Special Court for Sierra Leone: Appeals Chamber upholds urgent motion for reconsideration or review of “scheduling order”.
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On 5 December, 2012 the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) upheld the Defences’ motion to reschedule the oral hearings of the Charles Taylor appeals, previously scheduled for 6 and 7 December 2012.
The Chamber ordered that oral hearing of the appeals will commence at 10:00am on 22 January 2013 in The Hague.
The order further declares that all other matters pertaining to questions from the bench, the parties’ submissions on issues and timing during the oral hearing as contained in the previous order remain the same.