Cassese Issues Direction on Role of Defense Office Head during Court Proceedings
The President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Judge Antonio Cassese, has issued a practice direction on the role of the head of the STL Defense Office, STL's press office announced Thursday.
"This is a guideline for conduct during court proceedings and it was written because of the novelty of the defense office," the press office clarified in a communiqué.
It noted that "the STL is the only international tribunal with a defense office that has the same status as other organs like Chambers, the Office of the Prosecutor and the Registry."
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