Rule 66 Pilot-judgment procedure 1. The Court, on its own accord or upon a request from the parties, may initiate a pilot-judgment procedure where a number of Applications filed against the same Respondent(s) reveal the existence of a structural or systemic problem in the Respondent State(s). a) The Registrar shall, before initiating a pilot-judgment procedure, submit a report to the Court that identifies the Applications that may constitute the subject of a pilot-judgment and in particular, specify the nature of the structural and systemic problem contained in each of the Applications. The Court shall consider the said report, and where it decides to institute the procedure, seek the views of the parties. b) Any Application selected for pilot-judgment procedure shall be processed as a matter of priority. c) The Court may adjourn the examination of all similar Applications pending the adoption of the remedial measures required by virtue of the operative provisions of the pilot judgment. d) The Applicants concerned shall be informed of the decision to adjourn. They shall be notified as appropriate of all relevant developments concerning their cases. e) The Court may, at any time, examine an adjourned Application where the interests of justice so requires. 2. When adopting a pilot judgment procedure, the Court reserves the right to initiate a friendly-settlement agreement to resolve the disputes between the parties. 3. The Court shall, in its pilot judgment, identify both the nature of the structural or systemic problem, as well as the type of remedial measures which the Respondent State is required to take at the domestic level by virtue of the operative provisions of the judgment and the time within which the measures shall be implemented. 4. Subject to any decision to the contrary, in the event of the failure of the Respondent State to comply with the operative provisions of a pilot judgment, or failure to implement a friendly settlement agreement, the Court shall resume its examination 44 | P a g e