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Trial Proceedings
Expert witnesses who have testified before the ICC
as of 16 September 2011
Name <strong>Gender</strong> Calling party Dates of testimony Type of expertise
The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo 1533
Gérard Prunier Male Prosecution 26-27 March 2009 History, characteristics and features of
Historian and political scientist,
specialised in African history,
University of Paris
the conflict in the Ituri region of the
North-Eastern DRC
Dr Elisabeth Schauer Female Chamber 7 April 2009 The psychological impact of child
Public mental health professional,
specialised in the field of psychotraumatology,
women and children’s
health and violence and human rights
soldiering
Roberto Garreton Male Chamber 17 and 19 June 2009 The background and context of the
Chilean lawyer and former Special
Rapporteur for the UNHCHR in Zaire
(DRC) (1994-2001)
Prof Catherine Adamsbaum Female Prosecution 12-13 May 2009 Age-determination
Pediatric radiologist, expert for the
Court of Appeals, Paris
Prof Caroline Rey-Salmon Female Prosecution 13 May 2009 Age-determination
Pediatrician and forensic doctor,
consultant Supreme Court, France
charges, including: (i) the situation in Ituri:
the recent history of the region extending
from 1996 up until August 2003, with
reference to its people and its place in the
DRC, and (ii) the conflict in Ituri: the
reasons for the conflict and the role of
any actors involved therein, including the
Government of the DRC, other countries in
the region and non-state actors, including
international organisations and the
corporate sector
Radhika Coomaraswamy Female Chamber 7 January 2010 (i) The definition of ‘conscripting or
Under Secretary General and Special
Representative of the UN Secretary
General for Children and Armed
Conflict
enlisting’ children and, given a child’s
potential vulnerability, approaches to
distinguishing between the two;
(ii) the interpretation of ‘using girls to
participate actively in hostilities’
Prof Kambaya Bwatshia Male Chamber 7-8 January 2010 The use of Congolese names and other
Professor at Université Pédagogique
Nationale, DRC
social conventions in the DRC, including
civil status and registration with relevant
offices, family and dates of birth
1533 For a more detailed description of the expert testimony in the Lubanga case, see <strong>Gender</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>Card</strong> 2009, p 84-85 and <strong>Gender</strong>
<strong>Report</strong> <strong>Card</strong> 2010, p 135-137.
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