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Guide for applicants to the icc list of counsel and assistants to counsel

Guide for applicants to the ICC List of Counsel and Assistants to Counsel Please note It is of utmost importance to fully understand and properly follow the instructions provided in the present guide as incomplete or wrongly completed applications cannot be processed Guide for applicants to the ICC List of Counsel and Assistants to Counsel Please note It is of utmost importance to fully understand and properly follow the instructions provided in the present guide as incomplete or wrongly completed applications cannot be processed Table of contents The ICC Lists of Counsel and Assistants to Counsel Admission criteria List of Counsel List of Assistants to Counsel Application process List of Counsel List of Assistants to Counsel Process of review of applications Decision on refusal and right to review Practicing before the ICC Freedom of choice as a principle Ad hoc counsel Duty counsel Other instances where counsel are appointed Remuneration and support The legal aid system of the Court Administrative and logistical support Sample application forms Candidate application form for List of Counsel Certi ?cate of good standing for candidates to the List of Counsel List of Counsel additional information form List of Assistants to Counsel candidate application form Certi ?cate of good standing for candidates to the List of Assistants Table of contents The ICC Lists of Counsel and Assistants to Counsel The ICC Lists of Counsel and Assistants to Counsel The International Criminal Court ICC has a mandate to prosecute and punish persons responsible for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community In so doing its proceedings follow highest standards of due process and procedural fairness The Rome Statute guarantees victims accused persons and under certain conditions suspects the right to be assisted by counsel As part of this aim the Court endeavours to o ?er these individuals a pool of highly quali ?ed counsel Experienced lawyers who wish to represent defendants or victims as counsel before the Court must be admitted to the List of Counsel Lawyers at an early stage of their career as well as professors of law with relevant expertise can apply for admission to the List of Assistants to Counsel Every list member can express their preference if any to represent either defendants or victims or both Admission criteria Admission criteria List of Counsel To be admitted to the List of Counsel candidates must meet the following requirements Competence Candidates shall have proven competence and expertise in international or criminal law and procedure Experience Candidates must have a minimum of ten years of relevant experience in criminal proceedings as a judge prosecutor advocate or in other similar capacity Professors of law meet this requirement only where they have intervened in criminal proceedings for a minimum of ten years in one of the capacities listed above otherwise they can be admitted to the List of Assistants Language skills Applicants must have excellent knowledge of and be uent in at least one of the two working languages of the Court namely English