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  Annual Report 2001
                 
 

Table of contents

PREAMBLE

TITLE I - ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAMBER

Chapter 1 - The Chamber

Rule 1 - Independence of the Chamber
Rule 2 - Plenary Chamber and Panels

Chapter 2 - Members of the Chamber

Rule 3 - Irremovability of members and solemn declaration
Rule 4 - Order of precedence
Rule 5 - Resignation of a member

Chapter 3 - Presidency of the Chamber

Rule 6 - Duties of the President of the Chamber
Rule 7 - Presidency of the Panels
Rule 8 - Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber and of the Panels
Rule 9 - Duties of the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber and of the Panels
Rule 10 - Substitution for the President and the Vice-President
Rule 11 - Members prevented from presiding
Rule 12 - Withdrawal of the President or the Vice-President

Chapter 4 - Secretariat of the Chamber

Rule 13 - Appointment of the Executive Officer, the Registrar and other staff
Rule 14 - Duties of the Registrar
Rule 15 - The register of applications

TITLE II - THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CHAMBER

Chapter 1 - General Rules

Rule 16 - The seat of the Chamber
Rule 17 - Sessions of the Chamber
Rule 18 - Confidentiality of deliberations
Rule 19 - Voting
Rule 20 - Records of deliberations and hearings
Rule 21 - Safeguards for the impartiality of the members
Rule 22 - Withdrawal of members
Rule 23 - Quorum after withdrawal of members

Chapter 2 - The Plenary Chamber

Rule 24 - Applications determined by the Plenary Chamber
Rule 25 - Quorum of the Plenary Chamber

Chapter 3 - The Panels

Rule 26 - Constitution of the Panels
Rule 27 - Succession of Panel members
Rule 28 - Quorum and meetings of the Panels
Rule 29 - Referral of applications to the Plenary Chamber and the Panels

TITLE III - PROCEDURE

Chapter 1 - General Rules

Rule 30 - Official languages
Rule 31 - Representation of Parties to the Agreement
Rule 32 - Presentation of applications by applicants; representation of applicants
Rule 32 bis - Applications addressed to the Human Rights Commission
Rule 32 ter - Amici curiae
Rule 33 - Action by the Chamber in specific cases
Rule 34 - Joinder of applications
Rule 35 - Priority of particular applications
Rule 36 - Provisional measures

Chapter 2 - Hearings

Rule 37 - Public nature and organisation of hearings
Rule 38 - Failure by a party to appear
Rule 39 - Summoning of individual applicants, experts and witnesses
Rule 40 - Solemn declaration of witnesses and experts
Rule 41 - Conduct of hearings
Rule 42 - Records of hearings
Rule 43 - Costs

Chapter 3 - Amicable Resolutions

Rule 44 - Amicable resolutions

Chapter 4 - Submission and Content of Applications

Rule 45 - Form of applications
Rule 46 - Content of applications

Chapter 5 - Proceedings on the Admissibility of an Application

Rule 47 - Inter-Party applications
Rule 47 bis - Applications pending before the Human Rights Ombudsperson
Rule 48 - Information to respondent Party in urgent cases
Rule 49 - First consideration and written proceedings
Rule 50 - Further written proceedings or hearings in particular cases
Rule 51 - Time-limits
Rule 52 - Decision on admissibility

Chapter 6 - Procedure after the Admission of an Application

Rule 53 - Consideration of the merits
Rule 54 - Provisional opinions
Rule 55 - Decisions under Article VIII paragraph 3 of the Agreement

Chapter 7 - The Decision of the Chamber on the Merits

Rule 56 - Failure by a party to appear or to present its case
Rule 57 - Form of the decision on the merits
Rule 58 - Content of the decision on the merits
Rule 59 - Decision on monetary relief
Rule 60 - Delivery of the decision
Rule 61 - Separate opinions and statements of dissent

Chapter 8 - Publication of Decisions

Rule 62 - Publication of decisions

Chapter 9 - Review Proceedings

Rule 63 - Request for review
Rule 64 - Procedure for deciding a request for review
Rule 65 - Procedure after acceptance of a request for review
Rule 66 - Finality and binding nature of decisions

TITLE IV - RELATIONS OF THE CHAMBER
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON

Rule 67 - Links with the Office of the Ombudsperson
Rule 68 - Procedural position of the Ombudsperson

FINAL TITLE

Rule 69 - Amendment and suspension of these Rules
Rule 70 - Notification of these Rules