Proposals of the International Criminal Court’s internal Working Group on Lessons Learnt to amend four provisions of the ICC Rules of Procedure and Evidence concerning language issues and absence of a trial judge have been submitted to the Study Group on Governance of the ICC Assembly of States Parties. Before commenting on the proposed rule changes, as a general point, Amnesty International stresses that the rights of the accused to a fair trial must be protected in the process of seeking to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the ICC’s judicial process.
