Case No.: IT-02-54-T

IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER

Before:
Judge Patrick Robinson, Presiding
Judge O-Gon Kwon
Judge Iain Bonomy

Registrar:
Mr. Hans Holthuis

Decision of:
1 December 2005

PROSECUTOR

v.

SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC

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ORDER FOR CLARIFICATION OF EXPERT MEDICAL OPINION

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Office of the Prosecutor:

Ms. Carla Del Ponte
Mr. Geoffrey Nice

The Accused:

Mr. Slobodan Milosevic

Court Assigned Counsel:

Mr. Steven Kay, QC
Ms. Gillian Higgins

Amicus Curiae:

Prof. Timothy McCormack

 

THIS TRIAL 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 ("the International Tribunal"),

NOTING the medical report of Dr. van Dijkman of 23 November 2005, in which he states, "As in the past, I strongly advise provision for sufficient rest. On the other hand, it seems to me that a six week rest period is somewhat too much",

CONSIDERING that, in light of this statement by Dr. van Dijkman, it is appropriate for the Trial Chamber to inquire whether he is referring to the rest periods already provided as part of the three-days per week sitting regime, or whether he envisages an extraordinary rest period,

PURSUANT TO Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal

HEREBY ORDERS THE REGISTRAR to urgently obtain from Dr. van Dijkman written clarification as to whether his proposal for sufficient rest is a reference to a period of rest outside the normal sitting regime and, if so, to clarify when and for how long that proposed period of rest should be.

 

Done in English and French, the English text being authoritative.

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Judge Robinson
Presiding

Dated this first day of December 2005
At The Hague
The Netherlands

[Seal of the Tribunal]