PART I
Introductory

Chapter 2. RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT

§2.4. Presence of the defendant.

1. Presence of defendant generally.

Except as otherwise provided by this section, a defendant shall be present at his arraignment, when a plea of guilty is made, at every stage of the trial including the impaneling of the jury and the return of the verdict, and at the imposition of sentence. The defendant shall have the right to be present at the taking of any depositions taken at the instance of the prosecution.

Article 63
Trial in the presence of the accused
2. If the accused, being present before the Court, continues to disrupt the trial, the Trial Chamber may remove the accused and shall make provision for him or her to observe the trial and instruct counsel from outside the courtroom, through the use of communications technology, if required. Such measures shall be taken only in exceptional circumstances after other reasonable alternatives have proved inadequate, and only for such duration as is strictly required.

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(d) Subject to article 63, paragraph 2, to be present at the trial, to conduct the defence in person or through legal assistance of the accused's choosing, to be informed, if the accused does not have legal assistance, of this right and to have legal assistance assigned by the Court in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment if the accused lacks sufficient means to pay for it