Liberian Lawyer Granted Admission to Practice Before International Criminal Court - FrontPageAfrica
Source: Front Page Africa
MONROVIA - An astute Liberian legal practitioner, Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson, with twenty-five years of experience in criminal law, criminal justice, and international and diplomatic studies, has been given the green light to practice before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, and all International Criminal Tribunals.
Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson was cleared to practice before the courts as defense counsel by the Association of Defense Counsel practicing before the International Courts and Tribunals.
As evidence of Cllr. Johnson's admission, he was given a Certificate of Good Standing by the Association dated April 18, 2024, and signed by Dominic Kennedy, Head of Office, ADC-ICT.
The certificate states, "Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson is admitted as a Full Member in Good Standing of the ADC-ICT, pursuant to ADC-ICT Constitution, Article 13.2. This Member has not been subject to any disciplinary proceedings and has no outstanding financial obligations to the Association." It further states, "This certificate is valid until December 31, 2024."
Following his admission, Cllr. Johnson said he was happy to be admitted to the International Criminal Court and all other tribunals to practice but looks forward to seeing many Liberians before that Court.
With Cllr. Arthur Johnson's admission, it brings the number to two Liberian lawyers who are practicing before the International Criminal Court, with former Solicitor General Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus being the first lawyer to be admitted.
It took Cllr. Johnson five years before the Association of Defense Counsel practicing before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT) endorsed him as a Full Member of the institution after he applied in 2019.
Cllr. Arthur Johnson is currently an Assistant Professor of Law at Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia, where he teaches criminal law and criminal procedure law to aspiring lawyers. He is also the Dean and Professor at Wilfred E. Clarke College of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Administration, AME Zion University.
The Association of Defense Counsel practicing before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT) is an independent professional association established under the laws of The Netherlands and based in The Hague. Until 2016, the Association was called the Association of Defense Counsel practicing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ADC-ICTY).
