IN THE APPEALS CHAMBER
Before:
Judge Theodor Meron, Presiding
Judge Fausto Pocar
Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen
Judge Florence Mumba
Judge Inés Mónica Weinberg de Roca
Registrar:
Mr. Hans Holthuis
Order of:
22 October 2003
THE PROSECUTOR
v.
SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
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ORDER ON THE SCHEDULE OF BRIEFING
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Counsel for the Prosecutor:
The Accused:
Slobodan Milosevic
Amici Curiae:
Mr. Steven Kay, QC
Mr. Branislav Tapuskovic
Mr. Timothy L.H. McCormack
THE APPEALS CHAMBER of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia Since 1991,
NOTING the "Interlocutory Appeal by the Amici Curiae Against the Trial Chamber Order Concerning the Presentation and Preparation of the Defence Case Dated 17 September 2003," filed 1 October 2003;
NOTING the "Response to Interlocutory Appeal Filed by the Amici Curiae on 1 October 2003 Against the Trial Chamber’s Order Concerning the Presentation and Preparation of the Defence Case Dated 17 September 2003," filed by the Prosecution on 10 October 2003;
NOTING that the Accused has not filed a brief in this appeal;
CONSIDERING that the Accused is representing himself and that the issue in this appeal has a direct bearing on the ability of the Accused to prepare his defence;
CONSIDERING that, under the Practice Direction on Procedure for the Filing of Written Submissions in Appeal Proceedings Before the International Tribunal, Document IT/155, a party in an interlocutory appeal is given 10 days to file a response;
HEREBY INFORMS the Accused that if he wishes to file a brief in this appeal for the consideration by the Appeals Chamber, he should do so no later than Monday, 3 November 2003.
Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative.
Dated this 22nd day of October 2003,
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.
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Judge Theodor Meron
Presiding
[Seal of the Tribunal]