Chapter 5 Victims participation and reparations

• Author: International Criminal Court
• Pages: 40-41

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Regulations of the Court

Chapter 5

Victims participation and reparations

Regulation 86

Participation of victims i n the proceedings under rule 89

1. For the purpose s of rule 89 and subjec t to rule 102 a vict im shall m ake a writ ten

application to the Regi strar who shall develop sta ndard forms for that purpos e which

shall be approved i n accordance with regulat ion 23, sub-regulation 2. These s tandard

forms shal l, to the extent possible, be made av ailable to vic tims, g roups of victi ms,

or intergovernment al and non-governmenta l organi zations, which m ay assist in

their diss emination, a s widely as possible. T hese standard fo rms shall , to the extent

possible, be used by v ictims.

2. T he standard forms or other applicat ions described in sub-regu lation 1 shall contain,

to the extent possible, the fol lowing information:

(a) The identity a nd address of the vic tim, or the addr ess to which the v ictim

requests all com munications to b e sent; in case the appl ication is presented

by someone other than t he victi m in accordance wit h rule 89, sub-rule 3, the

identity and addre ss of that person, or the address to wh ich that person requests

all commun ications to be sent;

(b) If the application is pr esented in accordance with ru le 89, sub-rule 3, evidence of

the consent of the vic tim or evidence on the situ ation of the victim, bei ng a child

or a disabled person , shall be presented together with t he application, either i n

writi ng or in accordance with rule 102;

(c) A descript ion of the harm suffered resu lting from the commission of a ny crime

within t he jurisdiction of t he Court, or, in case of a vic tim being an organ ization

or institut ion, a description of any dir ect harm as described i n rule 85 (b);

(d) A description of the inc ident, including its loc ation and date and, to the

extent possible, the identit y of the person or per sons the vict im believes to be

responsible for the ha rm as described in ru le 85;

(e) A ny relevant suppor ting docu mentation, includi ng names and addre sses of

witness es;

(f) Information as to why the pers onal interests of the vict im are affected;

(g) Information on t he stage of the proceedi ngs in which t he victi m wishes to

participate, and , if applicable, on the relief sought;

(h) In formation on the extent of legal representat ion, if any, which is envisaged by

the victi m, including the names a nd addresses of potential leg al representatives,

and inform ation on the vict im’s or victims ’ f‌inancia l means to pay for a legal

representative.

3. Vict ims applying for participat ion in the trial and/or appeal proc eedings sha ll, to the

extent possible, make t heir application to the Registr ar before the start of the stage of

the proceeding s in which they want to part icipate.

4. The Registrar may reque st furt her informat ion from vict ims or those pres enting an

application in accorda nce with rule 89, sub-r ule 3, in order to ensu re that such application