December - 2021

ADC-ICT Urges Immediate Action to Stop the Expulsion of Individuals Relocated to Niger

On 30 December 2021, the ADC-ICT issued a press release urging immediate action of the international community to stop the expulsion of eight acquitted or released individuals from Niger. THE HAGUE – The Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT) is deeply concerned about the Government of Niger’s expulsion order to eight individuals who were transferred by the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal

ADC-ICT Files Amicus Observations in the Dominic Ongwen Appeal Proceedings at the ICC

On 23 December 2021, the ADC-ICT filed an amicus brief, at the request of the Appeals Chamber, in the Dominic Ongwen appeal proceedings at the International Criminal Court. The brief was drafted by the Amicus Committee and covered the topics of: the legal interpretation of article 31(1)(a) and (d) of the Statute concerning grounds for excluding criminal responsibility; evidentiary issues relating to mental disease or defect; the burden of proof when asserting a ground for exc