Statement of facts underlying the request

Commonwealth of Australia

Australia - International Criminal Court Act No. 41 2002 (2018) EN

Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons

Division 2—Documentation to accompany request

17 Documentation for request for arrest and surrender of person for whom warrant of arrest has been issued
If a request is made for arrest and surrender of a person for whom a warrant of arrest has been issued by the Pre-Trial Chamber under article 58 of the Statute, the request must contain or be supported by:
(a) information describing the person sought, being information sufficient to identify the person; and
(b) information as to the person’s probable location;

Part 3—Requests by the ICC for arrest and surrender of persons

Division 2—Documentation to accompany request

19 Documentation for request for provisional arrest
If a request is made for provisional arrest of a person, the request must contain or be supported by:
(c) a concise statement of:
(i) the crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC for which the person’s arrest is requested; and
(ii) the facts that are alleged to constitute those crimes, including, where possible, the dates when, and the locations at which, the crimes are alleged to have been committed; and
(d) a statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest, or of a judgment of conviction, against the person sought; and

Part 4—Other requests by ICC

Division 2—Documentation to accompany request

50 Documentation for request
(1)
(c) a concise statement of the essential facts underlying the request; and

Rome Statute

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

2. The request shall, as applicable, contain or be supported by the following:

(c) A concise statement of the essential facts underlying the request;