Internal Rule 23 (4) [as per rev. 3]

<div><b>Rule 23. Civil Party Action by Victims</b></div><div><i>(Amended on 5 September 2008 and 6 March 2009)</i>&nbsp;</div><div><u><br></u></div><div><u>[Editor's note: This version of the &nbsp;rule has been amended at subsequent ECCC plenary sessions}</u></div><div><br></div><div>4. A victim who wishes to be joined as a Civil Party before the Trial Chamber shall submit such application in writing in accordance with the regulations set forth in the Practice Direction on Victim Participation. To be admissible, civil party applications must be filed within the Victims Unit at least 10 (ten) working days before the initial hearing. The President may, by special decision, extend or shorten the above-mentioned deadline. After a formal verification, the Victims Unit, without any delay, shall forward applications to the Greffier of the Trial Chamber. The Trial Chamber may, by written reasoned decision, declare the Civil Party application inadmissible. A Victim who has filed a Civil Party application during the investigation shall not be required to renew the application before the Chambers. Except where the Trial Chamber has rejected an application which has been filed outside the time limit specified in this sub-rule, a decision of the Trial Chamber may be appealed to the Supreme Court Chamber. An appeal does not stay the proceedings before the Trial Chamber.</div>