Christopher Gosnell

Christopher Gosnell has practiced international criminal law for more than twenty years in various roles, acting for the defence, victims, and prosecuting. He has served as lead counsel and co-counsel in proceedings before the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, including high-profile cases involving charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He has also served as a Senior Legal Officer with the UN Investigative Team to promote accountability for crimes committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD) and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.

Prior to international practice, Christopher was a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, and is a recurring guest lecturer at the Global Campus of Human Rights Europe.

He is the co-editor of Principles of Evidence in International Criminal Justice (Oxford UP) and is the author of articles and book chapters, including 'Damned If You Don't: Liability for Omissions in International Criminal Law,' in The Ashgate Research Companion to International Criminal Law, and chapters of the Oxford commentary on The United Nations Principles to Combat Impunity.

Christopher is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and is an Associate Member of 5 St. Andrew's Hill chambers, London.