Unique provision - cooperation

Republic of Colombia

Colombia - Decree 2764 promulgating the Rome Statute 2002 EN

COLOMBIA - DECREE NUMBER 2764 OF 2002 (November 26) promulgating the “Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court”

The President of the Republic of Colombia, by virtue of the powers granted to him under Article 189-2 of the Constitution of Colombia, and pursuant to Law 7 of 1944, and

CONSIDERING,

That, on depositing the ratification instrument, the Government of the Republic of Colombia made the following statements:

4. Given that the scope of the Rome Statute is confined exclusively to the exercise of complementary jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court and national authorities’ cooperation with the Court, Colombia asserts that none of the provisions of the Rome Statute modify domestic law as applied by Colombian judicial authorities exercising its exclusive jurisdiction on the territory of the Republic of Colombia.

COLOMBIA - DECREE NUMBER 2764 OF 2002 (November 26) promulgating the “Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court”

The President of the Republic of Colombia, by virtue of the powers granted to him under Article 189-2 of the Constitution of Colombia, and pursuant to Law 7 of 1944, and

CONSIDERING,

That, on depositing the ratification instrument, the Government of the Republic of Colombia made the following statements:

4. Given that the scope of the Rome Statute is confined exclusively to the exercise of complementary jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court and national authorities’ cooperation with the Court, Colombia asserts that none of the provisions of the Rome Statute modify domestic law as applied by Colombian judicial authorities exercising its exclusive jurisdiction on the territory of the Republic of Colombia.

Rome Statute

Article 86 General obligation to cooperate

States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Statute, cooperate fully with the Court in its investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court.