Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court A Commentary Bearbeitet von Prof. Dr. Otto Triffterer, Prof. Kai Ambos 3. Auflage 2016. Buch. XXXIX, 2352 S. Hardcover (In Leinen) ISBN 978 3 8487 2263 1 Format (B x L): 16 x 24 cm Gewicht: 2004 g Recht > Strafrecht > Internationales Strafrecht Zu Leseprobe und Sachverzeichnis schnell und portofrei erhältlich bei Die Online-Fachbuchhandlung beck-shop.de ist spezialisiert auf Fachbücher, insbesondere Recht, Steuern und Wirtschaft. Im Sortiment finden Sie alle Medien (Bücher, Zeitschriften, CDs, eBooks, etc.) aller Verlage. Ergänzt wird das Programm durch Services wie Neuerscheinungsdienst oder Zusammenstellungen von Büchern zu Sonderpreisen. Der Shop führt mehr als 8 Millionen Produkte. Reemers Publishing Services GmbH O:/Beck/Triffterer/3d/Contents.3d from 27.10.2015 10:10:14 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm  240.00mm Contents Editor’s Preface ............................................................................................................................... VII Introductions to the Third Edition by the former President of the ICC Judge Song and the current President Judge Fernandez de Gurmendi .......................................................................... XIII List of Authors ............................................................................................................................... XIX General Literature ........................................................................................................................... XXV Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. XXXI COMMENTARY Preamble ........................................................................................................................................ 1 PART 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT Article 1. The Court ........................................................................................................................ Article 2. Relationship of the Court with the United Nations ............................................................... Article 3. Seat of the Court ............................................................................................................... Article 4. Legal status and powers of the Court ................................................................................... 15 22 41 103 PART 2. JURISDICTION, ADMISSIBILITY AND APPLICABLE LAW Article 5. Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court .......................................................................... Article 6. Genocide .......................................................................................................................... Article 7. Crimes against humanity .................................................................................................... Article 8. War crimes ....................................................................................................................... Article 8bis. Crime of aggression ....................................................................................................... Article 9. Elements of Crimes ........................................................................................................... Article 10. ...................................................................................................................................... Article 11. Jurisdiction ratione temporis ............................................................................................. Article 12. Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction ........................................................................ Article 13. Exercise of jurisdiction ..................................................................................................... Article 14. Referral of a situation by a State Party ............................................................................... Article 15. Prosecutor ...................................................................................................................... Article 15bis. Exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression (State referral, proprio motu) .............. Article 15ter. Exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression (Security Council referral) .................. Article 16. Deferral of investigation or prosecution ............................................................................. Article 17. Issues of admissibility ...................................................................................................... Article 18. Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility ......................................................................... Article 19. Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case ................................ Article 20. Ne bis in idem ................................................................................................................ Article 21. Applicable law ................................................................................................................. 111 127 144 295 580 619 644 657 672 690 703 725 741 765 770 781 832 849 899 932 PART 3. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW Nullum crimen sine lege ................................................................................................... Nulla poena sine lege ....................................................................................................... Non-retroactivity ratione personae ..................................................................................... Individual criminal responsibility ...................................................................................... Exclusion of jurisdiction over persons under eighteen .......................................................... Irrelevance of official capacity ........................................................................................... Responsibility of commanders and other superiors .............................................................. Non-applicability of statute of limitations ........................................................................... Mental element ............................................................................................................... Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility ..................................................................... Mistake of fact or mistake of law ....................................................................................... Superior orders and prescription of law ............................................................................. 949 967 971 979 1030 1037 1056 1107 1111 1125 1161 1182 Article 22. Article 23. Article 24. Article 25. Article 26. Article 27. Article 28. Article 29. Article 30. Article 31. Article 32. Article 33. PART 4. COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT Article 34. Organs of the Court ......................................................................................................... 1197 Article 35. Service of judges .............................................................................................................. 1204 Article 36. Qualifications, nomination and election of judges ............................................................... 1216 IX Reemers Publishing Services GmbH O:/Beck/Triffterer/3d/Contents.3d from 27.10.2015 10:10:14 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm  240.00mm Contents Article 37. Article 38. Article 39. Article 40. Article 41. Article 42. Article 43. Article 44. Article 45. Article 46. Article 47. Article 48. Article 49. Article 50. Article 51. Article 52. Judicial vacancies ............................................................................................................. The Presidency ................................................................................................................ Chambers ....................................................................................................................... Independence of the judges ............................................................................................... Excusing and disqualification of judges .............................................................................. The Office of the Prosecutor ............................................................................................. The Registry .................................................................................................................... Staff ............................................................................................................................... Solemn undertaking ......................................................................................................... Removal from office ......................................................................................................... Disciplinary measures ...................................................................................................... Privileges and immunities ................................................................................................. Salaries, allowances and expenses ...................................................................................... Official and working languages .......................................................................................... Rules of Procedure and Evidence ....................................................................................... Regulations of the Court ................................................................................................... 1226 1236 1247 1253 1258 1267 1278 1289 1296 1299 1307 1310 1319 1323 1332 1352 Article 53. Article 54. Article 55. Article 56. Article 57. Article 58. Article 59. Article 60. Article 61. PART 5. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION Initiation of an investigation ............................................................................................. Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations ....................................... Rights of persons during an investigation ........................................................................... Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity ..................... Functions and powers of the Pre-Trial Chamber ................................................................. Issuance by the Pre-Trial Chamber of a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear ................. Arrest proceedings in the custodial State ............................................................................ Initial proceedings before the Court ................................................................................... Confirmation of the charges before trial ............................................................................. 1365 1381 1394 1411 1421 1437 1458 1472 1484 Article 62. Article 63. Article 64. Article 65. Article 66. Article 67. Article 68. Article 69. Article 70. Article 71. Article 72. Article 73. Article 74. Article 75. Article 76. PART 6. THE TRIAL Place of trial .................................................................................................................... Trial in the presence of the accused ................................................................................... Functions and powers of the Trial Chamber ....................................................................... Proceedings on an admission of guilt ................................................................................. Presumption of innocence ................................................................................................ Rights of the accused ....................................................................................................... Protection of victims and witnesses and their participation in the proceedings ....................... Evidence ......................................................................................................................... Offences against the administration of justice ..................................................................... Sanctions for misconduct before the Court ......................................................................... Protection of national security information ......................................................................... Third-party information or documents .............................................................................. Requirements for the decision ........................................................................................... Reparations to victims ...................................................................................................... Sentencing ...................................................................................................................... 1551 1563 1588 1621 1635 1650 1681 1712 1751 1760 1775 1816 1826 1853 1871 Article 77. Article 78. Article 79. Article 80. PART 7. PENALTIES Applicable penalties ......................................................................................................... Determination of the sentence ........................................................................................... Trust Fund ..................................................................................................................... Non-prejudice to national application of penalties and national laws ..................................... 1877 1891 1901 1909 Article 81. Article 82. Article 83. Article 84. Article 85. PART 8. APPEAL AND REVISION Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence ................................... Appeal against other decisions .......................................................................................... Proceedings on appeal ...................................................................................................... Revision of conviction or sentence ..................................................................................... Compensation to an arrested or convicted person ............................................................... 1915 1954 1965 1986 1998 X Reemers Publishing Services GmbH O:/Beck/Triffterer/3d/Contents.3d from 27.10.2015 10:10:15 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm  240.00mm Contents PART 9. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE Preliminary Remarks. ...................................................................................................................... Article 86. General obligation to cooperate ......................................................................................... Article 87. Requests for cooperation: general provisions ....................................................................... Article 88. Availability of procedures under national law ..................................................................... Article 89. Surrender of persons to the Court ..................................................................................... Article 90. Competing requests ......................................................................................................... Article 91. Contents of request for arrest and surrender ....................................................................... Article 92. Provisional arrest ............................................................................................................. Article 93. Other forms of cooperation .............................................................................................. Article 94. Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution ..... Article 95. Postponement of execution of a request in respect of an admissibility challenge ..................... Article 96. Contents of request for other forms of assistance under article 93 ......................................... Art. 97. Consultations ...................................................................................................................... Article 98. Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender ............................ Article 99. Execution of requests under articles 93 and 96 .................................................................... Article 100. Costs ............................................................................................................................ Article 101. Rule of speciality ............................................................................................................ Article 102. Use of terms .................................................................................................................. 2003 2014 2019 2043 2046 2059 2068 2074 2078 2103 2106 2111 2115 2117 2147 2155 2158 2170 PART 10. ENFORCEMENT Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment ............................................... Change in designation of State of enforcement .................................................................. Enforcement of the sentence ........................................................................................... Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment ............................ Transfer of the person upon completion of sentence .......................................................... Limitation on the prosecution or punishment of other offences .......................................... Enforcement of fines and forfeiture measures .................................................................... Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence ...................................................... Escape .......................................................................................................................... 2173 2187 2190 2192 2196 2199 2205 2210 2212 Article 103. Article 104. Article 105. Article 106. Article 107. Article 108. Article 109. Article 110. Article 111. PART 11. ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES Article 112. Assembly of States Parties ............................................................................................... 2215 Article 113. Article 114. Article 115. Article 116. Article 117. Article 118. PART 12. FINANCING Financial Regulations ..................................................................................................... Payment of expenses ...................................................................................................... Funds of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties ................................................... Voluntary contributions .................................................................................................. Assessment of contribution ............................................................................................. Annual audit ................................................................................................................. 2247 2252 2253 2263 2267 2271 Article 119. Article 120. Article 121. Article 122. Article 123. Article 124. Article 125. Article 126. Article 127. Article 128. PART 13. FINAL CLAUSES Settlement of disputes ..................................................................................................... Reservations .................................................................................................................. Amendments ................................................................................................................. Amendments to provisions of an institutional nature ......................................................... Review of the Statute ...................................................................................................... Transitional Provision .................................................................................................... Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession .................................................... Entry into force ............................................................................................................. Withdrawal ................................................................................................................... Authentic texts .............................................................................................................. 2274 2283 2298 2305 2308 2312 2318 2320 2322 2325 Index ............................................................................................................................................. 2327 XI