Competent national authority

Republic of Serbia

Serbia - Law on government authorities in war crimes proceedings 2009 EN

Article 1
This law regulates the establishment, organisation, competences and powers of government authorities and their organisational units for the purposes of detection, prosecution and trying of criminal offences specified in the present Law.

Article 4
The Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor shall have the competent jurisdiction to proceed in the cases involving criminal offences referred to in Article 2 of the present Law.

The work of the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor shall be directed by the War Crimes Prosecutor.

Unless otherwise stipulated in the present Law, the provisions of the law regulating public prosecution shall apply to the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor.

Rome Statute

Article 87 Requests for cooperation: general provisions

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(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. Subsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.