Chapter 2 Proceedings before the Court

• Author: International Criminal Court
• Pages: 5-35

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Regulations of the Registry

Chapter 2

Proceedings before the Court

Section 1 Provisions related to all stages of the proceedings

Subsection 1 General provisions

Regulation 98

Non-compliance with the Regulations of the Court or with orders of a

Chamber

The Regis trar shall in form the Chamber a s soon as he or she becomes aware of a case that

in hi s or her opini on does not comp ly with the provisio ns of the Reg ulation s of the Cour t or

with an order or de adline set by the Cour t.

Regulation 109

E-court system

1. The e-court system is an information system which manages and provides access to

judicial records and material.

2. In consultation with the relevant organs of the Court and participants, the Registrar shall

establish and update a list of persons authorised in the proceedings to access, through

the e-court system, judicial records and material.

3. Indexes and statistics shall be created by and be readily available in the e-court system.

4. Evidence in the e-court system shall be managed in accordance with the e-court protocol,

which def‌ines the standards according to which the participants prepare and provide, in

electronic form, evidence, information on witnesses and victims and other material for

the purposes of judicial proceedings.

5. The e-court protocol shall be managed by an inter-organ working group.

Regulation 11

Templates for use during the proceedings

In order to ensu re the appropriate formatti ng of documents for use duri ng the proceedings

before t he Court, the Registra r shall produce templates for approval by the Presidenc y in

accordance with reg ulation 23, sub-regu lation 2, of the Regulation s of the Court.

Regulation 12

Templates and standard forms for the administration and servicing of the

Court

The Registra r shall issue any templates and standard forms necessa ry for the admini stration

and serv icing of the Court and i nform the Presidency ther eof.

8 Amended 4 Decembe r 2013, entered into for ce 5 December 2013 ( French text onl y).

9 Amended 4 Decembe r 2013, entered into for ce 5 December 2013.

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Regulations of the Registry

Regulation 1310

Authentication of documents, material, orders and decisions

The Registry shall authent icate the s ources of documents, mater ial, orders and deci sions

received for f‌ili ng.

Regulation 1411

Levels of conf‌identiality

Judicial records and material shall be classif‌ied as follows:

(a) Public: available to the public;

(b) Conf‌idential: not to be disclosed to the public;

(c) Under seal: conf‌idential; accessible and known only to a limited number of

persons. Each organ and/or participant shall compile and maintain a list of persons

who have or have had access to judicial records and material so classif‌ied; or

(d) Secret: accessible and known to a very limited number of persons. Each organ

and/or participant shall compile and maintain a list of persons who have or have

had access to judicial records and material so classif‌ied. Under this classif‌ication

circulation is restricted, including as regards downloading and printing.

Subsection 2 Access and storage

Regulation 15

Registry vault

1. An area within the Registry shall be designated as the Registry vault and shall contain a

safe.

2. Staff members authorised to access the Registry vault shall be designated in writing by

the Registrar.

Regulation 1612

Access to the record and to the original form of evidence and audiovisual

recordings of the proceedings

1. In general, the record shall be accessible through the e-court system provided for in

regulation 10, sub-regulation 1.

2. The original form of evidence and of audiovisual recordings of proceedings shall be

stored in the Registry vault.

3. Chambers and participants may consult the original form of evidence or of audiovisual

10 Amended 4 Dec ember 2013, entered i nto force 5 December 2 013.

11 Amended 4 Dec ember 2013, entered i nto force 5 December 2 013.

12 Amended 4 Decembe r 2013, entered into fo rce 5 December 2013.