Association du Barreau près la Cour Pénale Internationale

Depuis quinze ans, j’interviens sur des affaires complexes à dimension internationale. Mon activité s’est concentrée sur des dossiers impliquant des mandats d’arrêts européens, des saisies pénales internationales, des affaires de corruption, des affaires criminelles, ainsi que sur des enquêtes relatives à des morts suspectes. Mon expérience s’est également enrichie par mon engagement auprès des demandeurs d’asile. Dans ce cadre, j’ai travaillé sur des affaires portant sur des crimes de guerre, des crimes contre l’humanité et des détentions arbitraires, autant de thématiques en lien direct avec le droit international pénal et la compétence de la Cour pénale internationale. En parallèle, je suis membre du Cybercrime Committee (ItechLaw, USA), où je contribue aux réflexions internationales sur la criminalité numérique et ses implications pour la protection des droits fondamentaux. Je suis également officier de réserve auprès de l’état-major de l’armée de terre en qualité de Legal Advisor (LEGAD). À ce titre, j’apporte mon expertise en droit international humanitaire (DIH) pour accompagner les forces armées dans la prise de décision et l’adaptation aux normes internationales.

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.

Dr. Paul Bradfield a barrister and lecturer from Ireland. He was called to the bar in 2009 and holds a PhD from the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway, Ireland, where he currently is a lecturer in international criminal law. Paul has worked at various international courts since 2010, including the tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and the International Criminal Court. This included working for the Petković, Karadžić, Nizeyimana and Ali defence teams. Paul has also worked in trial roles at the ICC Office of the Prosecutor and in the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. He is currently one of the Legal Representatives of the Victims in the Kony case at the ICC. 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 Ireland’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, prosecuting murder and sexual offence cases.

Dr Dimitri DEBORD is an international lawyer and trainee magistrate in France. He is the Founder of DIKE International, an NGO dedicated to assisting and supporting victims affected by armed conflicts and serious violations of international law. Dr Debord holds an MSc in International Humanitarian Law from the University of Oxford and is conducting research at the University of Cambridge (MSt) on the history of law and the protection of cultural property. He also holds a PhD in Compared Military Law and a Magistère in International Law from Paris Nanterre University, a Postgraduate Diploma in European Law from King’s College London, and is a graduate of Sciences Po Grenoble. A former elected member of the Executive Council in 2022, Dr Debord notably contributed to the work leading to the creation of the Trust Fund for Families, reflecting his commitment to strengthening solidarity within the profession and supporting members of the ICC Bar and their families. An accomplished advocate and public speaker, Dr Debord has been a laureate of more than ten advocacy and public-speaking competitions in both French and English, including six competitions held in Africa, reflecting his longstanding engagement with international legal communities across different regions and legal cultures.

Arman Zrvandyan is an Armenian academic and practicing lawyer. A member of the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia since 2012, he represents clients before the Armenian courts and the European Court of Human Rights. He spent four years working at the European Court of Human Rights, including on cases arising from criminal proceedings, gaining substantial experience in fair-trial guarantees, defence rights, judicial legal reasoning, and the functioning of an international court. He has extensive experience with international organizations as a senior adviser on human rights and justice reforms matters. Arman is an Associate Professor of Law at the American University of Armenia, teaching international criminal law, transitional justice, human rights in criminal justice, and the European Convention on Human Rights. He holds graduate degrees in international criminal law from the University of Turin/UNICRI, human rights from the University of Essex, and law from the American University of Armenia. His academic research and litigation practice focus on questions of international law and their practical application. He is on the ICC List of Assistants to Counsel and is an Associate Member of the ICCBA. Arman speaks Armenian, English, French, Russian, and brings experience spanning international judicial practice, litigation and legal scholarship.