184 2. The hearing shall be public, unless the Tribunal decides otherwise or unless the parties demand that the public be not admitted. Article 27 Conduct of case The Tribunal shall make orders for the conduct of the case, decide the form and time in which each party must conclude its arguments, and make all arrangements connected with the taking of evidence. Article 28 Default When one of the parties does not appear before the Tribunal or fails to defend its case, the other party may request the Tribunal to continue the proceedings and make its decision. Absence of a party or failure of a party to defend its case shall not constitute a bar to the proceedings. Before making its decision, the Tribunal must satisfy itself not only that it has jurisdiction over the dispute, but also that the claim is well founded in fact and law. Article 29 Majority for decision 1. All questions shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Tribunal who are present. 2. In the event of an equality of votes, the President or the member of the Tribunal who acts in his place shall have a casting vote. Article 30 Judgment 1. The judgment shall state the reasons on which it is based. 2. It shall contain the names of the members of the Tribunal who have taken part in the decision. 3. If the judgment does not represent in whole or in part the unanimous opinion of the members of the Tribunal, any member shall be entitled to deliver a separate opinion. 4. The judgment shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. It shall be read in open court, due notice having been given to the parties to the dispute. Article 3l Request to intervene 1. Should a State Party consider that it has an interest of a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in any dispute, it may submit a request to the Tribunal to be permitted to intervene. 2. It shall be for the Tribunal to decide upon this request. 3. If a request to intervene is granted, the decision of the Tribunal in respect of the dispute shall be binding upon the intervening State Party in so far as it relates to matters in respect of which that State Party intervened.