The Presidency may, on a case-by-case basis, designate, as available, one or more alternate judges to be present at each stage of the trial and to replace a member of the Trial Chamber if that member is unable to continue attending.

The President of the Court may, in the interest of the proper administration of justice, invite any High Contracting Party which is not a party to the proceedings or any person concerned who is not the applicant to submit written comments or take part in hearings.

(d) A decision that involves an issue that would significantly affect the fair and expeditious conduct of the proceedings or the outcome of the trial, and for which, in the opinion of the Pre-Trial or Trial Chamber, an immediate resolution by the Appeals Chamber may materially advance the proceedings.

As regards the right to a fair trial and access to justice, the EU underlines the importance of improved implementation of the Law on Legal aid, including through simplified application procedures and a narrowing of the gap between legal aid and normal lawyer tariffs.

by amending the legislation on the organisation and working of courts, provide for appropriate judicial protection of the rights of the parties to the proceedings and for the reduction in the number of court backlogs, as well as strive for their removal and for the implementation of the right of the parties to trial within reasonable time.

Provided, that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his or her apprehension and commitment for trial if the offense had been committed there.

Except where article 65 applies and before the completion of the trial, the Trial Chamber may on its own motion and shall, at the request of the Prosecutor or the accused, hold a further hearing to hear any additional evidence or submissions relevant to the sentence, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

(a) Where the Prosecutor has not sought measures pursuant to this article but the Pre-Trial Chamber considers that such measures are required to preserve evidence that it deems would be essential for the defence at trial, it shall consult with the Prosecutor as to whether there is good reason for the Prosecutor's failure to request the measures.

"Provided he has registered to participate in the procedure within the time limit referred to in the third paragraph of Article 36 of this Act, the state defender may file a counter lawsuit, by the end of the main hearing or by the adjudication at a session if a main hearing was not held, whenever a law has been violated to the detriment of the public interest by an administrative act."

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not prevent the reopening of the case in accordance with the law and the penal procedure of the State concerned, if there is evidence of new or newly discovered facts, or if there has been a fundamental defect in the previous proceedings, which could affect the outcome of the case.

The prbvisons of the preceding paragraph shall not prevent the reopening of the case in accordance with law and penal procedure of the State concerned, if there is evidence of new or newly discovered facts, or if there has been a fundamental defect in the previous proceedings', which could affect the outcome of the case.

2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not prevent the reopening of the case in accordance with the law and penal procedure of the State concerned, if there is evidence of new or newly discovered facts, or if there has been a fundamental defect in the previous proceedings, which could affect the outcome of the case.

The Parties undertake, in respect of those judicial districts in which the number of residents using the regional or minority languages justifies the measures specified below, according to the situation of each of these languages and on condition that the use of the facilities afforded by the present paragraph is not considered by the judge to hamper the proper administration of justice:

At trial, the Court may consider a ground for excluding criminal responsibility other than those referred to in paragraph 1 where such a ground is derived from applicable law as set forth in article 21. The procedures relating to the consideration of such a ground shall be provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

Upon the surrender of the person to the Court, or the person's appearance before the Court voluntarily or pursuant to a summons, the Pre-Trial Chamber shall satisfy itself that the person has been informed of the crimes which he or she is alleged to have committed, and of his or her rights under this Statute, including the right to apply for interim release pending trial.

Croatia implements its action plan for the review of in absentia cases and the new provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code on renewal of proceedings and deploying other legal remedies such as protection of legality, ensuring renewal of proceedings requests and renewed trials are properly and impartially handled by all relevant judicial authorities.

When a Contracting Party requests from another Contracting Party the extradition of a person for the purpose of carrying out a sentence or detention order imposed by a decision rendered against him in absentia,. the requested Party may refuse to extradite for this purpose if, in its opinion, the proceedings leading to the judgement did not satisfy the minimum rights of defence recognised as due to everyone charged with criminal offence.

The EU also invites Croatia to implement its action plan for the review of in absentia cases, including implementation of the new provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code on renewal of proceedings and deploying other legal remedies such as protection of legality, thus ensuring that both the requests for the renewal of proceedings and any renewed trials are properly and impartially handled by all relevant judicial authorities.

In the case of offences established in accordance with articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention, each State Party shall take appropriate measures, in accordance with its domestic law and with due regard to the rights of the defence, to seek to ensure that conditions imposed in connection with decisions on release pending trial or appeal take into consideration the need to ensure the presence of the defendant at subsequent criminal proceedings.

In the case of offences established in accordance with this Convention, each State Party shall take appropriate measures, in accordance with its domestic law and with due regard to the rights of the defence, to seek to ensure that conditions imposed in connection with decisions on release pending trial or appeal take into consideration the need to ensure the presence of the defendant at subsequent criminal proceedings.

Member States shall apply in their national criminal laws the 'ne bis in idem' rule, under which a person whose trial has been finally disposed of in a Member State may not be prosecuted in another Member State in respect of the same facts, provided that if a penalty was imposed, it has been enforced, is actually in the process of being enforced or can no longer be enforced under the laws of the sentencing State.

Whenever a State Party is permitted under its domestic law to extradite or otherwise surrender one of its nationals only upon the condition that the person will be returned to that State Party to serve the sentence imposed as a result of the trial or proceedings for which the extradition or surrender of the person was sought and that State Party and the State Party seeking the extradition of the person agree with this option and other terms that they may deem appropriate, such conditional extradition or surrender shall be sufficient to discharge the obligation set forth in paragraph 10 of this article.

Whenever a State Party is permitted under its domestic law to extradite or otherwise surrender one of its nationals only upon the condition that the person will be returned to that State Party to serve the sentence imposed as a result of the trial or proceedings for which the extradition or surrender of the person was sought and that State Party and the State Party seeking the extradition of the person agree with this option and other terms that they may deem appropriate, such conditional extradition or surrender shall be sufficient to discharge the obligation set forth in paragraph 11 of this article.

Norway and Iceland, on the one hand, and the European Union, on behalf of any of its Member States, on the other hand, may notify each other that, for relations of States with other States to which the same notification applies, consent is presumed to have been given for the prosecution, sentencing or detention with a view to the carrying out of a custodial sentence or detention order for an offence committed prior to his or her surrender, other than that for which he or she was surrendered, unless in a particular case the executing judicial authority states otherwise in its decision on surrender.

It is his/her responsibility to ensure the correct penalty or the correct judgment is given on the gates within his/her section.

The gates must be placed with correct presentation clearly indicated (by colour of poles and the number board), and sufficient room be allowed, to permit a correct negotiation and judgement of penalties without uncertainty.

Nevertheless, the high-profile media reporting on this case mobilized the public.

In particular, it seeks to ensure full respect for the right to a fair trial as recognised in Article 47 of the Charter.

A just punishment would be one that would be pronounced and executed by animal protectors (or, to be more precise, they would 'settle accounts' with offenders) in a quick procedure, without court hearings or extenuating circumstances.

It would be most just if the torturers were handed over to animal protectors who would settle accounts with them quickly and without hearings or taking into account potential extenuating circumstances. (Müller 2000).

35 An example of this would be the use of jj instead of of (short for Osvobodilna Fronta) in the well-known symbol of the Liberation Front (a WWII liberation movement) during the 'Trial of the Four' in the spring of 1988. JJ are the initials of Janez Janša, at that time a journalist for the Mladina weekly magazine, who was one of the four people accused of treason by the military in the political trial. The Liberation Front was an anti-Fascist national liberation organization established in 1941 to resist the occupation. Another example would be the use of SQ (Slovenian Quality) on the placards carried at the protests in support of the disposed minister Janez Janša in 1994.

Journalists from developed democracies, where suits against media or media people are frequent, have in particular expressed their fear that these codes could be used in legal actions against them to prove breaches of professional obligations (Vidic 1996: 52).

Reiterating its confidence in the structure and functioning of the legal systems of the Member States and in their ability to guarantee a fair trial;

Adjournment of action such as judgment, preliminary hearing, attempted amicable settlement, hearing of witnesses, meeting of parties, meeting of creditors or associates, taking of oath, etc.

Where the special circumstances of a case and the proper administration of justice require, the Court or the President may derogate from any of these Instructions to the Registrar.

MINDFUL of the guarantees under their respective legal systems which provide an accused person with the right to a fair trial, including the right to adjudication by an impartial tribunal established pursuant to law,

Consultations under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement were held on 19 October 2000, at which the Fijian authorities explained their point of view and made specific commitments particularly as regards the timetable for constitutional revision, the holding of free and fair elections before the end of June 2002 and the bringing to justice of those responsible for the 19 May coup.

In particular, it seeks to ensure full respect for the right to a fair trial as recognised in Article 47 of the Charter.

In the interests both of the parties themselves and of the proper administration of justice, pleadings must concentrate on essential matters and be as brief as possible.

the principle of ne bis in idem must be respected as regards the initiation of infringement procedures;

b. ab ab interference with private causes of action, including the prevention, investigation or detection of legal claims or the right to a fair trial;

a. ab ab interference with execution or enforcement of the law, including the prevention, investigation or detection of offenses or the right to a fair trial;

Orders summoning parties to appear, such as setting of dates for judgment, preliminary hearing, attempted amicable settlement, hearing of witnesses, meeting of parties, meeting of creditors or associates, taking of.oath, etc...

If in any Chamber of three or five Judges the number of Judges assigned to that Chamber is higher than three or five respectively, the President of the Chamber shall decide which of the Judges will be called upon to take part in the judgment of the case.

The European Union will continue to monitor events in Fiji, particularly with respect to the maintenance of law and order, the election campaign, the formation of a legitimate Government, and the bringing to trial of Mr George Speight and his associates.

These consultations took place in Brussels on 19 October 2000. A number of key issues were addressed, and the Fijian authorities, represented by Mr. Kaliopate Tavola, Minister of Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Sugar, of the Interim Government of Fiji, presented their point of view and made a series of commitments concerning a timetable for constitutional revision, the holding of free, democratic elections within 18 months and the bringing to justice of those responsible for the coup.

The Court of Justice of the European Communities shall have jurisdiction to give judgment pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in a contract concluded by the Agency.

encourages the Rwandan authorities to continue raising awareness, among the population in general and genocide survivors in particular, of the need to accept these principles, in order to deal simultaneously with the problem of impunity and to reach a pragmatic solution to the alarming problem of a large prison population awaiting trial under precarious conditions of detention;

MINDFUL of the guarantees under their respective legal systems which provide for the right to a fair trial to an extradited person, including the right to adjudication by an impartial tribunal established pursuant to law, DESIRING to conclude an Agreement relating to the extradition of offenders,

interference with private causes of action, including the prevention, investigation or detection of legal claims or the right to a fair trial;