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However, in practice, the Commission will accept the
submission of amicus curiae briefs without any particular
formal requirements. The Inter-American Court of Human
Rights has institutionalised the submission of third party
interventions in its rules of procedures, according to which any
person or institution seeking to act as amicus curiae may
submit a brief, signed in order to ensure authenticity, to the
Court in person, by courier, facsimile, post or electronic mail, in
a working language of the Court, and bearing the names and
signatures of its authors. If the brief is transmitted by
electronic means and not subscribed, or is not accompanied by
its annexes, the original document or missing annexes must be
received by the Court within seven days from its transmission,
otherwise it will be archived, without having been taken into
consideration. The interventions may be submitted at any time
during the contentious proceedings for up to 15 days following
the public hearing. If the hearing is not held, they must be
submitted within 15 days following the Order setting the
deadlines for the submission of final arguments. The
interventions are transmitted to the parties. They may also be
submitted during proceedings to monitor the compliance of
judgments and on provisional measures. 818
In the African system, the rules of procedure of the African
Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights do not mention the
submission of third party intervention. Conversely, Article 49(3)
of the new Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human
Rights seems to give space for third party interventions. 819
However, the Statute has not yet entered into force and that
the rules of the Court might still provide otherwise.
818
See, Article 44, IACtHR Rules of Procedure.
819
Article 49.3 ACJHR Statute.