First phase of the ICC’s “Calling African Female Counsel Campaign” a success
The first phase of the campaign to increase the number of female lawyers authorised to represent defendants or victims at the ICC concluded this week with an event held in Brussels, Belgium. The campaign, launched in association with the International Bar Association (IBA), focused this year on African countries.
Commenting on the findings of the initial assessment of the campaign’s impact, ICC Registrar Silvana Arbia said that “the results achieved have been beyond our initial expectations. Overall, more than 1,000 lawyers were engaged in the course of 17 events held in 16 countries”. Special events were held this year in the following European and African countries: The Netherlands, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the Central African Republic, France, South Africa, Mali, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Canada, Botswana, Senegal and Belgium.
Whenever possible, ICC Judges and senior officers were key speakers during the sessions. The events were organised in partnership with local bar associations and civil society organisations. Legal communities received general information on the Court, the Court’s basic legal texts, the ICC Code of Professional Conduct for Counsel, as well as detailed information on how to become a member of the ICC List of Counsel and the List of Assistants to Counsel.
The event in Brussels was held in association with Avocats sans Frontières (Lawyers without Borders) and CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe/Conseil des barreaux européens). A video of the Registrar presenting the campaign was screened, followed by various statements highlighting the experience of lawyers practicing before the Court. There was then a questions and answers session.
Electronic copies of the information package for this campaign can be downloaded from the campaign website at http://www.femalecounsel.icc-
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