of the Respondent State, which should apply or should have been applicable to the Applicant. 45. By a letter dated 18 November 2013, the Respondent submitted a new list of witnesses. The Respondent also sought directions from the Court on the whether the Court issues summons only to witnesses, experts or other persons it intends to hear or also to witnesses that the Parties intend to call. The Respondent also sought directions on the appropriate time to challenge the competence of the Applicant's expert witness, the criteria for qualification of an expert witness, the grounds for disqualification of an expert witness and the procedure provided by the Court to obtain the credentials and Curriculum Vitae of the Applicant's expert witness. The Respondent also sought the leave of the Court to produce relevant documents in respect of the Criminal Cases that the Applicant is basing the Application on . 46. By a letter dated 26 November 2013, the Registrar responded to the Respondent's letter of 18 November 2013 on the issues raised by the Respondent and also attaching the programme for the hearing. This letter was copied to the Applicant. 47. By a letter dated 26 November 2013, the Respondent submitted a list of its representatives during the hearing. 48. A public hearing was held, at the seat of the Court in Arusha , Tanzania, on 2, 3 and 4 December 2013, during which o