UN Security Council
2007

for appeal or review, respectively. It shall take strict measures to prevent any action that may cause unreasonable delay. 2. A Chamber may admit any relevant evidence that it deems to have probative value and exclude such evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the need to ensure a fair trial. 3. A Chamber may receive the evidence of a witness orally or, where the interests of justice allow, in written form. 4. In cases not otherwise provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, a Chamber shall apply rules of evidence that will best favour a fair determination of the matter before it and are consonant with the spirit of the Statute and the general principles of law. 07-36357 19 S/RES/1757 (2007) Article 22 Trials in absentia 1. The Special Tribunal shall conduct trial proceedings in the absence of the accused, if he or she: (a) Has expressly and in writing waived his or her right to be present; (b) Has not been handed over to the Tribunal by the State authorities concerned;