p. 4: CONSIDERING that, while the Appeals Chamber has the authority to issue orders to States pursuant to Article 29 of the Statute of the Tribunal and Rules 54 and 107 of the Rules, an order by the Appeals Chamber on the Motion is not necessary for the purposes of an investigation or for the preparation of Pandurević’s appeal[1]

12. […] The Appeals Chamber further recalls that

where the Directive expressly provides for a review of the Registrar’s decision, the Trial Chamber cannot interfere in the Registrar’s decision, and its only option is to stay the trial until that procedure has been completed. Where, however, the Directive does not expressly provide for a review of the Registrar’s decision, the Trial Chamber, pursuant to its statutory obligation to ensure the fairness of the trial, is competent to review the Registrar’s decision in the light of its effect upon the fairness of the trial.[1]

In the present case, as Pavković himself points out, no definitive decision has yet been rendered by the Registry on the merits of his request for additional hours.[2] Therefore, the Appeals Chamber can only intervene in the matter once a decision is rendered by the Registry and the review procedure in relation to such a decision under Article 31 of the Directive is completed, and if it is satisfied that the matter affects the fairness of the appeal proceedings.

The Appeals Chamber restated the applicable law with respect to the admissibility of the additional evidence on appeal:

5. Further, according to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Tribunal (“Rules”), for additional evidence to be admissible on appeal, the following requirements must be met. The Appeals Chamber must find “that the additional evidence was not available at trial and is relevant and credible.” When determining the availability at trial, the Appeals Chamber will be mindful of the following principles:

[T]he party in question must show that it sought to make “appropriate use of all mechanisms of protection and compulsion available under the Statute and the Rules of the International Tribunal to bring evidence […] before the Trial Chamber.” In this connection, Counsel is expected to apprise the Trial Chamber of all the difficulties he or she encounters in obtaining the evidence in question, including any problems of intimidation, and his or her inability to locate certain witnesses. The obligation to apprise the Trial Chamber constitutes not only a first step in exercising due diligence but also a means of self-protection in that non-cooperation of the prospective witness is recorded contemporaneously.[1]

With regard to relevance, the Appeals Chamber will consider whether the proposed evidence sought to be admitted relates to a material issue. As to credibility, the Appeals Chamber will admit evidence at this stage only if it appears to be reasonably capable of belief or reliance. Admission of the evidence is without prejudice to the later determination of the weight that the new evidence will be afforded.[2]

6. Once it has been determined that the additional evidence meets these conditions, the Appeals Chamber will determine whether the evidence “could have been a decisive factor in reaching the decision at trial.”[3] To satisfy this, the evidence must be such that it could have had an impact on the verdict, i.e. it, in the case of a request by a defendant, it could have shown that a conviction was unsafe.[4] Accordingly, the additional evidence must be directed at a specific finding of fact related to a conviction or to the sentence.

7. The Appeals Chamber has considered that, where the additional evidence is relevant and credible, but was available at trial, or could have been discovered through the exercise of due diligence, the evidence may still be admitted if the moving party establishes that its exclusion would amount to a miscarriage of justice, inasmuch as, had it been adduced at trial, it would have had an impact on the verdict.[5]

8. The Appeals Chamber recalls that, whether the additional evidence was available at trial or not, it must always be assessed in the context of the evidence presented at trial, and not in isolation.[6]

6. As a preliminary matter, the Appeals Chamber notes that the Impugned Decision was rendered after the close of the trial and appeal proceedings in Kamuhanda’s case[1] and that, therefore, Rule 80(B) of the Rules, which requires certification to appeal a decision rendered at trial, by its plain language is not applicable in the present case.[2] The Appeals Chamber further observes that Rule 86 of the Rules, which regulates measures for the protection of victims and witnesses, does not expressly provide for an appeal as of right or address the issue of whether a decision rendered by a Single Judge after the close of trial and appeal proceedings is subject to appeal. In interpreting an equivalent provision in the ICTR Rules, the ICTR Appeals Chamber has held that an applicant is entitled to appeal a decision on witness protective measures which was rendered after the close of the trial and appeal proceedings.[3] Bearing this practice in mind and in light of the importance of the protection of victims and witnesses to the proper functioning of the Mechanism,[4] the Appeals Chamber considers that it has jurisdiction over this appeal.