Judicial Supplement 7 - The Prosecutor v. Dusko Tadic

The Prosecutor v. Dusko Tadic - Case No. IT-94-1-A

"Order Remitting Sentencing to a Trial Chamber"

10 September 1999
Judges Shahabuddeen (Presiding), Cassesse, Wang, Nieto-Navia and Mumba

Sentencing forum.

The Appeals Chamber is competent to remit sentencing to a Trial Chamber to be designated by the President of the Tribunal.

The Appeals Chamber’s Judgment of 15 July 1999 found Dusko Tadic guilty of counts on which he had been acquitted by the Trial Chamber¹. The Appeals Chamber considered that it is sufficient for it to decide that it to can remit sentencing to a Trial Chamber to be designated by the President of the Tribunal². In the circumstances of the case, it prefers to do so rather than to pronounce sentences itself.

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1. See counts referred to in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) of the disposition of the Judgement. See Judicial Supplement No. 6.
2. See Order of the President assigning Judges to a Trial Chamber, Case No. IT-94-1-Tbis-R117, 15 September 1999.