Provisional arrest - consent to surrender

Uganda

The International Criminal Court Act 2010

Part IV – Arrest and Surrender of Person to ICC

Surrender and Delivery Orders

35. Surrender by consent.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt a person arrested under a provisional warrant may consent to surrender before a request for surrender is received, in which case the Registrar may make an order under subsection (5).

Rome Statute

Article 92 Provisional arrest

3. A person who is provisionally arrested may be released from custody if the requested State has not received the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91 within the time limits specified in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. However, the person may consent to surrender before the expiration of this period if permitted by the law of the requested State. In such a case, the requested State shall proceed to surrender the person to the Court as soon as possible.