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Trial Monitoring: A Reference Manual for Practitioners
that wishes to retain the option of in-depth case analysis, while also monitoring a large number of
cases to make systemic conclusions using quantitative approaches.
An example of an open organized template is provided below, from the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and
Herzegovina. The organization of discrete issues requiring narrative analysis is found in Section III
of the reporting template.
Example of an Open Organized Reporting Template
I. CASE INFORMATION
Hearing date:
Nature of hearing:
Defendant Name(s):
Case name:
Court file number:
Indictment number:
Charge:
Date indictment confirmed:
Plea:
Date of plea:
Date of Court Ordered Custody:
Date first preliminary motion made and type:
Defendant age/ethnicity/gender/citizenship:
Victim age/ethnicity/gender/citizenship:
Court:
Judge(s):
Prosecutor:
Defence Attorney(private/ex officio):
Next hearing date:
Verdict and sentence:
II. PROCEEDING/HEARING INFORMATION
Summary
III. ANALYSIS OF ADHERENCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
1. Custody
2. Independence and impartiality of the tribunal and presumption of innocence
3. Instruction on rights
4. Right to a public trial
5. Right to have the free assistance of an interpreter
6. Right to effective legal assistance
7. Adequate time and facilities for the preparation of the defence
8. Right to examine and have examined witnesses
9. Reasonable length of proceedings
10. Verdict: publicity, timeliness of delivery, reasoning, sentencing
11. Right to appeal
12. Witness related issues
13. Mental incapacity
14. Equality of arms principle
15. Other issues
16. Practices of relevance
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