On 23 January 2020, the International Criminal Court opened its judicial year. The President of the ICCBA, Mr. Peter Haynes QC, the ICC President, the Prosecutor, and the Registrar, provided statements.

In his statement, Mr. Haynes recalled that the ICCBA had been recently officially recognized as a representative body of counsel by the Assembly of States Parties during the in December 2019, and that suc...

On behalf of the Executive Council, the ICCBA is pleased to announce that at the 18th Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP), which took place in The Hague between 2 and 7 December 2019, a Resolution was adopted which officially recognizes the ICCBA as an independent representative body of counsel, in accordance with Rule 20(3) of the ICC Rules of Procedure and Evidence. 

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On 5 December 2019, the ICCBA held a Side Event on the Rights of Detainees before the International Criminal Court. The event was sponsored by France and Senegal. The panelists were Mylène Dimitri, Marie-Hélène Proulx and Jennifer Naouri and the moderator was Peter Haynes QC, President of the ICCBA, the event was attended by representatives of States, judges and civil society.

The panel di...

On 3 December 2019, Peter Haynes QC, President of the ICCBA, delivered a statement at the General Debate of the 18th Assembly of States Parties which was held in The Hague. In his Statement, Mr. Haynes emphasised that the ICCBA is increasingly involved in operational issues of the Court including amendments to the legal aid policies, protocols and practice directions. Mr. Haynes, called upon the States P...

On Thursday 5 December 2019, the ICCBA will hold a Side Event at the Assembly of States Parties in The Hague. The event will be on the topic of the "Rights of Detainees before the International Criminal Court". The panel will be composed of Peter Haynes QC. President of the ICCBA, Mylène Dimirti, Lead Counsel for Alfred Yekatom, Marie-Hélène Proulx, Associate Counsel for Al Hassan, Jennifer Naouri, Assoc...