Admissibility challenge - ne bis in idem

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic - Cooperation with ICC 2018 ES

Artículo 76.- Impugnación de la solicitud de entrega por cosa juzgada. La persona cuya entrega sea solicitada por la Corte Penal Internacional tendrá derecho a impugnar esta solicitud de entrega oponiendo ante la Suprema Corte de Justicia, únicamente, las excepciones de cosa juzgada.
Párrafo I.- Las excepciones podrán interponerse en cualquier momento del trámite, hasta las cuarenta y ocho (48) horas siguientes de celebrada la audiencia.
Párrafo II.- Deducida la oposición, la Suprema Corte de Justicia suspenderá el trámite de entrega y, con informe al Ministerio Público, celebrará consultas con la Corte Penal Internacional para determinar, conforme al párrafo 2 del artículo 89 del Estatuto de Roma, si ha habido una decisión sobre la admisibilidad de la causa.
Párrafo III.- Si la causa ha sido admitida, continuará el procedimiento de entrega. Si está pendiente la decisión sobre admisibilidad, se aplazará el trámite de la entrega hasta que la Corte Penal Internacional adopte una decisión definitiva. Las resoluciones respectivas serán notificadas al impugnante.

Rome Statute

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

2. Challenges to the admissibility of a case on the grounds referred to in article 17 or challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court may be made by:

(a) An accused or a person for whom a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear has been issued under article 58;

(b) A State which has jurisdiction over a case, on the ground that it is investigating or prosecuting the case or has investigated or prosecuted; or

(c) A State from which acceptance of jurisdiction is required under article 12.

Article 20 Ne bis in idem

1. Except as provided in this Statute, no person shall be tried before the Court with respect to conduct which formed the basis of crimes for which the person has been convicted or acquitted by the Court.

2. No person shall be tried by another court for a crime referred to in article 5 for which that person has already been convicted or acquitted by the Court.

3. No person who has been tried by another court for conduct also proscribed under article 6, 7, 8 or 8 bis shall be tried by the Court with respect to the same conduct unless the proceedings in the other court:

(a) Were for the purpose of shielding the person concerned from criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court; or

(b) Otherwise were not conducted independently or impartially in accordance with the norms of due process recognized by international law and were conducted in a manner which, in the circumstances, was inconsistent with an intent to bring the person concerned to justice.

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

2. Where the person sought for surrender brings a challenge before a national court on the basis of the principle of ne bis in idem as provided in article 20, the requested State shall immediately consult with the Court to determine if there has been a relevant ruling on admissibility. If the case is admissible, the requested State shall proceed with the execution of the request. If an admissibility ruling is pending, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for surrender of the person until the Court makes a determination on admissibility.