To reinforce the capabilities of his Office, the Prosecutor can call upon the expertise of Special Advisers.
Special Advisers to the Prosecutor are persons with outstanding professional credentials and competence in their fields.
They provide advice to the Prosecutor within their respective purview, strengthening OTP’s specialisation on a range of issues and priority areas.
The selection of the Special Advisers is intended to create a network of experts representing different regions of the world and reflecting its cultural, linguistic, and gender diversity.
Special Advisers to the Prosecutor
Payam Akhavan |
Special Adviser on Genocide |
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Véronique Aubert |
Special Adviser on Crimes Against and Affecting Children |
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Amal Clooney |
Special Adviser Without Portfolio |
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Lisa Davis |
Special Adviser on Gender Persecution |
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Adama Dieng |
Special Adviser Without Portfolio |
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Claudio Grossman |
Special Adviser Without Portfolio |
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Kevin Jon Heller |
Special Adviser on War Crimes |
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Claus Kress |
Special Adviser on Crime of Aggression |
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Vaughan Lowe |
Special Adviser on Public International Law |
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Theodor Meron |
Special Adviser on International Humanitarian Law |
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Marko Milanović |
Special Adviser on Cyber-enabled Crimes |
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Valerie Oosterveld |
Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity |
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Mohamed Chande Othman |
Special Adviser Without Portfolio |
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Intisar A. Rabb |
Special Adviser on Islamic Law |
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Patricia V. Sellers |
Special Adviser on Slavery Crimes |
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Purna Sen |
Special Adviser on Working Climate |
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Vladimir Tochilovsky |
Special Adviser Without Portfolio |
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Rene Fernando Urueña Hernandez |
Special Adviser on Complementarity |
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Christine Van den Wyngaert |
Special Adviser Without Portfolio |
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Yoshimitsu Yamauchi |
Special Adviser on Mutual Legal Assistance |
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