Association du Barreau près la Cour Pénale Internationale

Kelsey has been an admitted Australian lawyer since 2017. Since 2025, she has been both a Case Manager and Legal Assistant on several external teams at the International Criminal Court (ICC), including the Abd-al-Rahman Victims Team and the Al Hassan Defence Team. Prior to commencing at the ICC, she was a Legal Consultant in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and practised domestically as a general litigation solicitor in Melbourne, Australia. Kelsey is a graduate of Masters of Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne, and previously served on the Counsel Support Staff Committee in 2024-2025. 

Eva Daniel is a French international criminal law practitioner. She is currently a member of the Duterte Defence team at the International Criminal Court, with previous experiences in the Kony and Yekatom defence teams. Her work at the ICC has spanned legal and evidentiary analysis and case management. Prior to her current position, she worked on criminal and human rights cases before various jurisdictions and reviewed and analysed evidence of international law violations. Eva holds a LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University and the French Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat (Professional qualification for admission to the French Legal Profession).

Alexandre Desevedavy is a French-Taiwanese lawyer and member of the Paris Bar. After completing dual degrees in English and French law, he has been practising before the International Criminal Court since January 2022. His work focuses on international criminal defence, including evidence management and litigation support. Alexandre contributed to the defence of Mr Patrice-Édouard Ngaïssona at both trial and appellate stages and is currently a member of the Defence Team for former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

Saif Kassis is an international legal professional working across international criminal justice, victims’ representation, strategic litigation and human rights advocacy. His work at the ICC covers different aspects of victim participation and representation, from legal and evidentiary analysis and case management to direct engagement with victims and affected communities. Alongside his work before the Court, he works as a human rights policy and strategy consultant, advising governmental and non-governmental actors on policy and strategy, programme designs, and the practical implementation of international standards.

Marcela is a New York State–barred attorney from Mexico, specialising in international criminal law, with several years of professional experience. She has served as a Legal Assistant to the Defence of Mr. Abd Al-Rahman before the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2022. Prior to this role, Marcela worked with the Caribbean Protection Unit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), REDRESS, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), and Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). She has also conducted fieldwork with the Refugee Law Project in refugee settlements in Uganda. Domestically, Marcela has worked with the International Human Rights Law Clinic at American University Washington College of Law, representing asylum seekers. Marcela holds a Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law and Master I and Master II degrees from Université Paris Nanterre. She is fluent in Spanish, French, and English.

Lily Zanjani is an international criminal law practitioner with experience across defence litigation, prosecutorial investigations, victims’ participation, academia, and international policy. She currently works as Legal Assistant with the Defence team of Mr. Al Hassan (Mali) before the International Criminal Court. Her broader ICC experience includes work with the Office of the Prosecutor, including sensitive investigative interviews involving vulnerable witnesses and survivors of conflict-related SGBV, as well as with the Victims Participation and Reparations Section in the Ongwen (Uganda) and Abd-Al-Rahman (Sudan) matters, focusing on victims’ applications, participation, and reparations. Her international criminal litigation experience also extends to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, where she worked with the Defence teams of Rexhep Selimi and Pjetër Shala, and to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, where she supported Appeals Counsel in the Office of the Prosecutor. Alongside her legal practice, Lily has taught International Criminal Law, Public International Law, and European Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She has also conducted research on military artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, and international humanitarian law through ELSA Lab Defence, in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Defence. Her wider professional background includes policy and legal work with the United Nations Mine Action Service, including contributions to UN Security Council resolutions, and with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, focusing on humanitarian law, protection of civilians, rule of law, and international accountability. Lily holds an Advanced LL.M. in Public International Law, specialising in International Criminal Law, from Leiden University, alongside graduate training in international law and a background in international relations.

Ahmed Zuhair Bajalan (Ahmed Wali) has been a lawyer since 2011 and is on the List of Assistants to Counsel before the International Criminal Court. He has been a member of the ICCBA since 2020., he speaks Arabic, Kurdish, and English. Ahmed has dedicated his career, much of it on a pro bono basis, to addressing crimes against humanity and war crimes that committed by the Turkish army and their Jihadist terrorist groups. His work has included documenting and pursuing accountability for violations committed against Kurdish communities in the area of Rojava in the West of Kurdistan. In July 2025, when the same Jihadist terrorist groups started committing crimes against the Druze and Alawi communities, he started documenting some of these crimes and represented the victims of the Druze community in the area of Al-Swaydaa. He represents victims from minority ethnic and religious groups  Also documented some crimes committed by the Turkish army in the  Iraqi territories. Ahmed has worked pro bono with NGOs in representing vulnerable victims before national and international courts, including victims of gender-based violence, LGBTI victims, children, women, and internally displaced persons. He has also submitted cases before the Special Rapporteur and mandates of the UN Human Rights Council. he hopes to continue supporting colleagues and victims in future proceedings for October 7 victims, and aspires to contribute to global efforts to combat antisemitism. Alongside his international work, Ahmed has practiced criminal justice since 2011 as a defence and prosecution lawyer in various courts, with extensive experience and strong skills in criminal justice.  Also covering family law, company registration, and civil law matters.