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23.
Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 6 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
stipulate that:
[...]
2.
The Court may appoint other commissions for specific matters. In urgent cases,
they may be appointed by the President if the Court is not in session.
3.
The commissions shall be governed by the provisions of these Rules, as
applicable.
24.
While Article 13 of this instrument indicates that:
The quorum
25.
for the deliberations of the Court shall consist of five judges.
Article 14(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court establishes that:
Hearings shall be public and shall be held at the seat of the Court. When exceptional
circumstances so warrant, the Court may decide to hold a hearing in private or at a
different location. The Court shall decide who may attend such hearings. Even in these
cases, however, minutes shall be kept in the manner prescribed in Article 42 of these
Rules.
26.
In this respect, Article 42 of these Rules of Procedure indicates that:
1.
a.
Minutes shall be taken at each hearing and shall contain the following:
the names of the judges present;
b.
the names of those persons referred to in Articles 21, 22 and 23 of these Rules,
who are present at the hearing;
c.
the names and personal information of the witnesses, expert witnesses and
other persons appearing at the hearing;
d.
statements made expressly for the record by the States Parties, by the
Commission, by the victims or alleged victims, by their next of kin or their duly
accredited representatives;
e.
the statements of the witnesses, expert witnesses and other persons appearing
at the hearing, as well as the questions posed to them and the replies thereto;
f.
the text of the questions posed by the judges and the replies thereto;
g.
the text of any decisions rendered by the Court during the hearing.
2.
The Agents, Delegates, victims or alleged victims, their next of kin or their duly
accredited representatives, and also the witnesses, expert witnesses and other persons
appearing at the hearing, shall receive a copy of the relevant parts of the transcript of
the hearing to enable them, subject to the control of the Secretary, to correct any errors
in transcription. The Secretary shall set the time limits for this purpose, in accordance
with the instructions of the President.
3.
The minutes shall be signed by the President and the Secretary, and the latter
shall attest to their accuracy.
4.
Copies of the minutes shall be transmitted to the Agents, the Delegates, the
victims and the alleged victims, their next of kin or their duly accredited representatives.
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