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===Trial=== Trials are conducted under a hybrid [[common law]] and [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law]] judicial system, but it has been argued the procedural orientation and character of the court is still evolving.{{sfn|Schabas|2011|p=302}}<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Calvo-Goller |first1=Notburga K. |title=The trial proceedings of the international criminal court: ICTY and ICTR precedents |last2=Calvo-Goller |first2=Karin N. |date=2006 |publisher=Nijhoff |isbn=978-90-04-14931-1 |location=Leiden}}</ref> A majority of the three judges present, as [[trier of fact|triers of fact]] in a [[bench trial]], may reach a decision, which must include a full and reasoned statement.{{sfn|Schabas|2011|p=322}} Trials are supposed to be public, but proceedings are often closed, and such exceptions to a public trial have not been enumerated in detail.{{sfn|Schabas|2011|pp=303β304}} ''[[In camera]]'' proceedings are allowed for protection of witnesses or defendants as well as for confidential or sensitive evidence.{{sfn|Schabas|2011|p=304}} [[Hearsay]] and other indirect evidence is not generally prohibited, but it has been argued the court is guided by hearsay exceptions which are prominent in common law systems.{{sfn|Schabas|2011|p=312}} There is no [[subpoena]] or other means to compel witnesses to come before the court, although the court has some power to compel testimony of those who chose to come before it, such as fines.{{sfn|Schabas|2011|p=316}}
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