Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter XVI
PREJUDICIAL ISSUES AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Application of the Regulations of international law
Article 252
(1) The rules of international law shall apply with respect to exemption from criminal prosecution of aliens who enjoy the right to immunity in Montenegro.
(2) Should there be any doubt as to the status of persons referred to in Paragraph 1 of this Article the Court shall seek clarification from the administration authority competent in foreign affairs.
2. Immunities or special procedural rules which may attach to the official capacity of a person, whether under national or international law, shall not bar the Court from exercising its jurisdiction over such a person.
1. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender or assistance which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international law with respect to the State or diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third State, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of that third State for the waiver of the immunity.
2. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international agreements pursuant to which the consent of a sending State is required to surrender a person of that State to the Court, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of the sending State for the giving of consent for the surrender.
From the date on which the Court establishes a social security scheme, the persons referred to in articles 15, 16 and 17 shall, with respect to services rendered for the Court, be exempt from all compulsory contributions to national social security schemes.