The Gacaca process allowed for faster processing of cases, but lacked many safeguards and principles of international criminal law.
The ECHR has accelerated its processing of cases, Bratza said, significantly reducing the notorious backlog.
Their processing of cases does not depend upon proof of innocence but upon findings that might influence the CCRC.
A reform that speeds up the processing of cases is understandable and even laudable.
In Oregon, cuts have reduced critical support staff, slowing the processing of cases.
It's a reminder, says Karen Reid, head of the filtering section – set up in 2011 to speed up the processing of cases – that however ill-founded the case, there is a person behind it.
The resulting shortage of lawyers for the poor crippled the justice system, they said, leading to massive disruptions in the processing of cases and inconsistencies in the quality of representation.
Patrick Allen, senior partner at Hodge Jones & Allen, said: "This report raises major concerns from across the legal profession over inequality in access to justice and the introduction of a slower and more expensive processing of cases through the court.
These fees have not been raised for 14 years, which has led to a mass exodus of experienced attorneys willing to take assigned counsel work, and a major disruption in the processing of cases.
Together, with applause and some outrage, he and Judge Kaye have imposed wide-ranging changes on the courts, reining in civil court, opening the family court to the public, and trying to speed the processing of cases.
