IN THE TRIAL CHAMBER

Before: Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, Presiding

Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito

Judge Saad Saood Jan

Registrar: Mrs. Dorothee de Sampayo Garrido-Nijgh

Order of: 11 April 1997

PROSECUTOR

v.

TIHOMIR BLASKIC

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ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE

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To: The Office of the Prosecutor

To: The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and

To: Defence Minister Ante Jelavic, the successor of the Custodian of the Records of the Central Archive of what was formerly the Ministry of Defence of the Croatian Community of Herceg Bosna

To: The Republic of Croatia, and

To: Defence Minister Gojko Susak, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Croatia

To: Mr. Allain Pellet, for Juristes sans frontières

 

THE TRIAL CHAMBER

HAVING CONSIDERED the request of Mr. Allain Pellet for Juristes sans frontières, filed on 7 April 1997 for leave to appear as amicus curiae in this matter,

NOTING that no objection was made by the parties to the acceptance of Mr. Pellet, for Juristes sans frontières, as amicus curiae,

NOTING that the written brief of Mr. Pellet accompanied the application for leave to appear as amicus curiae,

NOTING FURTHER that Mr. Pellet is willing to attend the hearing scheduled for Wednesday 16 April 1997,

PURSUANT TO RULE 74

HEREBY

(1) GRANTS LEAVE to the said Mr. Allain Pellet, for Juristes sans frontières, to appear as amicus curiae;

(2) ACCEPTS the submission of the written brief; and

(3) INVITES Mr. Pellet to attend the hearing scheduled for Wednesday 16 April 1997 in order to respond to questions from Judges of the Trial Chamber and to provide any further assistance the Trial Chamber may require.

Gabrielle Kirk McDonald
Presiding Judge

Dated this eleventh day of April 1997
At The Hague
The Netherlands

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