Courtroom Rules during Trial Attendance
When entering the courtroom, all individuals must comply with security checks conducted by the personnel responsible for protecting the trial.
It is strictly prohibited to bring into the courtroom weapons, dangerous instruments, explosives, flammable substances, toxic substances, radioactive materials, prohibited items, leaflets, slogans, or any other documents or objects that may affect the solemnity of the court session, except for evidence of the case serving the trial or weapons and supporting tools carried by authorized persons performing courtroom security duties.
Participants in the trial, as required by the Court, must present summonses, invitations, or other relevant documents to the court clerk at the clerk’s desk no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled opening of the trial and must sit in the designated positions in the courtroom under the clerk’s guidance. In case of late arrival, such documents must be presented to the court clerk through the security force on duty at the trial.
Journalists attending the trial for reporting purposes must comply with the presiding judge’s instructions regarding designated working areas. Recording or filming the statements or images of the Trial Panel requires the presiding judge’s consent. Recording or filming the statements or images of litigants or other trial participants requires their consent.
All persons attending the trial must wear appropriate attire, show respect to the Trial Panel, maintain order, and follow the directions of the presiding judge.
Wearing hats, caps, or tinted glasses in the courtroom is prohibited, unless there are legitimate reasons and consent from the presiding judge. The use of mobile phones, smoking, eating, drinking, or engaging in other acts affecting the solemnity of the court session is strictly forbidden.
Participants in the trial, as required by the Court, must remain present throughout the trial proceedings, unless permitted by the presiding judge to leave the courtroom for legitimate reasons.
Persons under sixteen years of age are not allowed in the courtroom, unless summoned by the Court to participate in the trial.
All persons in the courtroom must rise when the Trial Panel enters the courtroom and when the judgment is pronounced, except in special cases with the presiding judge’s consent.
Only persons permitted by the Trial Panel may ask questions, answer, or make statements. When doing so, they must stand, except where, due to health reasons, the presiding judge allows them to remain seated.
Legal Basis: Article 234, Civil Procedure Code 2015.
