International Criminal Court to Start July 1
Even though the U.S. is not a party to the International Criminal Court which opens for business July 1, criminal defense lawyers are fighting to ensure defendants before the court are treated fairly. Thus, the formation of the International Criminal Bar this weekend in Montreal. Four members of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers were on hand, and as Past NACDL President Nancy Hollander told the Assembly, defendants before the court "will be people who will be hated, and the lawyers who represent them will be hated. But let it never be said that an accused appeared before the International Criminal Court without a lawyer by his or her side." In attendance were 350 lawyers from 48 countries and 68 international, regional, and national bars and numerous non-governmental organizations from around the world.
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