Willingness to accept sentenced persons

Republic of Malta

Malta - ICC Act 2003 EN

PART 4
ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES AND ORDERS

9.

(1) This article applies where -

(a) Malta is designated by the ICC as the state in which a
person, hereinafter in this Part referred to as “the
prisoner”, is to serve a sentence of imprisonment
imposed by the ICC, and

(b) the Minister informs the ICC that the designation is accepted.

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.