Counsel Misconduct before the International Criminal Court

Till Gut, formerly of the University of Cologne, is a lawyer in the extradition and mutual legal assistance unit of the German Federal Office of Justice.

• Introduction I. Common Professional Standards for Defence Lawyers before the ICC II. Concepts of Professional Conduct, Professional Responsibility and Professional Ethics III. The Various Types of Enforcement Mechanisms in Counsel Regulation Chapter 1 The UN International Criminal Tribunals: ICTY, ICTR and SCSL I. The UN Tribunals: Criminal Justice Steps onto the International Arena Again II. Misconduct before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia III. Misconduct before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda IV. Misconduct before the Special Court For Sierra Leone V. Conclusion on the UN Tribunals: Lessons to Learn Chapter 2 The National Models: Germany and the United States I. The Two National Models: Commonalities and Differences II. Legal Responses to Misconduct: Germany III. Legal Responses to Misconduct: United States IV. A Comparative AssessmentChapter 3 The International Criminal Court's System I. The General Layout of the ICC System of the Regulation of Counsel II. Specific Measures against Counsel Misconduct III. A Comparison and Analysis of the Various Measures IV. Defence Rights and their Impact on the Regulation of Counsel V. Assessment of the ICC Regime Chapter 4 The Relationships between the Different Regimes I. The Concurrence of the ICC and National Jurisdictions II. Enforcing Professional Discipline III. Criminal Proceedings IV. The Relationships of Sanctions within the ICC Regime Conclusions on International Counsel and Misconduct I. A Summary of the Study II. Sanctioning Counsel and the Various Types of Enforcement Mechanisms III. Misconduct and the Double Role of Counsel

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