and Presidency) and at the International Criminal Court with the Defence for Mr Blé Goudé (CIV).
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.
FLORENT PAGES-GRANIER (Associate Member)
Florent Pages-Granier has been working as Legal Consultant for the Yekatom Defence Team since 2019. He graduated from the Ecole de Formation des Avocats Centre Sud (EFACS) at the end of 2018, as part of this formation he worked as a trainee lawyer in law firms in France, as well as conducted a six months internship in the Merhi Defence Team at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. His law course was completed at the Law Faculty of the University of Montpellier, in which he completed a Master 1 Droit Pénal et Sciences Criminelles, as well as a Master 2 Droit des Contentieux.
DR. ABBAS POORHASHEMI (Affiliate Member)
Dr. Poorhashemi est un expert reconnu devant la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI), où il fournit une expertise spécialisée en droit pénal international, droit international de l’environnement, droit international des droits de l'homme et droit humanitaire international. Il est également Président de l'Institut Canadien pour l'Expertise en Droit International (CIFILE), un poste qui s'aligne avec sa carrière distinguée dans le domaine du droit international public. Dr. Poorhashemi possède une vaste expérience en tant qu’universitaire, praticien et enseignant, notamment dans le droit pénal international et le droit de l’environnement, avec de nombreuses publications à son actif. Il occupe également le poste de rédacteur en chef du Journal de Droit International de CIFILE (CJIL), reflétant son engagement à promouvoir la recherche juridique. Il a obtenu son doctorat en droit international à l'Université de Strasbourg en 2005, suivi d’une bourse postdoctorale en Droit International et Mondialisation à l'Université UQAM, au Canada, en 2013. Il a été professeur assistant à l'Université des Sciences et de la Recherche (IAU) pendant plus de dix ans, où il a enseigné le droit international, l’arbitrage et le règlement des différends internationaux. Ses activités juridiques s'étendent à plusieurs juridictions, où il a occupé divers postes de conseiller juridique, avocat et expert, contribuant ainsi au développement du droit international à l’échelle mondiale.
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HÉLÈNE RAÏS (Affiliate Member)
My name is Hélène Raïs and I am a Swiss jurist, currently member of the ICCBA Working Group on AI. If I have originally studied criminal and international law at the university of Lausanne in Switzerland, I have recently developed an expertise in Artificial Intelligence through the course of my career in a technology company based in Rotterdam. The use of AI in legal proceedings has considerably increased throughout the years, which undoubtedly started to raise essential concerns among practitioners. Aside from the ethical considerations and the compliance with Data Protection Regulations related to the use of AI, how can a human based science be left at the mercy of a non-human analyst? Moreover, how can one ensure that certain nuances and subtleties are considered in circumstances which may sometimes depend on one's creativity? Will this new technology lessen the defendants/victims' trust in the legal system? The necessity for legal practitioners to extend their knowledge beyond their practice area has led me to examine the possibility to create a bridge between law and AI. It is therefore with great motivation that I wish to join the Council Support Staff Committee and help addressing key topics for the Staff’s interests.
KELSEY RYAN (Associate Member)
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BARBARA SZMATULA (Associate Member)
Barbara Szmatula is a French jurist working at the International Criminal Court (ICC). She has been working as a Case Manager in the Defence team for Mr Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona before the ICC since January 2020. Barbara studied international law at Panthéon-Assas Paris II and University of Warsaw for a semester, as well as history of art at Université Sorbonne Paris-IV. After obtaining her Masters of International Public Law in Paris, she joined the Defence team of Mr Charles Blé-Goudé before the ICC and worked on various projects related to international law and international politics. She was also an intern for jus Mundi, a legal-tech company dedicated to international law. Barbara speaks French, English, Polish and is currently learning Dutch.
Comité Consultatif des Normes Professionnelles
YARÉ FALL
I was sworn in to the Bar of Senegal on March 9, 1990. This long experience allowed me to familiarize myself with the different legal systems and instruments of the world. In addition to my registration on the ICC List of Counsel, I am also registered on the List of Counsel for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. In addition, I am a Member of the Executive Council of the Coalition for an African Court and President of the Senegalese Section of Avocats-Sans Frontières. I was Vice-President of the Senegalese League of Human Rights and representative of counsel on the Advisory Committee of the Court. I also led one of the teams of lawyers, before the Extraordinary African Chambers. I have also been duty counsel on many occasions, in the situation of Côte d'Ivoire and Burundi. In addition to having participated in practically all the training sessions organized by the Registry for Counsel, I was also part of the team of Expert Trainers twice, at the sessions held in Arusha and The Hague, in the months of February and June 2016. Finally, I am currently part of the LRV team in the Central Africa II case.
ELISABETTTA GALEAZZI
Elisabetta is an Italian Criminal Lawyer with almost thirty years of experience as Defence Counsel and Counsel for Victims before National Tribunals and Higher Courts. She was admitted to the List of Counsel of the International Criminal Court in 2012. For decades she has been practicing as Lead Counsel in serious crime cases (Criminal Law and Procedure, Civil Law and Procedure, Italian Juvenile System of Courts, Immigration Law, Domestic and International Law, UE Criminal Law, Computer and Cyber Crimes, Sexual Crimes). She is also HR defender. Elisabetta has been involved in national and international associations of Counsel, and actively has promoted the establishing of the ICCBA. In 2016 She was appointed as member of EU and International Criminal Law drafting Commission at the Italian Ministry of Justice. Currently, she is member of the International Committee of the Bar of Bologna with task for liaising with the ICC. As an expert in International Criminal Law and Justice, she is trainer in many compulsory training programs for Lawyers and her articles are published on these topics. Past chair of the ICCBA Membership Committee, Elisabetta has also served as member of the Executive Council and elected member of the ICCBA Victims Committee.
DRAGAN IVETIC
Mr. Dragan Ivetić received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Northwestern University in 1996 and went on to the University of Illinois College of Law where he received a J.D. in 1999. He is licensed to practice law before the Courts of Illinois, up to the Supreme Court; the US Federal Court of the Illinois Northern District; the International Criminal Court; the ICTY (which has now become the Residual Mechanism); the International Criminal Court; and previously practiced before the State Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Domestically Mr. Ivetić practiced in Chicago as an Associate at McBreen & Kopko, then as a Member and Partner of Ostojic and Scudder LLC. Mr. Ivetić is now the Managing Member of the Illinois Law Firm of “Dragan Ivetić, Attorney at Law LLC”, and additionally as an individual practitioner is part of Kansas-based Warrior Lawyers International. Mr. Ivetić is currently President of the ADC-ICT Bar Association as well as a member of its Training Committee. The ADC-ICT is the recognized Bar Association of the United Nations IRMCT (“Residual Mechanism” – Previously UN ICTY) in The Hague and gives advocacy and regional training.​​
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.​
VICTOR TSILONIS
Victor Tsilonis is the managing partner of NEWLAW and a highly regarded nominee for the 2020 ICC judicial elections, praised by the independent Advisory Committee on the Nominations of Judges. As a distinguished member of the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA), Dr Tsilonis has twice served as ICCBA Vice-President (2019-2020 & 2021-2022), held a position on the Executive Council (2022-2023), and chaired the Professional Standards Advisory Committee (2019-2020 & 2023-2024). He has played a pivotal role in the ICC Disciplinary Organs, contributing to 27% of published decisions. Dr Tsilonis has also shared his expertise as an adjunct lecturer at the Hellenic Open University (2022-2024). His seminal publication, The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (Springer, 2nd edition, 2024), addresses critical issues such as AI, cyber warfare, and ecocide. In recognition of his contributions to the legal discourse on ecocide and the ICC, Dr Tsilonis has been officially informed that he will receive the 2024 International Science Prize of the Hans Günter Brauch Foundation for Peace and Ecology in the Anthropocene in October 2024.
Comité des avis juridiques
GIOVANNI CHIARINI (Associate Member)
Giovanni Chiarini (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at Alfaisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he teaches international criminal law and the law of armed conflict. He recently published the book "The Evolution of International Criminal Procedure" (Routledge, 2024). Chiarini is also an International Fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice in Washington DC, a criminal defense attorney, and a Senior Associate at MEPLAW. He is admitted to the ICC list of assistants-to-counsel, and he has carried out legal consultancy for UNAKRT. He previously taught at Huddersfield University and the Royal Academy of Police in Bahrain. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence at Texas Tech University and a Visiting Professor at Mississippi College School of Law. He was also 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 is a distinguished Guatemalan attorney currently living in exile. She holds a Ph.D. in Advanced Studies of Human Rights from the University Carlos III of Madrid, two Master's Degrees in International Human Rights Law and Fundamental Rights from the same university, and a Master’s in International Criminal Law from the University of Granada. Her legal career began with a law degree from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala, complemented by numerous international diploma courses. Escobedo's expertise includes litigating human rights cases within the Inter-American Human Rights System. She has also worked as a jurist for the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, handling high-impact cases involving corruption, organized crime, and drug trafficking. Since July 2023, she has been recognized as the first Central American attorney on the counsel list before the International Criminal Court. Moreover, she has accumulated experience in social services, organizing community, and union within the United States. Escobedo has been an active member of the Guatemalan Bar Association since 2001 and is affiliated with several international networks and associations dedicated to anti-corruption, human rights, and environmental governance, further solidifying her position as a leading figure in international law.
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.​
AUDREY MATEO (Associate Member)
Audrey MATEO is currently a Legal adviser in the Defence team of Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman at the ICC. She was also an active member of the Executive Committee at the ICCBA (2023-2024). In 1997, she completed her law studies in Aix en Provence and Montpellier, France. She then studied in Cape Town, South Africa where she obtained an LL.M. in human rights and international law at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Early in her career, at the European Commission in Brussels, she worked in the task-Force on the Future on the European Union. She then worked as a Legal officer for 10 years in Chambers at the ICTY and at the ICC in the Katanga trial. She lived two years Cambodia where she worked as both a legal and pro bono consultant for human rights NGOs and supporting victims’ lawyers before the ECCC. She was also a consultant at the at the KSC-SPO. Since 2021, Audrey works as an UNHCR judge at the Cour Nationale du droit d’ Asile in Paris, and she also gives trainings as a consultant on the prevention of sexual harassment at work. She is also an active member of the Association des Magistrats Internationaux Francophones (AMIF).
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JAMES ONALAJA (Full Member)
James Onalaja is an English Criminal Barrister with over 19 years’ experience, practising from 187 Chambers, London. He has undertaken postgraduate studies in ICL at Columbia Law School and obtained a Master of Laws in ICL (Cum Laude) from Amsterdam University. His practise focuses on: serious, complex and violent crimes, including matters with transnational and international law complexities; military court martials and; cases involving alleged human rights violations. He is admitted to the ICC’s and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ lists of counsel. He recently completed a posting with the ICC’s Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD), assisting with its duties representing, protecting and promoting the interests of the defence and unrepresented suspects. Here, he led the development of OPCD’s advocacy training programme for junior lawyers and the delivery of the inaugural training sessions. He is an advocacy tutor to trainee lawyers in England and is experienced at providing Continuing Professional Development training to legal professionals. He conducts international trial monitoring and reporting on compliance with IHRL on behalf of EuroMed Rights. He assisted the defence team in Case 004 before the ECCC. He has also worked with members of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in preparing them for their 122nd Session and periodic oral dialogues with States re compliance with the ICCPR. He has served on the Amicus Committee for three terms. As Committee Chair, he led the Committee’s intervention on the Independent Expert Review and the SGG proposal to amend the ICC Statute and/or Rules to allow for replacement judges in ICC trials should a judge become unable to continue. James previously served on the Training Committee in 2020/21 and the 2023/24 Legal Advisory Committee. He looks forward to continuing to serve the ICCBA wherever required.
Comité de la formation
JASON ANTLEY (Associate Member)
Jason Antley currently leads a project improving fair trials and defence lawyer capacity in Iraq and Kurdistan. He has worked on similar projects in Somaliland, Kosovo, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. Jason has worked in international tribunals since 2009, at the ICTY, the STL, and now as a consultant to the Yekatom Defence at the ICC. He is admitted to practice law in the US state of Georgia, and is a case management expert on the Justice Rapid Response roster.
MÉLISSA BEAULIEU-LUSSIER (Associate Member)
Mélissa Beaulieu Lussier is a Legal Assistant in the Defence team of Mr Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz (Mali) at the ICC since September 2021. She was previously Legal Assistant and Legal consultant in the Defence team of Mr Bosco Ntaganda (DRC) at the ICC between 2014-2015 and 2019-2021. She has experience in every phase of a case at the ICC, from pre-trial to reparations. She has also practiced as a criminal defence attorney for 4 years in Montreal (Canada), particularly in cases of sexual violence. Mélissa was admitted to the Québec Bar in 2014 and obtained a LL.M. from McGill University.
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)
Ms. Dimitri brings over two decades of experience to her role before international courts. Currently, she serves as the Lead Counsel for Alfred Yekatom in the Central African Republic II Situation at the International Criminal Court and has also worked as Associate Counsel for Mr. Jean-Pierre Bemba (Article 70). At the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Ms. Dimitri represented Dr. Augustin Ngirabatware, the Minister of Planning, as his Lead Counsel through both trial and appeal stages. Additionally, she was Co-Counsel for Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, the son of the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, in their trial and appeal proceedings. Ms. Dimitri has also navigated trials in absentia, notably co-representing Mustafa Badreddine’s rights and interests at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon until the proceedings were terminated. Subsequently, she transitioned to a Legal Consultant role for Mr. Hassan Habib Merhi. In Canada, she undertook a ground-breaking trial under universal jurisdiction, defending Désiré Munyaneza against charges related to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide before both the Quebec Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal. Ms. Dimitri is also an esteemed speaker, having delivered numerous lectures and conferences on open-source investigations and the intricacies of defending suspects in wartime. She was also part of a group of experts invited by the Nuremberg Academy to debate on the length of the proceedings before the ICC. Additionally, she has conducted specialized training for Ukrainian lawyers, further showcasing her commitment to legal education and international human rights. She was also invited to provide a presentation on international criminal courts and tribunals to the appeals judges in Quebec, Canada during their annual training.
JAMES ONALAJA (Full Member)
James Onalaja is an English Criminal Barrister with over 19 years’ experience, practising from 187 Chambers, London. He has undertaken postgraduate studies in ICL at Columbia Law School and obtained a Master of Laws in ICL (Cum Laude) from Amsterdam University. His practise focuses on: serious, complex and violent crimes, including matters with transnational and international law complexities; military court martials and; cases involving alleged human rights violations. He is admitted to the ICC’s and the Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ lists of counsel. He recently completed a posting with the ICC’s Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD), assisting with its duties representing, protecting and promoting the interests of the defence and unrepresented suspects. Here, he led the development of OPCD’s advocacy training programme for junior lawyers and the delivery of the inaugural training sessions. He is an advocacy tutor to trainee lawyers in England and is experienced at providing Continuing Professional Development training to legal professionals. He conducts international trial monitoring and reporting on compliance with IHRL on behalf of EuroMed Rights. He assisted the defence team in Case 004 before the ECCC. He has also worked with members of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in preparing them for their 122nd Session and periodic oral dialogues with States re compliance with the ICCPR. He has served on the Amicus Committee for three terms. As Committee Chair, he led the Committee’s intervention on the Independent Expert Review and the SGG proposal to amend the ICC Statute and/or Rules to allow for replacement judges in ICC trials should a judge become unable to continue. James previously served on the Training Committee in 2020/21 and the 2023/24 Legal Advisory Committee. He looks forward to continuing to serve the ICCBA wherever required.
Comité des amici curiae
JEAN-CLAUDE ANTONETTI (Full Member)
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AURÉLIE BERTHET (Full Member)
Admitted to the Paris Bar since 2003 and registered in England and Wales since 2015, Aurélie Berthet is also a Mediator, listed with several Courts of Appeal in France. A dual French-British national, she practices both locally and internationally, with a strong specialization in criminal law, asylum law, and international humanitarian law. With degrees in science, law, and mediation, and over 20 years of field experience, Aurélie Berthet teaches the fundamentals of the legal profession in law schools, having previously lectured in criminal law at the university level. A former Member of the National Bar Council (CNB) and several other representative bodies of the legal profession in France, Honorary President of the Paris Young Lawyers’ Union (UJA), and Honorary Member of the National Federation of Young Lawyers’ Unions (FNUJA), Aurélie Berthet approaches all entrusted tasks with passion and dedication.
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.
GIOVANNI CHIARINI (Associate Member)
Giovanni Chiarini (PhD) is an Assistant Professor at Alfaisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he teaches international criminal law and the law of armed conflict. He recently published the book "The Evolution of International Criminal Procedure" (Routledge, 2024). Chiarini is also an International Fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice in Washington DC, a criminal defense attorney, and a Senior Associate at MEPLAW. He is admitted to the ICC list of assistants-to-counsel, and he has carried out legal consultancy for UNAKRT. He previously taught at Huddersfield University and the Royal Academy of Police in Bahrain. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence at Texas Tech University and a Visiting Professor at Mississippi College School of Law. He was also 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.
AHMED ZUHAIR BAJALAN (Associate Member)
Ahmed Zuhair Bajalan (Ahmed Wali) Assistant to Counsel before the ICC & ICCBA member A lawyer since 2011 and Assistant to Counsel before the ICC since 2020. Ahmed was born Baghdad he is Arabic and Kurdish speaker he is multicultural. furthermore English. Ahmed has been dedicated to addressing crimes against humanity and war crimes..etc. with a strong focus on those perpetrated jointly by the Turkish army and ISIS against Kurds in Western Kurdistan part which located in the north and east Syria, as well as offenses within Iraqi territory. as the Kurdish people face the jointly crimes of Turkey and its backed groups. His legal efforts extend to confronting continuous airstrikes and drone attacks by Turkey, a pressing issue in his homeland against civilians in Iraq and Syria. South and west of Kurdistan. Living in a country which its people faced different kind of crimes against humanity and war crimes...etc. Also the occupation of the Musel city in the north of Iraq by ISIS which also supported by Turkey. such crimes committed against the Yazidi and the Kurds - Christians. Arabs..etc. Ahmed working to protect the country from those international perpetrators. Ahmed's commitment to justice is further evident in his volunteer work with UN agencies independently he represented victims of Enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention - torture and degrading treatment..ect. Also he represented victims of LGBTI community. He is deeply involved in representing victims of gender-based violence (GBV) representing them in the courts and his advocacy for individuals from diverse backgrounds, including children, women, displaced persons, and Syrian refugees. He is working in criminal justice in his country in cases before the investigation courts and courts handling felonies..etc. . Ahmed continues to fight for justice against international perpetrators.