Article 12. Publicity of proceedings

Civil procedure code of the Republic of Uzbekistan · Date: 22.01.2018 · In force

Proceedings in all courts shall be open.

The hearing in closed court shall be held for cases containing information constituting State secrets, the secrets of adoption and in other cases stipulated by law.

Closed court proceedings shall be permitted in order to prevent the disclosure of information about the private life of the persons participating in the case, to preserve the confidentiality of correspondence and other legally protected secrets.

In closed court proceedings, the persons participating in the case and, where necessary, witnesses, experts, specialists and interpreters shall also be present.

The hearing of a case in closed court shall be conducted in accordance with all the rules of civil proceedings. The use of videoconferencing shall not be permitted in closed court.

In all cases, the court decision shall be read publicly.

Judicial acts that have come into force may be published on the court's official website with the consent of the parties or with depersonalization, except for judicial acts adopted in closed court.

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