Nicholas Kaufman

Israel

Nicholas Kaufman, a British-Israeli barrister and one of the few defense counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), brings elite international gravitas to Intercrime Defence Alliance. Educated at Cambridge and with prosecutorial roots at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia—where he secured war crimes convictions—Nicholas now defends high-profile figures like former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Jean-Pierre Bemba, and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's daughter. His ICC docket spans allegations from the Philippine drug war to Central African militia actions.

Kaufman's irreplaceable value lies in his mastery of supranational courts, from the ICC to the European Court of Human Rights, where he challenges sanctions, detentions, and evidence admissibility with surgical precision. As a former Military Advocate General officer and Jerusalem prosecutor handling terrorism and murder cases, he bridges military, prosecutorial, and defense perspectives. For Intercrime, Nicholas elevates our handling of geopolitically charged matters, offering clients unparalleled access to international justice mechanisms and a voice that commands respect from The Hague to Manila—ensuring defenses that transcend national borders and reshape global narratives.