It appeals to pity. It appeals to something called charity.

Currently, 27 appeals are pending (both ICTY and ICTR) comprising 13 appeals from Judgements, nine interlocutory appeals, two 11bis referral appeals, two review proceedings and one appeal from a decision of the ICTR President.

The Working Group on Speeding up Appeals, chaired by Judge Mumba and assisted by Judge Schomburg and myself, completed its work in July 2005 and circulated a final report with concrete proposals for improving the procedures, methods and working practices of the Appeals Chamber regarding interlocutory appeals, appeals from Judgements, appeals from guilty pleas and sentencing appeals.

Appeals against this decision were dismissed by the Appeals Chamber on 24 September 2003.

Second, the Working Group suggested means for accelerating appeals other than appeals from Judgements.

Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP)

This increase is further compounded by the fact that the Appeals Chambers considers ICTY appeals as well.

(d) Appeals and disciplinary matters

(a) Appeals on the merits

As the Appeals Chamber's workload increases, consideration is still being given to increasing the capacity of the Appeals Chamber by having two Benches of five Judges available for the disposition of appeals.

All of their appeals concerning the issuance of visas are pending before the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Complementarity of functions related to appeals

Appeals from Judgement 4 Review 0

(b) Interlocutory appeals most significant decisions

Appeals of trial judgements in a further six cases (involving 10 convicted persons), 28 interlocutory appeals and one application for review of a trial judgement were also received by the Appeals Chamber during this period.

The Working Group recommended that Rule 116bis, the Rule concerning expedited appeals procedures which, inter alia, allows appeals to be disposed of entirely on the written briefs, be expanded to include Rule 11bis appeals of referral decisions as well as appeals of contempt or false testimony convictions under Rules 77 and 91.

During the period under review, there was a significant increase in the workload of the Appeals Chamber, with appeals of judgement in 10 cases, as well as 28 interlocutory appeals and 1 motion for review under consideration.

Interlocutory Appeals 23 Contempt 1 Referral 2

2 Total number of Appeals pending 27

Interlocutory Appeals 9 Contempt 0 Referral 2

The Appeals Chamber has also continued to operate at full capacity and has disposed of 30 appeals both from the ICTY and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR ), since the last report. Of those, four have been Appeals Judgements, 23 have been decisions on interlocutory appeals, one has been a contempt decision, and two have been referral decisions.

The Appeals Chamber has disposed of 30 appeals, from both this Tribunal and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) since the last report.

Their impact is already being felt. They have been and will continue to result in increased efficiency of appeals proceedings before the Appeals Chamber.

Appeals by Members for a change of assessments

In the Appeals Chamber four judgements were delivered.

We continue to make appeals to that end.

(e) Administration of justice secretariat services to the Joint Appeals Board Joint Disciplinary Committee, Vienna, processing of Board Committee recommendations on appeals and disciplinary cases.

Indeed, the increasing workload of the Appeals Chamber, which is common to both Tribunals, makes it difficult to estimate when all the appeals will be completed.

(ii) Preparation and submission of respondent's reply to appeals filed before the Joint Appeals Board and representation of the Secretary General at a panel for hearings

(b) Processing and considering appeals in Geneva and Nairobi

(d) 10 appeals involving 13 accused are in progress

Appeals procedures are functioning well over 90 per cent of appeals (74 of 81) against decisions related to the register and cadastre were resolved within obligatory time frames.

B. United Nations Dispute Tribunal and United Nations Appeals Tribunal

(d) Grounds of appeal before the United Nations Appeals Tribunal

1.59 The 2004 Emergency Appeals were underfunded by 98.4 million.

Appeals and requests to the prison governor have gone unanswered.

But the effect of that presentation is, it appeals to sympathy.

The functions of the Administrative Law Unit related to appeals include

3 See Occupied Palestinian Territory 2005 Projects, Consolidated Appeals Process, OCHA.

Acted as an Appeals Court from decisions of the Local Courts.

1 Total number of Appeals Completed from 26 May 2005 30

Appeals from Judgement 13 Review 2 From decision of President 1

Over and above emergency interventions under the Regional Humanitarian Strategic Framework for Southern Africa, the humanitarian community is mounting its response through country specific initiatives, including flash appeals and consolidated appeals.

The Appeals Chamber delivered four judgements on appeals on the merits in respect of five persons between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2005 (the Niyitegeka, Ntakirutimana, Semanza and Kajelijeli judgements).

By a majority decision, the Appeals Chamber held that the remaining judges had erred in the exercise of their discretion and, accordingly, granted the appeals and quashed the impugned decision.6