Consent to surrender

Republic of Croatia

Croatia - Implementation of Statute of ICC 2003 (2004) EN

VI. ARREST AND SURRENDER OF ACCUSED
PROCEDURE BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION JUDGE
Article 32
(3) The investigation judge shall, at the time of interrogation establish whether the accused wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court and without the surrender procedure. In such a case a special document shall be drawn up in which the accused shall confirm that he/she wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court without the conducting of surrender procedure and that he/she waives all remedies which can be used in this procedure. In such a case the investigation judge shall decide on the need of custody in accordance with the provision of the Criminal Procedure Act.

VI. ARREST AND SURRENDER OF ACCUSED

VOLUNTARY SURRENDER
Article 35

(1) In the course of the procedure the accused may give the statement on the record that he/she wants to voluntarily surrender to the International Criminal Court and that he/she waives all the legal remedies in the surrender procedure. Such a statement shall be irrevocable.
(2) In the case referred to in paragraph 1 hereof, the court shall approve the resolution to suspend the surrender procedure, and shall order the custody against the accused and inform the competent department of the Ministry of Interior accordingly in order to carry out the surrender.

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

VI APPREHENSION AND SURRENDER


Article 31

(1) The competent investigative judge shall interrogate the person indicted about the matter, and if the judge establishes that this is the person whose apprehension, temporary apprehension or surrender has been requested by the International Criminal Court, the judge shall order that this person be held in custody.

(2) The custody ordered by the investigative judge may have the maximum duration as the custody during the investigation pursuant to Article 16 hereof.

(3) During the interrogation, the investigative judge shall establish whether the person indicted wants to surrender to the International criminal Court without the surrender procedure. In such a case a special document shall be drawn up in which the person in question shall confirm that he/she wants to surrender to the International Criminal Court without the surrender procedure, and that he/she waives all remedies which can be used in this procedure. In such a case the investigative judge shall decide on the need for custody in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Criminal Procedure.

(4) Exceptionally, the person indicted may make a statement before the public attorney in charge prior to the apprehension, and a document mentioned in paragraph 3 above shall be drawn up in such a case, to the effect that he/she wants to voluntarily surrender to the International Criminal Court without being subjected to the surrender procedure. In this case the public attorney may request the investigative judge to order the person indicted to be put in custody in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Criminal Procedure.

(5) The statement from paragraphs 3 and 4 above shall be irrevocable.

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

VI APPREHENSION AND SURRENDER

Article 33

(1) Throughout the procedure, the person indicted may make a statement on the record that he/she wants to voluntarily surrender to the International Criminal Court and that he/she waives all legal remedies. Such a statement shall be irrevocable.

(2) In a case from paragraph 1 above the court shall issue a decision to suspend the surrender procedure, put the person indicted in custody and inform the competent department of the Ministry of the Interior accordingly in order to carry out the surrender.

Rome Statute

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

1. The Court may transmit a request for the arrest and surrender of a person, together with the material supporting the request outlined in article 91, to any State on the territory of which that person may be found and shall request the cooperation of that State in the arrest and surrender of such a person. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the procedure under their national law, comply with requests for arrest and surrender.

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.

3.

(a) A State Party shall authorize, in accordance with its national procedural law, transportation through its territory of a person being surrendered to the Court by another State, except where transit through that State would impede or delay the surrender.

(b) A request by the Court for transit shall be transmitted in accordance with article 87. The request for transit shall contain:

(i) A description of the person being transported;

(ii) A brief statement of the facts of the case and their legal characterization; and

(iii) The warrant for arrest and surrender;

(c) A person being transported shall be detained in custody during the period of transit;

(d) No authorization is required if the person is transported by air and no landing is scheduled on the territory of the transit State;

(e) If an unscheduled landing occurs on the territory of the transit State, that State may require a request for transit from the Court as provided for in subparagraph (b). The transit State shall detain the person being transported until the request for transit is received and the transit is effected, provided that detention for purposes of this subparagraph may not be extended beyond 96 hours from the unscheduled landing unless the request is received within that time.

4. If the person sought is being proceeded against or is serving a sentence in the requested State for a crime different from that for which surrender to the Court is sought, the requested State, after making its decision to grant the request, shall consult with the Court.