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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.