Elisabeth Simonneau Fort appointed as international Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyer

Elisabeth Simonneau Fort (France) has been appointed as international Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyer at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

Ms. Simonneau Fort obtained her law degree from studies at Paris II Assas and Paris X Nanterre universities. She has more than 30 years of experience as a lawyer based in Montpellier. She has devoted a significant part of her legal practice defending the rights of victims, with a special focus on children and women, in criminal courts. Ms. Simonneau Fort is a founding member of the association “The Lawyer and the Child” (l`Avocat et l’Enfant), and she has been a member of a group of lawyers providing voluntary services to juvenile offenders.


Ms. Simonneau Fort will work together with the national Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyer Mr. Pich Ang. The Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyers shall ensure the effective organization of Civil Party representation during the trial stage and beyond. Their core responsibilities will include representing the interests of the consolidated group of Civil Parties, overall advocacy, strategy and in-court presentation of the interests of the Civil Parties.

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