Association of Defence Counsel

Jason Alarid
Member

Aidan has represented States, Defendants and Victims at the International Criminal Court, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the UN Special Procedures. He is ranked in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in international criminal law. He is a formerr member of the Executive Council of the International Criminal Court Bar Association. He co-authored chapters of Triffterer’s Commentary on the Rome Statue with Karim Khan KC and was the editorial assistant on the latest edition of Archbold International Criminal Courts. He is currently representing Jakup Krasniqi before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

Rhys Davies
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Rhys is an international criminal law and international human rights law expert. He is based in London and the Hague and is ranked in the legal 500 as a leading lawyer in international crime. He represents business and political leaders, high net worth individuals and human rights defenders in the most sensitive cases. Rhys has significant experience in complex international pro bono cases and was named International Pro Bono Barrister of the year by Advocate, the Bar’s national pro bono charity, in 2021.

Jens Dieckmann
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Jens Dieckmann is a German Lawyer. He is Founding and Senior Partner of Becher & Dieckmann in Bonn. The practice was established in 1997.Jens Dieckmann can offer clients more than 20 years of high level international litigation and negotiation practice in high profile, complex cases, combined with highly developed advocacy skills. He has worked in and lead international teams of lawyers at various international criminal tribunals.

Kurt Kerns
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Charles Khamala
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