Burden of proof showing which outcome would best serve the interests of justice
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Decision on Substitute Judge and New Material - 22.10.2004 |
KAREMERA et al. (ICTR-98-44-AR15bis.2) |
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52. … In the circumstances to which Rule 15bis(D) is addressed, it is not for a party to move the court, rather, the Rule allows the remaining Judges to take the initiative and act in their discretion, namely, decide to continue the proceedings with a substitute Judge if, taking all the circumstances into account, they unanimously determine that doing so would serve the interests of justice. The parties have a right to be heard before the decision is made, but they bear no burden of proving that continuing or not continuing the proceedings would better serve the interests of justice. Accordingly, it would constitute an error on the part of the remaining Judges to take into account that Defence submissions have not demonstrated that re-starting the trial would serve the interests of justice. |
ICTR Rule Rule 15 bis ICTY Rule Rule 15 bis |