The International Criminal Court:A Commentary on the Rome StatutePDF电子书下载

Historical Introduction 1

PREAMBLE 29

PART 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT 57

Article 1. The Court 57

Article 2. Relationship of the Court with the United Nations 63

Article 3. Seat of the Court 87

Article 4. Legal status and powers of the Court 94

PART 2. JURISDICTION, ADMISSIBILITY AND APPLICABLE LAW 101

Article 5. Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court 101

Article 6. Genocide 119

Article 7. Crimes against humanity 137

Article 8. War crimes 188

Article 9. Elements of Crimes 258

Article 10. 269

Article 11.Jurisdiction ratione temporis 273

Article 12. Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction 277

Article 13. Exercise of jurisdiction 293

Article 14. Referral of a situation by a State Party 305

Article 15. Prosecutor 314

Article 16. Deferral of investigation or prosecution 325

Article 17. Issues of admissibility 335

Article 18.Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility 353

Article 19. Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case 361

Article 20. Ne bis in idem 373

Article 21. Applicable law 381

PART 3. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW 403

Article 22. Nullum crimen sine lege 403

Article 23. Nulla poena sine lege 413

Article 24. Non-retroactivity rationepersonae 417

Article 25. Individual criminal responsibility 421

Article 26. Exclusion of jurisdiction over persons under eighteen 443

Article 27. Irrelevance of official capacity 446

Article 28. Responsibility of commanders and other superiors 454

Article 29. Non-applicability of statute of limitations 466

Article 30. Mental element 472

Article 31. Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility 480

Article 32. Mistake of fact or mistake of law 499

Article 33. Superior orders and prescription of law 507

PART 4. COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT 517

Article 34. Organs of the Court 517

Article 35. Service of judges 520

Article 36. Qualifications, nomination, and election of judges 524

Article 37. Judicial vacancies 536

Article 38. The Presidency 539

Article 39. Chambers 550

Article 40. Independence of the judges 563

Article 41. Excusing and disqualification of judges 568

Article 42. The Office of the Prosecutor 574

Article 43. The Registry 585

Article 44. Staff 601

Article 45. Solemn undertaking 607

Article 46. Removal from office 609

Article 47. Disciplinary measures 615

Article 48. Privileges and immunities 619

Article 49. Salaries, allowances, and expenses 627

Article 50. Official and working languages 634

Article 51. Rules of Procedure and Evidence 642

Article 52. Regulations of the Court 650

PART 5. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION 655

Article 53. Initiation of an investigation 655

Article 54. Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations 672

Article 55. Rights of persons during an investigation 683

Article 56. Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity 690

Article 57. Functions and powers of the Pre-Trial Chamber 695

Article 58. Issuance by the Pre-Trial Chamber of a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear 702

Article 59. Arrest proceedings in the custodial State 715

Article 60. Initial proceedings before the Court 721

Article 61. Confirmation of the charges before trial 732

PART 6. THE TRIAL 747

Article 62. Place of trial 747

Article 63. Trial in the presence of the accused 750

Article 64. Functions and powers of the Trial Chamber 760

Article 65. Proceedings on an admission of guilt 774

Article 66. Presumption of innocence 782

Article 67. Rights of the accused 792

Article 68. Protection of the victims and witnesses and their participation in the proceedings 821

Article 69. Evidence 836

Article 70. Offences against the administration of justice 852

Article 71. Sanctions for misconduct before the Court 859

Article 72. Protection of national security information 861

Article 73. Third party information or documents 870

Article 74. Requirements for the decision 872

Article 75. Reparations to victims 878

Article 76. Sentencing 884

PART 7. PENALTIES 891

Article 77. Applicable penalties 891

Article 78. Determination of the sentence 898

Article 79. Trust Fund 909

Article 80. Non-prejudice to national application of penalties and national laws 918

PART 8. APPEAL AND REVISION 929

Article 81. Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence 929

Article 82. Appeal against other decisions 938

Article 83. Proceedings on appeal 950

Article 84. Revision of conviction or sentence 958

Article 85. Compensation to an arrested or convicted person 964

PART 9. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE 973

Article 86. General obligation to cooperate 973

Article 87. Requests for cooperation: general provisions 978

Article 88. Availability of procedures under national law 986

Article 89. Surrender of persons to the Court 993

Article 90. Competing requests 1001

Article 91. Contents of request for arrest and surrender 1007

Article 92. Provisional arrest 1011

Article 93. Other forms of cooperation 1015

Article 94. Postponement of execution of a requestin respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution 1026

Article 95. Postponement of execution of a request in respect of an admissibility challenge 1029

Article 96. Contents of request for other forms of assistance under article 93 1032

Article 97. Consultations 1035

Article 98. Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender 1037

Article 99. Execution of requests under articles 93 and 96 1047

Article 100. Costs 1051

Article 101. Rule of speciality 1054

Article 102. Use of terms 1058

PART 10. ENFORCEMENT 1065

Article 103. Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment 1065

Article 104. Change in designation of State of enforcement 1075

Article 105. Enforcement of the sentence 1077

Article 106. Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment 1080

Article 107. Transfer of the person upon completion of sentence 1084

Article 108. Limitation on the prosecution or punishment of other offences 1089

Article 109. Enforcement of fines and forfeiture measures 1095

Article 110. Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence 1101

Article 111. Escape 1108

PART 11. ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES 1115

Article 112. Assembly of States Parties 1115

PART 12. FINANCING 1137

Article 113. Financial Regulations 1137

Article 114. Payment of expenses 1141

Article 115. Funds of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties 1144

Article 116. Voluntary contributions 1149

Article 117. Assessment of contributions 1152

Article 118. Annual audit 1155

PART 13. FINAL CLAUSES 1159

Article 119. Settlement of disputes 1159

Article 120. Reservations 1166

Article 121. Amendments 1174

Article 122. Amendments to provisions of an institutional nature 1183

Article 123. Review of the Statute 1186

Article 124. Transitional provision 1192

Article 125. Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession 1195

Article 126. Entry into force 1201

Article 127. Withdrawal 1205

Article 128. Authentic texts 1208

Index 1211