Lahore High Court
The new location is closer to the ICC detention centre and is in the International Zone of the City of The Hague. Appeals judges render decisions on appeals from the Prosecutor or Defence. Trial judges hear the evidence from the Prosecutor, Defence, and the Victims’ lawyers, render a verdict, and if a person is found guilty, the sentence and decision on reparations. In the absence of a UNSC referral of an act of aggression, the Prosecutor may initiate an investigation on her own initiative or upon request from a State Party. Before the Prosecutor can investigate, she must conduct a preliminary examination considering such matters as sufficient evidence, jurisdiction, gravity, complementarity, and the interests of justice. The victims and the convicted person may appeal an order for reparations. The session begins with the announcement of opinions - decisions in argued cases - followed by the swearing in of new members to the Bar of the Supreme Court. The case concerned the applicant...