Call for applications to the List of Assistants to Counsel

In accordance with regulation 125, paragraph 1 of the Regulations of the Registry, a list of assistants is created. Persons who possess the requisite qualifications as stipulated by Regulation 124 of the Regulations of the Registry can apply for inclusion in this list.

Qualifications of assistants

The Registry reviews received applications for the list of assistants in order to establish whether they are admissible in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Regulations of the Registry.

To be included on the list, interested candidates shall meet the following requirements as outlined in Regulation 124 of the Regulations of the Registry, that is to have five (5) years of relevant experience in criminal proceedings, or specific competence in international or criminal law and procedure.

Duties and responsibilities

Assistants added to the list can be called upon at any time by defence counsel, legal representatives of victims or a person representing himself or herself, to provide legal assistance/expertise in relation to proceedings before the Court.

The conduct of assistants is governed by the pertinent provisions of the Rome Statute, the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Regulations of the Court, the Regulations of the Registry and the Code of professional conduct for counsel.

How to apply to be included in the list of assistants

The Court specifically encourages and welcomes applications from female candidates, as well as from candidates practicing in countries a situation in which has been brought before the Court.

Candidates seeking to be added to the list of assistants must send the following documents to the address given below:

All applicants:

1. Candidate application form, duly signed
2. Detailed curriculum vitae
3. A certificate issued by the relevant authority of the State(s) in which you are domiciled, stating the existence, if any, of criminal convictions
4. Legible copy of birth certificate
5. Legible copy of passport / travel document
6. 2 passport size pictures

Applicants to whom the following will apply:

7. Original or certified copy of the certificate issued by the bar association, professional association and/or the controlling administrative authority with which you are registered
8. An official letter issued by the institution where you are acting as an adjunct-, part-, or fulltime- professor, certifying your tenure and specialty as an instructor  
9. Completed Certificate of good standing

These documents should be sent, by mail or courier service, to the following address:

Registry of the International Criminal Court
Counsel Support Section (Ref: List of Assistants)
PO Box 19519,
2500 CM The Hague (The Netherlands)

Kindly direct any related queries concerning the above to the attention of the Counsel Support Section of the Registry at: css@icc-cpi.int.

By postal mail 

ICC – Counsel Support Section
P.O. Box 19 19519
2500 CM, The Hague
The Netherlands

By phone: +31-(0)705158787