Conditions of imprisonment / detention - international treaty standards

Republic of Kenya

Kenya - International Crimes Act 2008 EN

PART IX—INVESTIGATIONS OR SITTINGS OF ICC IN KENYA

166. (3) If an ICC prisoner is directed to be detained in a prison under subsection (1), the prisoner shall be treated in conformity with international human rights law and the Prisons Act, so far as applicable and with all necessary modifications, shall apply with respect to that prisoner as if the prisoner had been remanded in custody or sentenced to imprisonment for an offence against the law of Kenya, as the case may require, and is liable to be detained in a prison under such an order or sentence.

PART VII—PERSONS IN TRANSIT TO ICC OR SERVING SENTENCES IMPOSED BY ICC

Enforcement of Sentences in Kenya

136.

(2) On arrival in Kenya or, if the person is already inKenya when the sentence is imposed, on the imposition of
the sentence, the ICC prisoner shall be detained inaccordance with the Prisons Act as if the prisoner had been sentenced to imprisonment under Kenyan law.

PART VII—PERSONS IN TRANSIT TO ICC OR SERVING SENTENCES IMPOSED BY ICC

Enforcement of Sentences in Kenya

138. (1) The administration of a sentence of imprisonment imposed by the ICC that is served in Kenya, including any decision to release or transfer the ICC prisoner, shall be undertaken in accordance with Part 10 of the Rome Statute and the ICC Rules.
(2) If, in relation to the administration of a sentence of imprisonment that is served in Kenya by an ICC prisoner, there is any inconsistency between the provisions of thePenal Code or the Prisons Act and the provisions of the Rome Statute and the ICC Rules, the provisions of thatStatute and those Rules shall prevail.

Rome Statute

Article 103 Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment

1.

(a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons.

(b) At the time of declaring its willingness to accept sentenced persons, a State may attach conditions to its acceptance as agreed by the Court and in accordance with this Part.

(c) A State designated in a particular case shall promptly inform the Court whether it accepts the Court's designation.

2.

(a) The State of enforcement shall notify the Court of any circumstances, including the exercise of any conditions agreed under paragraph 1, which could materially affect the terms or extent of the imprisonment. The Court shall be given at least 45 days' notice of any such known or foreseeable circumstances. During this period, the State of enforcement shall take no action that might prejudice its obligations under article 110.

(b) Where the Court cannot agree to the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (a), it shall notify the State of enforcement and proceed in accordance with article 104, paragraph 1.

3. In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:

(a) The principle that States Parties should share the responsibility for enforcing sentences of imprisonment, in accordance with principles of equitable distribution, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

(b) The application of widely accepted international treaty standards governing the treatment of prisoners;

(c) The views of the sentenced person;

(d) The nationality of the sentenced person;

(e) Such other factors regarding the circumstances of the crime or the person sentenced, or the effective enforcement of the sentence, as may be appropriate in designating the State of enforcement.

4. If no State is designated under paragraph 1, the sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a prison facility made available by the host State, in accordance with the conditions set out in the headquarters agreement referred to in article 3, paragraph 2. In such a case, the costs arising out of the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be borne by the Court.

Article 106 Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment

2. The conditions of imprisonment shall be governed by the law of the State of enforcement and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners; in no case shall such conditions be more or less favourable than those available to prisoners convicted of similar offences in the State of enforcement.