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

2. Appeals and Petitions for Clemency

The Appeals Chamber decided five appeals from judgement, as well as 23 interlocutory appeals.

The Supreme Court record indicates that 25 civil appeals and four criminal appeals were filed in 1993 38 civil appeals and five criminal appeals were filed in 1994 38 civil appeals and eight criminal appeals were filed in 1995 47 civil appeals and nine criminal appeals were filed in 1996 and seven civil appeals and seven criminal appeals were filed in 1997 as of 12 February.

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.

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Appeals

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Taking into account an estimated time for appeals of between four and six months, the appeals could finish by mid 2006.

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.

Appeals process

Cash appeals.

Emergency appeals.

The State Security Court reportedly does not allow for appeals.

Appeals for clemency should provide effective opportunities to safeguard lives.

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

Review and appeals

COURT OF APPEALS

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.

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.

23. Under the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Appeals Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia also serves as the Appeals Chamber for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

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

(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

Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP)

Consolidated and flash appeals

The Administrative Appeals Board

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(ii) Review of requests by staff for administrative review preparation and submission of respondents' replies to appeals filed with the Joint Appeals Board and representation of the Secretary General at panels for hearings

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.

(d) Appeals and disciplinary matters

(a) Appeals on the merits

They also withdrew their appeals.

(iii) Review of classification appeals

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

The appeals court hears all kinds of appeals against judgements handed down by courts of first instance.

(c) Streamlining the appeals procedures so as to provide for (i) quick settlement of minor disputes prior to the appeals stage, (ii) a mechanism to reject applications for review that were frivolous and (iii) more efficient handling of cases that reached the Joint Appeals Board (JAB) and the Administrative Tribunal.

The Appeals Chamber granted a motion under rule 115 for admission of additional evidence.

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Complementarity of functions related to appeals

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(b) Interlocutory appeals most significant decisions

Urgent appeals transmitted and replies received