Chapter 6. Trial procedure

• Author: International Criminal Court
• Pages: 55-60

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Rules of Procedure and Evidence

Chapter 6.

Trial procedure

Rule 131

Record of the proceedings transmitted by the Pre-Trial Chamber

1. The Registrar shall maintain the record of the proceedings transmitted by

the Pre-Trial Chamber, pursuant to rule 121, sub-rule 10.

2. Subject to any restrictions concerning conf‌identiality and the protection of national

security information, the record may be consulted by the Prosecutor, the defence, the

representatives of States when they participate in the proceedings, and the victims or

their legal representatives participating in the proceedings pursuant to rules 89 to 91.

Rule 132

Status conferences

1. Promptly after it is constituted, the Trial Chamber shall hold a status conference in order

to set the date of the trial. The Trial Chamber, on its own motion, or at the request of the

Prosecutor or the defence, may postpone the date of the trial. The Trial Chamber shall

notify the trial date to all those participating in the proceedings. The Trial Chamber shall

ensure that this date and any postponements are made public.

2. In order to facilitate the fair and expeditious conduct of the proceedings,

the Trial Chamber may confer with the parties by holding status conferences as necessary.

Rule 132 bis6

Designation of a judge for the preparation of the trial

1. In exercising its authority under article 64, paragraph 3 (a), a Trial Chamber may designate

one or more of its members for the purposes of ensuring the preparation of the trial.

2. The judge shall take all necessary preparatory measures in order to facilitate the fair and

expeditious conduct of the trial proceedings, in consultation with the Trial Chamber.

3. The judge may at any time, proprio motu or, if appropriate, at the request of a party, refer

specif‌ic issues to the Trial Chamber for its decision. A majority of the Trial Chamber may

also decide proprio motu or, if appropriate, at the request of a party, to deal with issues

that could otherwise be dealt with by the judge.

4. In order to fulf‌il his or her responsibilities for the preparation of the trial, the judge may

hold status conferences and render orders and decisions. The judge may also establish a

work plan indicating the obligations the parties are required to meet pursuant to this rule

and the dates by which these obligations must be fulf‌illed.

5. The functions of the judge may be performed in relation to preparatory issues, whether

or not they arise before or after the commencement of the trial. These issues may include:

(a) Ensuring proper disclosure between the parties;

(b) Ordering protective measures where necessary;

6 A s amended by resolut ion ICC-ASP/11/Res.2.