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