Rule 61 Intervention 1. A State Party may, in accordance with Article 5(2) of the Protocol, seek to intervene in a case. 2. The Court may, in the interest of justice, authorise any other person who has interest in a case to intervene. 3. An Application to intervene shall indicate: a) the names and addresses of the Applicant or his/her representatives, if any; b) the Applicant’s interest in the case; c) the purpose of the intervention; and d) a list of all supporting documents. 4. An Application for leave to intervene shall be filed as soon as possible, and, in any case, before the close of pleadings. However, under exceptional circumstances, the Court may grant leave for an Application for intervention to be filed after the close of pleadings. 5. Copies of the Application for leave to intervene shall be communicated forthwith to the parties to the case, who shall be entitled to submit their written submissions within a time-limit fixed by the President. The Registrar shall also transmit copies of the Application to any other concerned entity mentioned under Rule 39 of these Rules. 6. Where the Court rules that the Application is admissible, it shall fix a time limit within which the intervening party shall submit its written observations. Such submissions shall be forwarded by the Registrar to the parties to the case, who may file written submissions in reply within a deadline set by the Court. 7. The intervening party shall be entitled, in the course of the oral proceedings, if the Court decides to hold any, to present submissions in respect of the subject of the intervention. 41 | P a g e