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