2 - The principles and procedures governing the Court's exercise of jurisdiction over offences under this article shall be those provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The conditions for providing international cooperation to the Court with respect to its proceedings under this article shall be governed by the domestic laws of the requested State.
\n3 - In the event of conviction, the Court may impose a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, or a fine in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, or both.
\n4 - a) Each State Party shall extend its criminal laws penalizing offences against the integrity of its own investigative or judicial process to offences against the administration of justice referred to in this article, committed on its territory, or by one of its nationals.
\n1 - The Court may sanction persons present before it who commit misconduct, including disruption of its proceedings or deliberate refusal to comply with its directions, by administrative measures other than imprisonment, such as temporary or permanent removal from the courtroom, a fine or other similar measures provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n2 - The procedures governing the imposition of the measures set forth in paragraph 1 shall be those provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n1 - This article applies in any case where the disclosure of the information or documents of a State would, in the opinion of that State, prejudice its national security interests. Such cases include those falling within the scope of article 56, paragraphs 2 and 3, article 61, paragraph 3, article 64, paragraph 3, article 67, paragraph 2, article 68, paragraph 6, article 87, paragraph 6, and article 93, as well as cases arising at any other stage of the proceedings where such disclosure may be at issue.
\n2 - This article shall also apply when a person who has been requested to give information or evidence has refused to do so or has referred the matter to the State on the ground that disclosure would prejudice the national security interests of a State and the State concerned confirms that it is of the opinion that disclosure would prejudice its national security interests.
\n3 - Nothing in this article shall prejudice the requirements of confidentiality applicable under article 54, paragraph 3, e) and f), or the application of article 73.
\n4 - If a State learns that information or documents of the State are being, or are likely to be, disclosed at any stage of the proceedings, and it is of the opinion that disclosure would prejudice its national security interests, that State shall have the right to intervene in order to obtain resolution of the issue in accordance with this article.
\n5 - If, in the opinion of a State, disclosure of information would prejudice its national security interests, all reasonable steps will be taken by the State, acting in conjunction with the prosecutor, the defence or the Pre-Trial Chamber or Trial Chamber, as the case may be, to seek to resolve the matter by cooperative means. Such steps may include:
\n6 - Once all reasonable steps have been taken to resolve the matter through cooperative means, and if the State considers that there are no means or conditions under which the information or documents could be provided or disclosed without prejudice to its national security interests, it shall so notify the prosecutor or the Court of the specific reasons for its decision, unless a specific description of the reasons would itself necessarily result in such prejudice to the State's national security interests.
\n7 - Thereafter, if the Court determines that the evidence is relevant and necessary for the establishment of the guilt or innocence of the accused, the Court may undertake the following actions:
\nIf a State Party is requested by the Court to provide a document or information in its custody, possession or control, which was disclosed to it in confidence by a State, intergovernmental organization or international organization, it shall seek the consent of the originator to disclose that document or information. If the originator is a State Party, it shall either consent to disclosure of the information or document or undertake to resolve the issue of disclosure with the Court, subject to the provisions of article 72. If the originator is not a State Party and refuses consent to disclosure, the requested State shall inform the Court that it is unable to provide the document or information because of a pre-existing obligation of confidentiality to the originator.
\n1 - All the judges of the Trial Chamber shall be present at each stage of the trial and throughout their deliberations. The Presidency may, on a case-by-case basis, designate, as available, one or more alternate judges to be present at each stage of the trial and to replace a member of the Trial Chamber if that member is unable to continue attending.
\n2 - The Trial Chamber's decision shall be based on its evaluation of the evidence and the entire proceedings. The decision shall not exceed the facts and circumstances described in the charges and any amendments to the charges. The Court may base its decision only on evidence submitted and discussed before it at the trial.
\n3 - The judges shall attempt to achieve unanimity in their decision, failing which the decision shall be taken by a majority of the judges.
\n4 - The deliberations of the Trial Chamber shall remain secret.
\n5 - The decision shall be in writing and shall contain a full and reasoned statement of the Trial Chamber's findings on the evidence and conclusions. The Trial Chamber shall issue one decision. When there is no unanimity, the Trial Chamber's decision shall contain the views of the majority and the minority. The decision or a summary thereof shall be delivered in open court.
\n1 - The Court shall establish principles relating to reparations to, or in respect of, victims, including restitution, compensation and rehabilitation. On this basis, in its decision the Court may, either upon request or on its own motion in exceptional circumstances, determine the scope and extent of any damage, loss and injury to, or in respect of, victims and will state the principles on which it is acting.
\n2 - The Court may make an order directly against a convicted person specifying appropriate reparations to, or in respect of, victims, including restitution, compensation and rehabilitation. Where appropriate, the Court may order that the award for reparations be made through the trust fund provided for in article 79.
\n3 - Before making an order under this article, the Court may invite and shall take account of representations from or on behalf of the convicted person, victims, other interested persons or interested States.
\n4 - In exercising its power under this article, the Court may, after a person is convicted of a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court, determine whether, in order to give effect to an order which it may make under this article, it is necessary to seek measures under article 93, paragraph 1.
\n5 - A State Party shall give effect to a decision under this article as if the provisions of article 109 were applicable to this article.
\n6 - Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as prejudicing the rights of victims under national or international law.
\n1 - In the event of a conviction, the Trial Chamber shall consider the appropriate sentence to be imposed and shall take into account the evidence presented and submissions made during the trial that are relevant to the sentence.
\n2 - Except where article 65 applies and before the completion of the trial, the Trial Chamber may on its own motion and shall, at the request of the prosecutor or the accused, hold a further hearing to hear any additional evidence or submissions relevant to the sentence, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n3 - Where paragraph 2 applies, any representations under article 75 shall be heard during the further hearing referred to in paragraph 2 and, if necessary, during any additional hearing.
\n4 - The sentence shall be pronounced in public and, wherever possible, in the presence of the accused.
\nPenalties
\n1 - Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime under article 5 of this Statute:
\n2 - In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:
\n1 - In determining the sentence, the Court shall, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, take into account such factors as the gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
\n2 - In imposing a sentence of imprisonment, the Court shall deduct the time, if any, previously spent in detention in accordance with an order of the Court. The Court may deduct any time otherwise spent in detention in connection with conduct underlying the crime.
\n3 - When a person has been convicted of more than one crime, the Court shall pronounce a sentence for each crime and a joint sentence specifying the total period of imprisonment. This period shall be no less than the highest individual sentence pronounced and shall not exceed 30 years imprisonment or a sentence of life imprisonment in conformity with article 77, paragraph 1, b).
\n1 - A trust fund shall be established by decision of the Assembly of States Parties for the benefit of victims of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, and of the families of such victims.
\n2 - The Court may order money and other property collected through fines or forfeiture to be transferred, by order of the Court, to the trust fund.
\n3 - The trust fund shall be managed according to criteria to be determined by the Assembly of States Parties.
\nNothing in this part of the Statute affects the application by States of penalties prescribed by their national law, nor the law of States which do not provide for penalties prescribed in this part.
\nAppeal and revision
\n1 - A decision under article 74 may be appealed in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence as follows:
\n2 - a) A sentence may be appealed, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, by the prosecutor or the convicted person on the ground of disproportion between the crime and the sentence.
\n3 - a) Unless the Trial Chamber orders otherwise, a convicted person shall remain in custody pending an appeal.
\n4 - Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, a), and b), execution of the decision or sentence shall be suspended during the period allowed for appeal and for the duration of the appeal proceedings.
\n1 - Either Party may appeal any of the following decisions in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence:
\n2 - A decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber under article 57, paragraph 3, d), may be appealed against by the State concerned or by the Prosecutor, with the leave of the Pre-Trial Chamber. The appeal shall be heard on an expedited basis.
\n3 - An appeal shall not of itself have suspensive effect unless the Appeals Chamber so orders, upon request, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n4 - A legal representative of the victims, the convicted person or a bona fide owner of property adversely affected by an order under article 73 may appeal against the order for reparations, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n1 - For the purposes of proceedings under article 81 and this article, the Appeals Chamber shall have all the powers of the Trial Chamber.
\n2 - If the Appeals Chamber finds that the proceedings appealed from were unfair in a way that affected the reliability of the decision or sentence, or that the decision or sentence appealed from was materially affected by error of fact or law or procedural error, it may:
\nFor these purposes, the Appeals Chamber may remand a factual issue to the original Trial Chamber for it to determine the issue and to report back accordingly, or may itself call evidence to determine the issue. When the decision or sentence has been appealed only by the person convicted, or the prosecutor on that person's behalf, it cannot be amended to his or her detriment.
\n3 - If in an appeal against sentence the Appeals Chamber finds that the sentence is disproportionate to the crime, it may vary the sentence in accordance with part 7.
\n4 - The judgement of the Appeals Chamber shall be taken by a majority of the judges and shall be delivered in open court. The judgement shall state the reasons on which it is based. When there is no unanimity, the judgement of the Appeals Chamber shall contain the views of the majority and the minority, but a judge may deliver a separate or dissenting opinion on a question of law.
\n5 - The Appeals Chamber may deliver its judgement in the absence of the person acquitted or convicted.
\n1 - The convicted person or, after death, spouses, children, parents or one person alive at the time of the accused's death who has been given express written instructions from the accused to bring such a claim, or the prosecutor on the person's behalf, may apply to the Appeals Chamber to revise the final judgement of conviction or sentence on the grounds that:
\n2 - The Appeals Chamber shall reject the application if it considers it to be unfounded. If it determines that the application is meritorious, it may, as appropriate:
\n1 - Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation.
\n2 - When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence, and when subsequently his or her conviction has been reversed on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or partly attributable to him or her.
\n3 - In exceptional circumstances, where the Court finds conclusive facts showing that there has been a grave and manifest miscarriage of justice, it may in its discretion award compensation, according to the criteria provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, to a person who has been released from detention following a final decision of acquittal or a termination of the proceedings for that reason.
\nInternational cooperation and judicial assistance
\nStates Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Statute, cooperate fully with the Court in its investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court.
\n1 - a) The Court shall have the authority to make requests to States Parties for cooperation. The requests shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or any other appropriate channel as may be designated by each State Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
\nSubsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n2 - Requests for cooperation and any documents supporting the request shall either be in or be accompanied by a translation into an official language of the requested State or in one of the working languages of the Court, in accordance with the choice made by that State upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
\nSubsequent changes to this choice shall be made in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\n3 - The requested State shall keep confidential a request for cooperation and any documents supporting the request, except to the extent that the disclosure is necessary for execution of the request.
\n4 - In relation to any request for assistance presented under part 9, the Court may take such measures, including measures related to the protection of information, as may be necessary to ensure the safety or physical or psychological well-being of any victims, potential witnesses and their families.
\nThe Court may request that any information that is made available under part 9, shall be provided and handled in a manner that protects the safety and physical or psychological well-being of any victims, potential witnesses and their families.
\n5 - The Court may invite any State not party to this Statute to provide assistance under this part on the basis of an ad hoc arrangement, an agreement with such State or any other appropriate basis.
\nWhere a State not party to this Statute, which has entered into an ad hoc arrangement or an agreement with the Court, fails to cooperate with requests pursuant to any such arrangement or agreement, the Court may so inform the Assembly of States Parties or, where the Security Council referred the matter to the Court, the Security Council.
\n6 - The Court may ask any intergovernmental organization to provide information or documents. The Court may also ask for other forms of cooperation and assistance which may be agreed upon with such an organization and which are in accordance with its competence or mandate.
\n7 - Where a State Party fails to comply with a request to cooperate by the Court contrary to the provisions of this Statute, thereby preventing the Court from exercising its functions and powers under this Statute, the Court may make a finding to that effect and refer the matter to the Assembly of States Parties or, where the Security Council referred the matter to the Court, to the Security Council.
\nStates Parties shall ensure that there are procedures available under their national law for all of the forms of cooperation which are specified under this part.
\n1 - The Court may transmit a request for the arrest and surrender of a person, together with the material supporting the request outlined in article 91, to any State on the territory of which that person may be found and shall request the cooperation of that State in the arrest and surrender of such a person. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this part and the procedure under their national law, comply with requests for arrest and surrender.
\n2 - Where the person sought for surrender brings a challenge before a national court on the basis of the principle of ne bis in idem as provided in article 20, the requested State shall immediately consult with the Court to determine if there has been a relevant ruling on admissibility. If the case is admissible, the requested State shall proceed with the execution of the request. If an admissibility ruling is pending, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for surrender of the person until the Court makes a determination on admissibility.
\n3 - a) A State Party shall authorize, in accordance with its national procedural law, transportation through its territory of a person being surrendered to the Court by another State, except where transit through that State would impede or delay the surrender.
\n4 - If the person sought is being proceeded against or is serving a sentence in the requested State for a crime different from that for which surrender to the Court is sought, the requested State, after making its decision to grant the request, shall consult with the Court.
\n1 - A State Party which receives a request from the Court for the surrender of a person under article 89 shall, if it also receives a request from any other State for the extradition of the same person for the same conduct which forms the basis of the crime for which the Court seeks the person's surrender, notify the Court and the requesting State of that fact.
\n2 - Where the requesting State is a State Party, the requested State shall give priority to the request from the Court if:
\n3 - Where a determination under paragraph 2, a), has not been made, the requested State may, at its discretion, pending the determination of the Court under paragraph 2, b), proceed to deal with the request for extradition from the requesting State but shall not extradite the person until the Court has determined that the case is inadmissible. The Court's determination shall be made on an expedited basis.
\n4 - If the requesting State is a State not Party to this Statute the requested State, if it is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, shall give priority to the request for surrender from the Court, if the Court has determined that the case is admissible.
\n5 - Where a case under paragraph 4 has not been determined to be admissible by the Court, the requested State may, at its discretion, proceed to deal with the request for extradition from the requesting State.
\n6 - In cases where paragraph 4 applies except that the requested State is under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State not Party to this Statute, the requested State shall determine whether to surrender the person to the Court or extradite the person to the requesting State. In making its decision, the requested State shall consider all the relevant factors, including but not limited to:
\n7 - Where a State Party which receives a request from the Court for the surrender of a person also receives a request from any State for the extradition of the same person for conduct other than that which constitutes the crime for which the Court seeks the person's surrender:
\n8 - Where pursuant to a notification under this article, the Court has determined a case to be inadmissible, and subsequently extradition to the requesting State is refused, the requested State shall notify the Court of this decision.
\n1 - A request for arrest and surrender shall be made in writing. In urgent cases, a request may be made by any medium capable of delivering a written record, provided that the request shall be confirmed through the channel provided for in article 87, paragraph 1, a).
\n2 - In the case of a request for the arrest and surrender of a person for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued by the Pre-Trial Chamber under article 58, the request shall contain or be supported by:
\n3 - In the case of a request for the arrest and surrender of a person already convicted the request shall contain or be supported by:
\n4 - Upon the request of the Court, a State Party shall consult with the Court, either generally or with respect to a specific matter, regarding any requirements under its national law that may apply under paragraph 2, c). During the consultations, the State Party shall advise the Court of the specific requirements of its national law.
\n1 - In urgent cases, the Court may request the provisional arrest of the person sought, pending presentation of the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91.
\n2 - The request for provisional arrest shall be made by any medium capable of delivering a written record and shall contain:
\n3 - A person who is provisionally arrested may be released from custody if the requested State has not received the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91 within the time limits specified in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. However, the person may consent to surrender before the expiration of this period if permitted by the law of the requested State. In such a case, the requested State shall proceed to surrender the person to the Court as soon as possible.
\n4 - The fact that the person sought has been released from custody pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not prejudice the subsequent arrest and surrender of that person if the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request are delivered at a later date.
\n1 - States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:
\n2 - The Court shall have the authority to provide an assurance to a witness or an expert appearing before the Court that he or she will not be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any restriction of personal freedom by the Court in respect of any act or omission that preceded the departure of that person from the requested State.
\n3 - Where execution of a particular measure of assistance detailed in a request presented under paragraph 1, is prohibited in the requested State on the basis of an existing fundamental legal principle of general application, the requested State shall promptly consult with the Court to try to resolve the matter. In the consultations, consideration should be given to whether the assistance can be rendered in another manner or subject to conditions. If after consultations the matter cannot be resolved, the Court shall modify the request as necessary.
\n4 - In accordance with article 72, a State Party may deny a request for assistance, in whole or in part, only if the request concerns the production of any documents or disclosure of evidence which relates to its national security.
\n5 - Before denying a request for assistance under paragraph 1, l), the requested State shall consider whether the assistance can be provided subject to specified conditions, or whether the assistance can be provided at a later date or in an alternative manner, provided that if the Court or the prosecutor accepts the assistance subject to conditions, the Court or the prosecutor shall abide by them.
\n6 - If a request for assistance is denied, the requested State Party shall promptly inform the Court or the prosecutor of the reasons for such denial.
\n7 - a) The Court may request the temporary transfer of a person in custody for purposes of identification or for obtaining testimony or other assistance. The person may be transferred if the following conditions are fulfilled:
\n8 - a) The Court shall ensure the confidentiality of documents and information, except as required for the investigation and proceedings described in the request.
\n9 - a):
\n10 - a) The Court may, upon request, cooperate with and provide assistance to a State Party conducting an investigation into or trial in respect of conduct which constitutes a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court or which constitutes a serious crime under the national law of the requesting State. b):
\n1 - If the immediate execution of a request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution of a case different from that to which the request relates, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for a period of time agreed upon with the Court. However, the postponement shall be no longer than is necessary to complete the relevant investigation or prosecution in the requested State. Before making a decision to postpone, the requested State should consider whether the assistance may be immediately provided subject to certain conditions.
\n2 - If a decision to postpone is taken pursuant to paragraph 1, the prosecutor may, however, seek measures to preserve evidence, pursuant to article 93, paragraph 1, j).
\nWithout prejudice to article 53, paragraph 2, where there is an admissibility challenge under consideration by the Court pursuant to articles 18 or 19, the requested State may postpone the execution of a request under this part pending a determination by the Court, unless the Court has specifically ordered that the prosecutor may pursue the collection of such evidence pursuant to articles 18 or 19.
\n1 - A request for other forms of assistance referred to in article 93 shall be made in writing. In urgent cases, a request may be made by any medium capable of delivering a written record, provided that the request shall be confirmed through the channel provided for in article 87, paragraph 1, a).
\n2 - The request shall, as applicable, contain or be supported by the following:
\n3 - Upon the request of the Court, a State Party shall consult with the Court, either generally or with respect to a specific matter, regarding any requirements under its national law that may apply under paragraph 2, e). During the consultations, the State Party shall advise the Court of the specific requirements of its national law.
\n4 - The provisions of this article shall, where applicable, also apply in respect of a request for assistance made to the Court.
\nWhere a State Party receives a request under this part in relation to which it identifies problems which may impede or prevent the execution of the request, that State shall consult with the Court without delay in order to resolve the matter. Such problems may include, inter alia:
\n1 - The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender or assistance which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international law with respect to the State or diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third State, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of that third State for the waiver of the immunity.
\n2 - The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international agreements pursuant to which the consent of a sending State is required to surrender a person of that State to the Court, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of the sending State for the giving of consent for the surrender.
\n1 - Requests for assistance shall be executed in accordance with the relevant procedure under the law of the requested State and, unless prohibited by such law, in the manner specified in the request, including following any procedure outlined therein or permitting persons specified in the request to be present at and assist in the execution process.
\n2 - In the case of an urgent request, the documents or evidence produced in response shall, at the request of the Court, be sent urgently.
\n3 - Replies from the requested State shall be transmitted in their original language and form.
\n4 - Without prejudice to other articles in this part, where it is necessary for the successful execution of a request which can be executed without any compulsory measures, including specifically the interview of or taking evidence from a person on a voluntary basis, including doing so without the presence of the authorities of the requested State Party if it is essential for the request to be executed, and the examination without modification of a public site or other public place, the prosecutor may execute such request directly on the territory of a State as follows:
\n5 - Provisions allowing a person heard or examined by the Court under article 72 to invoke restrictions designed to prevent disclosure of confidential information connected with national defence or security shall also apply to the execution of requests for assistance under this article.
\n1 - The ordinary costs for execution of requests in the territory of the requested State shall be borne by that State, except for the following, which shall be borne by the Court:
\n2 - The provisions of paragraph 1 shall, as appropriate, apply to requests from States Parties to the Court. In that case, the Court shall bear the ordinary costs of execution.
\n1 - A person surrendered to the Court under this Statute shall not be proceeded against, punished or detained for any conduct committed prior to surrender, other than the conduct or course of conduct which forms the basis of the crimes for which that person has been surrendered.
\n2 - The Court may request a waiver of the requirements of paragraph 1 from the State which surrendered the person to the Court and, if necessary, the Court shall provide additional information in accordance with article 91. States Parties shall have the authority to provide a waiver to the Court and should endeavour to do so.
\nFor the purposes of this Statute:
\nEnforcement
\n1 - a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons.
\n2 - a) The State of enforcement shall notify the Court of any circumstances, including the exercise of any conditions agreed under paragraph 1, which could materially affect the terms or extent of the imprisonment. The Court shall be given at least 45 days' notice of any such known or foreseeable circumstances. During this period, the State of enforcement shall take no action that might prejudice its obligations under article 110.
\n3 - In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:
\n4 - If no State is designated under paragraph 1, the sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a prison facility made available by the host State, in accordance with the conditions set out in the headquarters agreement referred to in article 3, paragraph 2. In such a case, the costs arising out of the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be borne by the Court.
\n1 - The Court may, at any time, decide to transfer a sentenced person to a prison of another State.
\n2 - A sentenced person may, at any time, apply to the Court to be transferred from the State of enforcement.
\n1 - Subject to conditions which a State may have specified in accordance with article 103, paragraph 1, b), the sentence of imprisonment shall be binding on the States Parties, which shall in no case modify it.
\n2 - The Court alone shall have the right to decide any application for appeal and revision. The State of enforcement shall not impede the making of any such application by a sentenced person.
\n1 - The enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be subject to the supervision of the Court and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners.
\n2 - The conditions of imprisonment shall be governed by the law of the State of enforcement and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners; in no case shall such conditions be more or less favourable than those available to prisoners convicted of similar offences in the State of enforcement.
\n3 - Communications between a sentenced person and the Court shall be unimpeded and confidential.
\n1 - Following completion of the sentence, a person who is not a national of the State of enforcement may, in accordance with the law of the State of enforcement, be transferred to a State which is obliged to receive him or her, or to another State which agrees to receive him or her, taking into account any wishes of the person to be transferred to that State, unless the State of enforcement authorizes the person to remain in its territory.
\n2 - If no State bears the costs arising out of transferring the person to another State pursuant to paragraph 1, such costs shall be borne by the Court.
\n3 - Subject to the provisions of article 108, the State of enforcement may also, in accordance with its national law, extradite or otherwise surrender the person to the State which has requested the extradition or surrender of the person for purposes of trial or enforcement of a sentence.
\n1 - A sentenced person in the custody of the State of enforcement shall not be subject to prosecution or punishment or to extradition to a third State for any conduct engaged in prior to that person's delivery to the State of enforcement, unless such prosecution, punishment or extradition has been approved by the Court at the request of the State of enforcement.
\n2 - The Court shall decide the matter after having heard the views of the sentenced person.
\n3 - Paragraph 1 shall cease to apply if the sentenced person remains voluntarily for more than 30 days in the territory of the State of enforcement after having served the full sentence imposed by the Court, or returns to the territory of that State after having left it.
\n1 - States Parties shall give effect to fines or forfeitures ordered by the Court under part 7, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties, and in accordance with the procedure of their national law.
\n2 - If a State Party is unable to give effect to an order for forfeiture, it shall take measures to recover the value of the proceeds, property or assets ordered by the Court to be forfeited, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.
\n3 - Property, or the proceeds of the sale of real property or, where appropriate, the sale of other property, which is obtained by a State Party as a result of its enforcement of a judgement of the Court shall be transferred to the Court.
\n1 - The State of enforcement shall not release the person before expiry of the sentence pronounced by the Court.
\n2 - The Court alone shall have the right to decide any reduction of sentence, and shall rule on the matter after having heard the person.
\n3 - When the person has served two thirds of the sentence, or 25 years in the case of life imprisonment, the Court shall review the sentence to determine whether it should be reduced. Such a review shall not be conducted before that time.
\n4 - In its review under paragraph 3, the Court may reduce the sentence if it finds that one or more of the following factors are present:
\n5 - If the Court determines in its initial review under paragraph 3 that it is not appropriate to reduce the sentence, it shall thereafter review the question of reduction of sentence at such intervals and applying such criteria as provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
\nIf a convicted person escapes from custody and flees the State of enforcement, that State may, after consultation with the Court, request the person's surrender from the State in which the person is located pursuant to existing bilateral or multilateral arrangements, or may request that the Court seek the person's surrender. It may direct that the person be delivered to the State in which he or she was serving the sentence or to another State designated by the Court.
\nAssembly of States Parties
\n1 - An Assembly of States Parties to this Statute is hereby established. Each State Party shall have one representative in the Assembly who may be accompanied by alternates and advisers. Other States which have signed this Statute or the Final Act may be observers in the Assembly.
\n2 - The Assembly shall:
\n3 - a) The Assembly shall have a Bureau consisting of a president, two vice-presidents and 18 members, elected by the Assembly for three-year terms.
\n4 - The Assembly may establish such subsidiary bodies as may be necessary, including an independent oversight mechanism for inspection, evaluation and investigation of the Court, in order to enhance its efficiency and economy.
\n5 - The president of the Court, the prosecutor and the registrar or their representatives may participate, as appropriate, in meetings of the Assembly and of the Bureau.
\n6 - The Assembly shall meet at the seat of the Court or at the headquarters of the United Nations once a year and, when circumstances so require, hold special sessions. Except as otherwise specified in this Statute, special sessions shall be convened by the Bureau on its own initiative or at the request of one third of the States Parties.
\n7 - Each State Party shall have one vote. Every effort shall be made to reach decisions by consensus in the Assembly and in the Bureau. If consensus cannot be reached, except as otherwise provided in the Statute:
\n8 - A State Party which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions towards the costs of the Court shall have no vote in the Assembly and in the Bureau if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years. The Assembly may, nevertheless, permit such a State Party to vote in the Assembly and in the Bureau if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the State Party.
\n9 - The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
\n10 - The official and working languages of the Assembly shall be those of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
\nFinancing
\nExcept as otherwise specifically provided, all financial matters related to the Court and the meetings of the Assembly of States Parties, including its Bureau and subsidiary bodies, shall be governed by this Statute and the financial regulations and rules adopted by the Assembly of States Parties.
\nExpenses of the Court and the Assembly of States Parties, including its Bureau and subsidiary bodies, shall be paid from the funds of the Court.
\nThe expenses of the Court and the Assembly of States Parties, including its Bureau and subsidiary bodies, as provided for in the budget decided by the Assembly of States Parties, shall be provided by the following sources:
\nWithout prejudice to article 115, the Court may receive and utilize, as additional funds, voluntary contributions from Governments, international organizations, individuals, corporations and other entities, in accordance with relevant criteria adopted by the Assembly of States Parties.
\nThe contributions of States Parties shall be assessed in accordance with an agreed scale of assessment, based on the scale adopted by the United Nations for its regular budget and adjusted in accordance with the principles on which that scale is based.
\nThe records, books and accounts of the Court, including its annual financial statements, shall be audited annually by an independent auditor.
\nFinal clauses
\n1 - Any dispute concerning the judicial functions of the Court shall be settled by the decision of the Court.
\n2 - Any other dispute between two or more States Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Statute which is not settled through negotiations within three months of their commencement shall be referred to the Assembly of States Parties. The Assembly may itself seek to settle the dispute or make recommendations on further means of settlement of the dispute, including referral to the International Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of that Court.
\nNo reservations may be made to this Statute.
\n1 - After the expiry of seven years from the entry into force of this Statute, any State Party may propose amendments thereto. The text of any proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall promptly circulate it to all States Parties.
\n2 - No sooner than three months from the date of notification, the next Assembly of States Parties shall, by a majority of those present and voting, decide whether to take up the proposal. The Assembly may deal with the proposal directly or convene a review conference if the issue involved so warrants.
\n3 - The adoption of an amendment at a meeting of the Assembly of States Parties or at a review conference on which consensus cannot be reached shall require a two-thirds majority of States Parties.
\n4 - Except as provided in paragraph 5, an amendment shall enter into force for all States Parties one year after instruments of ratification or acceptance have been deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations by seven-eighths of them.
\n5 - Any amendment to article 5 of this Statute shall enter into force for those States Parties which have accepted the amendment one year after the deposit of their instruments of ratification or acceptance. In respect of a State Party which has not accepted the amendment, the Court shall not exercise its jurisdiction regarding a crime covered by the amendment when committed by that State Party's nationals or on its territory.
\n6 - If an amendment has been accepted by seven-eighths of States Parties in accordance with paragraph 4, any State Party which has not accepted the amendment may withdraw from this Statute with immediate effect, notwithstanding paragraph 1 of article 127, but subject to paragraph 2 of article 127, by giving notice no later than one year after the entry into force of such amendment.
\n7 - The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall circulate to all States Parties any amendment adopted at a meeting of the Assembly of States Parties or at a review conference.
\n1 - Amendments to provisions of the Statute which are of an exclusively institutional nature, namely, article 35, article 36, paragraphs 8 and 9, article 37, article 38, article 39, paragraphs 1 (first two sentences), 2 and 4, article 42, paragraphs 4 to 9, article 43, paragraphs 2 and 3, and articles 44, 46, 47 and 49, may be proposed at any time, notwithstanding article 121, paragraph 1, by any State Party. The text of any proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations or such other person designated by the Assembly of States Parties who shall promptly circulate it to all States Parties and to others participating in the Assembly.
\n2 - Amendments under this article on which consensus cannot be reached shall be adopted by the Assembly of States Parties or by a review conference, by a two-thirds majority of States Parties. Such amendments shall enter into force for all States Parties six months after their adoption by the Assembly or, as the case may be, by the Conference.
\n1 - Seven years after the entry into force of this Statute the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene a review conference to consider any amendments to this Statute. Such review may include, but is not limited to, the list of crimes contained in article 5. The conference shall be open to those participating in the Assembly of States Parties and on the same conditions.
\n2 - At any time thereafter, at the request of a State Party and for the purposes set out in paragraph 1, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall, upon approval by a majority of States Parties, convene a review conference.
\n3 - The provisions of article 121, paragraphs 3 to 7, shall apply to the adoption and entry into force of any amendment to the Statute considered at a review conference.
\nNotwithstanding article 12, paragraph 1, a State, on becoming a party to this Statute, may declare that, for a period of seven years after the entry into force of this Statute for the State concerned, it does not accept the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the category of crimes referred to in article 8 when a crime is alleged to have been committed by its nationals or on its territory. A declaration under this article may be withdrawn at any time. The provisions of this article shall be reviewed at the review conference convened in accordance with article 123, paragraph 1.
\n1 - This Statute shall be open for signature by all States in Rome, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on 17 July 1998. Thereafter, it shall remain open for signature in Rome at the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy until 17 October 1998. After that date, the Statute shall remain open for signature in New York, at United Nations headquarters, until 31 December 2000.
\n2 - This Statute is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by signatory States. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
\n3 - This Statute shall be open to accession by all States. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
\n1 - This Statute shall enter into force on the first day of the month after the 60th day following the date of the deposit of the 60th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
\n2 - For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Statute after the deposit of the 60th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Statute shall enter into force on the first day of the month after the 60th day following the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
\n1 - A State Party may, by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, withdraw from this Statute. The withdrawal shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification, unless the notification specifies a later date.
\n2 - A State shall not be discharged, by reason of its withdrawal, from the obligations arising from this Statute while it was a Party to the Statute, including any financial obligations which may have accrued. Its withdrawal shall not affect any cooperation with the Court in connection with criminal investigations and proceedings in relation to which the withdrawing State had a duty to cooperate and which were commenced prior to the date on which the withdrawal became effective, nor shall it prejudice in any way the continued consideration of any matter which was already under consideration by the Court prior to the date on which the withdrawal became effective.
\nThe original of this Statute, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States.
\nIn witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Statute.
\nDone at Rome, this 17th day of July 1998.
\nESTATUTO DE ROMA DO TRIBUNAL PENAL INTERNACIONAL Preâmbulo Os Estados Partes no presente Estatuto:
\nConscientes de que todos os povos estão unidos por laços comuns e de que as suas culturas foram construídas sobre uma herança que partilham, e preocupados com o facto de este delicado mosaico poder vir a quebrar-se a qualquer instante;
\nTendo presente que, no decurso deste século, milhões de crianças, homens e mulheres têm sido vítimas de atrocidades inimagináveis que chocam profundamente a consciência da Humanidade;
\nReconhecendo que crimes de uma tal gravidade constituem uma ameaça à paz, à segurança e ao bem-estar da Humanidade;
\nAfirmando que os crimes de maior gravidade que afectam a comunidade internacional no seu conjunto não devem ficar impunes e que a sua repressão deve ser efectivamente assegurada através da adopção de medidas a nível nacional e do reforço da cooperação internacional;
\nDecididos a pôr fim à impunidade dos autores desses crimes e a contribuir assim para a prevenção de tais crimes;
\nRelembrando que é dever de todo o Estado exercer a respectiva jurisdição penal sobre os responsáveis por crimes internacionais;
\nReafirmando os objectivos e princípios consignados na Carta das Nações Unidas e, em particular, que todos os Estados se devem abster de recorrer à ameaça ou ao uso da força contra a integridade territorial ou a independência política de qualquer Estado, ou de actuar por qualquer outra forma incompatível com os objectivos das Nações Unidas;
\nSalientando, a este propósito, que nada no presente Estatuto deverá ser entendido como autorizando qualquer Estado Parte a intervir num conflito armado ou nos assuntos internos de qualquer Estado;
\nDeterminados em prosseguir este objectivo e, no interesse das gerações presentes e vindouras, a criar um tribunal penal internacional com carácter permanente e independente no âmbito do sistema das Nações Unidas, e com jurisdição sobre os crimes de maior gravidade que afectem a comunidade internacional no seu conjunto;
\nSublinhando que o Tribunal Penal Internacional criado pelo presente Estatuto será complementar das jurisdições penais nacionais;
\nDecididos a garantir o respeito duradouro pela efectivação da justiça internacional; convieram no seguinte:
\nCriação do Tribunal
\nÉ criado, pelo presente instrumento, um Tribunal Penal Internacional ('o Tribunal'). O Tribunal será uma instituição permanente, com jurisdição sobre as pessoas responsáveis pelos crimes de maior gravidade com alcance internacional, de acordo com o presente Estatuto, e será complementar das jurisdições penais nacionais. A competência e o funcionamento do Tribunal reger-se-ão pelo presente Estatuto.
\nA relação entre o Tribunal e as Nações Unidas será estabelecida através de um acordo a ser aprovado pela Assembleia dos Estados Partes no presente Estatuto e, seguidamente, concluído pelo presidente do Tribunal, em nome deste.
\n1 - A sede do Tribunal será na Haia, Países Baixos ('o Estado anfitrião').
\n2 - O Tribunal estabelecerá um acordo com o Estado anfitrião relativo à sede, a ser aprovado pela Assembleia dos Estados Partes e seguidamente concluído pelo presidente do Tribunal, em nome deste.
\n3 - Sempre que entender conveniente, o Tribunal poderá funcionar noutro local, nos termos do presente Estatuto.
\n1 - O Tribunal terá personalidade jurídica internacional. Possuirá, igualmente, a capacidade jurídica necessária ao desempenho das suas funções e à prossecução dos seus objectivos.
\n2 - O Tribunal poderá exercer os seus poderes e funções, nos termos do presente Estatuto, no território de qualquer Estado Parte e, por acordo especial, no território de qualquer outro Estado.
\nCompetência, admissibilidade e direito aplicável
\n1 - A competência do Tribunal restringir-se-á aos crimes mais graves que afectam a comunidade internacional no seu conjunto. Nos termos do presente Estatuto, o Tribunal terá competência para julgar os seguintes crimes:
\n2 - O Tribunal poderá exercer a sua competência em relação ao crime de agressão desde que, nos termos dos artigos 121.º e 123.º, seja aprovada uma disposição em que se defina o crime e se enunciem as condições em que o Tribunal terá competência relativamente a este crime. Tal disposição deve ser compatível com as disposições pertinentes da Carta das Nações Unidas.
\nPara os efeitos do presente Estatuto, entende-se por 'genocídio' qualquer um dos actos que a seguir se enumeram, praticado com intenção de destruir, no todo ou em parte, um grupo nacional, étnico, rácico ou religioso, enquanto tal:
\n1 - Para os efeitos do presente Estatuto, entende-se por 'crime contra a Humanidade' qualquer um dos actos seguintes, quando cometido no quadro de um ataque, generalizado ou sistemático, contra qualquer população civil, havendo conhecimento desse ataque:
\n2 - Para efeitos do n.º 1:
\n3 - Para efeitos do presente Estatuto, entende-se que o termo 'sexo' abrange os sexos masculino e feminino, dentro do contexto da sociedade, não lhe devendo ser atribuído qualquer outro significado.
\n1 - O Tribunal terá competência para julgar os crimes de guerra, em particular quando cometidos como parte integrante de um plano ou de uma política ou como parte de uma prática em larga escala desse tipo de crimes.
\n2 - Para os efeitos do presente Estatuto, entende-se por 'crimes de guerra':
\n3 - O disposto nas alíneas c) e e) do n.º 2 em nada afectará a responsabilidade que incumbe a todo o Governo de manter e de restabelecer a ordem pública no Estado e de defender a unidade e a integridade territorial do Estado por qualquer meio legítimo.
\n1 - Os elementos constitutivos dos crimes que auxiliarão o Tribunal a interpretar e a aplicar os artigos 6.º, 7.º e 8.º do presente Estatuto, deverão ser adoptados por uma maioria de dois terços dos membros da Assembleia dos Estados Partes.
\n2 - As alterações aos elementos constitutivos dos crimes poderão ser propostas por:
\nAs referidas alterações entram em vigor depois de aprovadas por uma maioria de dois terços dos membros da Assembleia dos Estados Partes.
\n3 - Os elementos constitutivos dos crimes e respectivas alterações deverão ser compatíveis com as disposições contidas no presente Estatuto.
\nNada no presente capítulo deverá ser interpretado como limitando ou afectando, de alguma maneira, as normas existentes ou em desenvolvimento de direito internacional com fins distintos dos do presente Estatuto.
\n1 - O Tribunal só terá competência relativamente aos crimes cometidos após a entrada em vigor do presente Estatuto.
\n2 - Se um Estado se tornar Parte no presente Estatuto depois da sua entrada em vigor, o Tribunal só poderá exercer a sua competência em relação a crimes cometidos depois da entrada em vigor do presente Estatuto relativamente a esse Estado, a menos que este tenha feito uma declaração nos termos do n.º 3 do artigo 12.º
\n1 - O Estado que se torne Parte no presente Estatuto aceitará a jurisdição do Tribunal relativamente aos crimes a que se refere o artigo 5.º 2 - Nos casos referidos nas alíneas a) ou c) do artigo 13.º, o Tribunal poderá exercer a sua jurisdição se um ou mais Estados a seguir identificados forem Partes no presente Estatuto ou aceitarem a competência do Tribunal de acordo com o disposto no n.º 3:
\n3 - Se a aceitação da competência do Tribunal por um Estado que não seja Parte no presente Estatuto for necessária nos termos do n.º 2, pode o referido Estado, mediante declaração depositada junto do secretário, consentir em que o Tribunal exerça a sua competência em relação ao crime em questão. O Estado que tiver aceite a competência do Tribunal colaborará com este, sem qualquer demora ou excepção, de acordo com o disposto no capítulo IX.
\nO Tribunal poderá exercer a sua jurisdição em relação a qualquer um dos crimes a que se refere o artigo 5.º, de acordo com o disposto no presente Estatuto, se:
\n1 - Qualquer Estado poderá denunciar ao procurador uma situação em que haja indícios de ter ocorrido a prática de um ou vários crimes da competência do Tribunal e solicitar ao procurador que a investigue, com vista a determinar se uma ou mais pessoas identificadas deverão ser acusadas da prática desses crimes.
\n2 - O Estado que proceder à denúncia deverá, tanto quanto possível, especificar as circunstâncias relevantes do caso e anexar toda a documentação de que disponha.
\n1 - O procurador poderá, por sua própria iniciativa, abrir um inquérito com base em informações sobre a prática de crimes da competência do Tribunal.
\n2 - O procurador apreciará a seriedade da informação recebida. Para tal, poderá recolher informações suplementares junto dos Estados, dos órgãos da Organização das Nações Unidas, das organizações intergovernamentais ou não governamentais ou outras fontes fidedignas que considere apropriadas, bem como recolher depoimentos escritos ou orais na sede do Tribunal.
\n3 - Se concluir que existe fundamento suficiente para abrir um inquérito, o procurador apresentará um pedido de autorização nesse sentido ao juízo de instrução, acompanhado da documentação de apoio que tiver reunido. As vítimas poderão apresentar exposições no juízo de instrução, de acordo com o Regulamento Processual.
\n4 - Se, após examinar o pedido e a documentação que o acompanha, o juízo de instrução considerar que há fundamento suficiente para abrir um inquérito e que o caso parece caber na jurisdição do Tribunal, autorizará a abertura do inquérito, sem prejuízo das decisões que o Tribunal vier a tomar posteriormente em matéria de competência e de admissibilidade.
\n5 - A recusa do juízo de instrução em autorizar a abertura do inquérito não impedirá o procurador de formular ulteriormente outro pedido com base em novos factos ou provas respeitantes à mesma situação.
\n6 - Se, depois da análise preliminar a que se referem os n.os 1 e 2, o procurador concluir que a informação apresentada não constitui fundamento suficiente para um inquérito, o procurador informará quem a tiver apresentado de tal entendimento. Tal não impede que o procurador examine, à luz de novos factos ou provas, qualquer outra informação que lhe venha a ser comunicada sobre o mesmo caso.
\nO inquérito ou o procedimento criminal não poderão ter início ou prosseguir os seus termos, com base no presente Estatuto, por um período de 12 meses a contar da data em que o Conselho de Segurança assim o tiver solicitado em resolução aprovada nos termos do disposto no capítulo VII da Carta das Nações Unidas; o pedido poderá ser renovado pelo Conselho de Segurança nas mesmas condições.
\n1 - Tendo em consideração o décimo parágrafo do preâmbulo e o artigo 1.º, o Tribunal decidirá sobre a não admissibilidade de um caso se:
\n2 - A fim de determinar se há ou não vontade de agir num determinado caso, o Tribunal, tendo em consideração as garantias de um processo equitativo reconhecidas pelo direito internacional, verificará a existência de uma ou mais das seguintes circunstâncias:
\n3 - A fim de determinar se há incapacidade de agir num determinado caso, o Tribunal verificará se o Estado, por colapso total ou substancial da respectiva administração da justiça ou por indisponibilidade desta, não estará em condições de fazer comparecer o arguido, de reunir os meios de prova e depoimentos necessários ou não estará, por outros motivos, em condições de concluir o processo.
\n1 - Se uma situação for denunciada ao Tribunal nos termos do artigo 13.º, alínea a), e o procurador determinar que existem fundamentos para abrir um inquérito ou der início a um inquérito de acordo com os artigos 13.º, alínea c), e 15.º, deverá notificar todos os Estados Partes e os Estados que, de acordo com a informação disponível, teriam jurisdição sobre esses crimes. O procurador poderá proceder à notificação a título confidencial e, sempre que o considere necessário com vista a proteger pessoas, impedir a destruição de provas ou a fuga de pessoas, poderá limitar o âmbito da informação a transmitir aos Estados.
\n2 - No prazo de um mês a seguir à recepção da referida notificação, qualquer Estado poderá informar o Tribunal de que está a proceder, ou já procedeu, a um inquérito sobre nacionais seus ou outras pessoas sob a sua jurisdição, por actos que possam constituir crimes a que se refere o artigo 5.º e digam respeito à informação constante na respectiva notificação. A pedido desse Estado, o procurador transferirá para ele o inquérito sobre essas pessoas, a menos que, a pedido do procurador, o juízo de instrução decida autorizar o inquérito.
\n3 - A transferência do inquérito poderá ser reexaminada pelo procurador seis meses após a data em que tiver sido decidida ou, a todo o momento, quando tenha ocorrido uma alteração significativa de circunstâncias, decorrente da falta de vontade ou da incapacidade efectiva do Estado de levar a cabo o inquérito.
\n4 - O Estado interessado ou o procurador poderão interpor recurso para o juízo de recursos da decisão proferida por um juízo de instrução, tal como previsto no artigo 82.º Este recurso poderá seguir uma forma sumária.
\n5 - Se o procurador transferir o inquérito, nos termos do n.º 2, poderá solicitar ao Estado interessado que o informe periodicamente do andamento do mesmo e de qualquer outro procedimento subsequente. Os Estados Partes responderão a estes pedidos sem atrasos injustificados.
\n6 - O procurador poderá, enquanto aguardar uma decisão a proferir no juízo de instrução, ou a todo o momento se tiver transferido o inquérito nos termos do presente artigo, solicitar ao tribunal de instrução, a título excepcional, que o autorize a efectuar as investigações que considere necessárias para preservar elementos de prova, quando exista uma oportunidade única de obter provas relevantes ou um risco significativo de que essas provas possam não estar disponíveis numa fase ulterior.
\n7 - O Estado que tenha recorrido de uma decisão do juízo de instrução nos termos do presente artigo poderá impugnar a admissibilidade de um caso nos termos do artigo 19.º, invocando factos novos relevantes ou uma alteração significativa de circunstâncias.
\n1 - O Tribunal deverá certificar-se de que detém jurisdição sobre todos os casos que lhe sejam submetidos. O Tribunal poderá pronunciar-se oficiosamente sobre a admissibilidade de um caso em conformidade com o artigo 17.º 2 - Poderão impugnar a admissibilidade de um caso, por um dos motivos referidos no artigo 17.º, ou impugnar a jurisdição do Tribunal:
\n4 - A admissibilidade de um caso ou a jurisdição do Tribunal só poderão ser impugnadas uma única vez por qualquer pessoa ou Estado a que se faz referência no n.º 2. A impugnação deverá ser feita antes do julgamento ou no seu início. Em circunstâncias excepcionais, o Tribunal poderá autorizar que a impugnação se faça mais de uma vez ou depois do início do julgamento. As impugnações à admissibilidade de um caso feitas no início do julgamento, ou posteriormente com a autorização do Tribunal, só poderão fundamentar-se no disposto no n.º 1, alínea c), do artigo 17.º 5 - Os Estados a que se referem as alíneas b) e c) do n.º 2 do presente artigo deverão deduzir impugnação logo que possível.
\n6 - Antes da confirmação da acusação, a impugnação da admissibilidade de um caso ou da jurisdição do Tribunal será submetida ao juízo de instrução e, após confirmação, ao juízo de julgamento em primeira instância. Das decisões relativas à jurisdição ou admissibilidade caberá recurso para o juízo de recursos, de acordo com o artigo 82.º 7 - Se a impugnação for feita pelo Estado referido nas alíneas b) e c) do n.º 2, o procurador suspenderá o inquérito até que o Tribunal decida em conformidade com o artigo 17.º 8 - Enquanto aguardar uma decisão, o procurador poderá solicitar ao Tribunal autorização para:
\n10 - Se o Tribunal tiver declarado que um caso não é admissível, de acordo com o artigo 17.º, o procurador poderá pedir a revisão dessa decisão, após se ter certificado de que surgiram novos factos que invalidam os motivos pelos quais o caso havia sido considerado inadmissível nos termos do artigo 17.º 11 - Se o procurador, tendo em consideração as questões referidas no artigo 17.º, decidir transferir um inquérito, poderá pedir ao Estado em questão que o mantenha informado do seguimento do processo. Esta informação deverá, se esse Estado o solicitar, ser mantida confidencial. Se o procurador decidir, posteriormente, abrir um inquérito, comunicará a sua decisão ao Estado para o qual foi transferido o processo.
\n1 - Salvo disposição em contrário do presente Estatuto, nenhuma pessoa poderá ser julgada pelo Tribunal por actos constitutivos de crimes pelos quais este já a tenha condenado ou absolvido.
\n2 - Nenhuma pessoa poderá ser julgada por outro tribunal por um crime mencionado no artigo 5.º, relativamente ao qual já tenha sido condenada ou absolvida pelo Tribunal.
\n3 - O Tribunal não poderá julgar uma pessoa que já tenha sido julgada por outro tribunal por actos também punidos pelos artigos 6.º, 7.º ou 8.º, a menos que o processo nesse outro tribunal:
\n1 - O Tribunal aplicará:
\n2 - O Tribunal poderá aplicar princípios e normas de direito tal como já tenham sido por si interpretados em decisões anteriores.
\n3 - A aplicação e interpretação do direito, nos termos do presente artigo, deverá ser compatível com os direitos humanos internacionalmente reconhecidos, sem discriminação alguma baseada em motivos tais como o sexo, tal como definido no n.º 3 do artigo 7.º, a idade, a raça, a cor, a religião ou o credo, a opinião política ou outra, a origem nacional, étnica ou social, a situação económica, o nascimento ou outra condição.
\nPrincípios gerais de direito penal
\n1 - Nenhuma pessoa será considerada criminalmente responsável, nos termos do presente Estatuto, a menos que a sua conduta constitua, no momento em que tiver lugar, um crime da competência do Tribunal.
\n2 - A previsão de um crime será estabelecida de forma precisa e não será permitido o recurso à analogia. Em caso de ambiguidade, será interpretada a favor da pessoa objecto de inquérito, acusada ou condenada.
\n3 - O disposto no presente artigo em nada afectará a tipificação de uma conduta como crime nos termos do direito internacional, independentemente do presente Estatuto.
\nQualquer pessoa condenada pelo Tribunal só poderá ser punida em conformidade com as disposições do presente Estatuto.
\n1 - Nenhuma pessoa será considerada criminalmente responsável, de acordo com o presente Estatuto, por uma conduta anterior à entrada em vigor do presente Estatuto.
\n2 - Se o direito aplicável a um caso for modificado antes de proferida sentença definitiva, aplicar-se-á o direito mais favorável à pessoa objecto de inquérito, acusada ou condenada.
\n1 - De acordo com o presente Estatuto, o Tribunal será competente para julgar as pessoas singulares.
\n2 - Quem cometer um crime da competência do Tribunal será considerado individualmente responsável e poderá ser punido de acordo com o presente Estatuto.
\n3 - Nos termos do presente Estatuto, será considerado criminalmente responsável e poderá ser punido pela prática de um crime da competência do Tribunal quem:
\n4 - O disposto no presente Estatuto sobre a responsabilidade criminal das pessoas singulares em nada afectará a responsabilidade do Estado, de acordo com o direito internacional.
\nO Tribunal não terá jurisdição sobre pessoas que, à data da alegada prática do crime, não tenham ainda completado 18 anos de idade.
\n1 - O presente Estatuto será aplicável de forma igual a todas as pessoas, sem distinção alguma baseada na qualidade oficial. Em particular, a qualidade oficial de Chefe de Estado ou de Governo, de membro de Governo ou do Parlamento, de representante eleito ou de funcionário público em caso algum eximirá a pessoa em causa de responsabilidade criminal, nos termos do presente Estatuto, nem constituirá de per si motivo de redução da pena.
\n2 - As imunidades ou normas de procedimento especiais decorrentes da qualidade oficial de uma pessoa, nos termos do direito interno ou do direito internacional, não deverão obstar a que o Tribunal exerça a sua jurisdição sobre essa pessoa.
\nPara além de outras fontes de responsabilidade criminal previstas no presente Estatuto, por crimes da competência do Tribunal:
\nOs crimes da competência do Tribunal não prescrevem.
\n1 - Salvo disposição em contrário, nenhuma pessoa poderá ser criminalmente responsável e punida por um crime da competência do Tribunal, a menos que actue com vontade de o cometer e conhecimento dos seus elementos materiais.
\n2 - Para os efeitos do presente artigo, entende-se que actua intencionalmente quem:
\n3 - Nos termos do presente artigo, entende-se por 'conhecimento' a consciência de que existe uma circunstância ou de que um efeito irá ter lugar numa ordem normal dos acontecimentos. As expressões 'ter conhecimento' e 'com conhecimento' deverão ser entendidas em conformidade.
\n1 - Sem prejuízo de outros fundamentos para a exclusão de responsabilidade criminal previstos no presente Estatuto, não será considerada criminalmente responsável a pessoa que, no momento da prática de determinada conduta:
\n2 - O Tribunal determinará se os fundamentos de exclusão da responsabilidade criminal previstos no presente Estatuto serão aplicáveis no caso em apreço.