The Special Tribunal for Lebanon issued a press release on Monday, declaring that the tribunal’s Judges approved at a Plenary meeting amendments to the Tribunal's Rules of Procedure and Evidence (RPE).
The amendments are designed to improve and streamline the Tribunal's procedures.
Specifically, they address the excusal and disqualification of Judges (Rule 25) and harmonizing the Rules with the Tribunal's Host State Agreement (Rules 78 (C) and 103).
In accordance with Rule 5 (H), these amendments shall enter into force seven days after their issuance today.
The updated RPE are available on the STL website.