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We will also take some time for people to share a bit of how God is at work in their heart and life.

April 20: We will review and work toward some more application related to our Easter Sunday sermon.

He is also a Council member of the Section of Legal Practice of the Nigerian Bar Association.

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He is the focal point for Nigeria at the International Criminal Court Bar Association where he previously sat on the Membership and Professional Standards committees. With other leading international criminal law practitioners and/or academics around the world, Charles contributed to the book International Criminal Investigations: Law and Practice, published by Eleven International at The Hague in 2017. He is cited in Creswell’s “Who’s Who in Public International Law” and in the International Yearbook and Statesmen’s Who’s Who. D by his alma mater, Warwick University, in recognition of his outstanding work as an international lawyer and advocate.

In December 2019, he was the awarded the honourary degree of Doctor of Laws, LL.

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In November 2016, Charles led the unprecedented corruption trial of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Sylvester Ngwuta JSC.īorn in London England, on March 6, 1966, Charles was educated at Repton and read law at Warwick and London universities, following which, he was admitted as a Solicitor of the Superior Courts in England and Wales in 1996 and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1992. In 2013, Charles successfully represented Christopher Mtikila, the outspoken Tanzanian politician, in his precedent setting case against the Tanzanian Government, before the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, resulting in amendments to Tanzania’s electoral laws to allow for independent candidacy for election to public office. His advisory practice in the area of international criminal and humanitarian law has included providing advice to the Nigerian Government in connection with the preliminary examinations launched by the ICC into alleged crimes against humanity or war crimes committed in the context of armed conflict between “Boko Haram” and the Nigerian security forces and to the Military Defence Headquarters in Nigeria, following Amnesty International’s allegations of extra judicial killings of “Boko Haram” members by the Nigerian Armed Forces. He also advises various African governments on ICC related transitional justice issues. Between 19, he successfully led teams of international prosecutors in 12 precedent setting genocide trials before the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda which spanned over 12 years, making him arguably one of the most experienced and successful genocide prosecutors in history. He is the founding partner of Charles Anthony LLP. Her office remains in Berlin ( Ĭontact: A ADEOGUN-PHILLIPS is an accomplished international lawyer and former international prosecutor. She represented the accused in pre-trial, trial and appellate proceedings. Natalie moved from Berlin to The Hague in spring 2016. Before the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, she was Lead Counsel in the first Rwandan genocide case before a German court. At the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), she was Legal Assistant in one of the defense teams in the case The Prosecutor vs. Natalie was admitted to the List of Counsel of the Defence Office of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in 2009, and is currently assigned as Co-counsel to protect the interests and rights of one of the accused in the case of The Prosecutor v. Since being called to the Bar, she specialises in criminal defense as a trial advocate and has acquired wide-ranging legal experience in domestic and international legal criminal work. Natalie von Wistinghausen, who was born in Belgium, was admitted to the Berlin Bar, Germany, in 2001. Providing recommendations to the ICCBA President on the training needs of local counsel and on other relevant issues in the country / region in question. Where required, to assist the ICCBA President and Executive counsel in liaising with national bar associations.

Serving as a local conduit between the association, and List Counsel and ICCBA members, to convey suggestions, concerns and/or recommendations List Counsel and members may have regarding the work of the ICCBA. The mandate of ICCBA focal points includes:Įxplaining the role of the ICCBA to List Counsel and Support Staff in the country / region in question.Įxplaining the benefits of joining the ICCBA as a Full, Associate or Affiliate Member to eligible individuals.Įxplaining the work and jurisdiction of the ICC to legal professionals in the country / region in question.

The ICCBA Executive Council has appointed Regional and National Focal Points (contact details provided below) to conduct outreach activities on behalf of the ICCBA within each Focal Point’s area of geographic responsibility.