Transportation and transit through State territory for surrender

Slovenia

Cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the International Criminal Court Act 2002

VI. ARREST, DETENTION AND SURRENDER OF A PERSON TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 17
(1) On the basis of a request of the Court for transit, which is complete in terms of Article 89 of the Statute, the Ministry shall decide on the transportation of the person that another state is surrendering to the Court across the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.
(2) The transportation of a person whom another state is surrendering to the Court across the territory of the Republic of Slovenia shall be permitted unless transit across the territory of the Republic of Slovenia would in any way obstruct or delay surrender.
(3) Competent national bodies shall be obliged to ensure free passage to persons who are travelling across the territory of the Republic of Slovenia under the authorisation or at the request of the Court, on the basis of permission for transit from the Ministry. If necessary, passage shall be accompanied and protected by the police authorities.

Rome Statute

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

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.