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Understanding the International Criminal Court
74. How can victims find a legal representative?
Victims may freely choose their legal representative as long as the representative
has the necessary qualifications: he or she must possess ten years’ experience as
judge, prosecutor or lawyer in criminal proceedings and fluency in at least one of
the working languages of the Court (English or French).
The ICC Registry helps
victims to find a legal representative by providing a list of qualified lawyers. At
the Court, there is also an Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) which
can represent victims and provide them and their legal representative with legal
assistance.
If there
are a large number of victims, the judges may ask them to choose one or
more common legal representatives. This is called common legal representation,
and its purpose is to ensure the effectiveness of the proceedings.
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