The East African Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 2013
“Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of
the Court provided for under Article 23 of the
Treaty;
“Counsel to the Community” means the Counsel to
the Community provided for under Article 69 of
the Treaty;
“Court” means the East African Court of Justice
established under the Treaty and includes a
single Judge exercising any power vested in that
Judge sitting alone;
“Decree” means the formal expression of an
adjudication which, so far as regards the court
expressing it, conclusively determines the rights
of the parties with regard to any of the matters in
controversy in the suit and may be either
preliminary or final.
“Deputy Principal Judge” means the Deputy Principal
Judge of the Court;
“Deputy Registrar” means the Deputy Registrar of the
Court;
“First Instance Division” means the First Instance
Division of the Court provided for under Article
23 of the Treaty;
“Gazette” means the East African Community Gazette;
“Intervener” means a Partner State, the Secretary
General or a resident of a Partner State not a
party to a case before the Court, that is permitted
to intervene in a case in accordance with Section
VIII;
“Judge” means a Judge of the Court serving on the
First Instance Division or the Appellate Division;
“National Court” means a court of competent
jurisdiction in a Partner State;
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