Training Committee 2017-2018
Christopher Gosnell - Co-Chair
Christopher Gosnell has defended cases before the ICC, ICTY, ICTR, MICT and SCSL. He is Lead Counsel for one of the accused in the Bemba et al. contempt proceedings, and Associate Counsel for Bosco Ntaganda. He formerly worked as a Prosecutor at the ICTY, in the Office of Public Counsel for Victims at the ICC, and in Chambers at the ICTR. He clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada and practiced at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York before turning to the field of International Criminal Law.
Kate Gibson - Co-Chair
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Ayodele Akenroye
Ayo Akenroye is a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Toronto, Canada where he represents individuals before the Ontario Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He is also on the List of Assistants to Counsel at the ICC. Ayo completed a PhD program in International Criminal Law at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Manitoba, and an LL.B. from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. He is called to the Bars of Nigeria, and Manitoba and Ontario, Canada.
Jean Claude Mubalama Zibona
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Séraphine Nga Essomba
Séraphine Nga Essomba is a Doctor of international criminal law and Lawyer practicing in France. She is author of several articles on international criminal law, transitional justice, international human rights law and international crimes. She has also received a certification as "International crimes analyst". She was a lecturer in criminal law and criminal procedure in three universities: Douala (Cameroun), Brest (France), and Toulouse (France). She is a member of the ICCBA Training and Amicus committees, Legal Assistant at the ICC since 2012, and member of the International Association of Criminal Law.