PART I
GENERAL PART
BOOK I
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
TITLE I
CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS SCOPE
CHAPTER II
SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF THE LAW
Section II.- Conditions as to Place
Sub-section II.- Subsidiary Application
Article 17.-Crimes Committed Outside Ethiopia Against International Law or Universal Order.
(1) Any person who has committed outside Ethiopia:
(a) a crime against international law or an international crime specified in Ethiopian legislation, or an international treaty or a convention to which Ethiopia has adhered; or
(b) a crime against public health or, morals specified in Articles 525, 599, 635, 636, 640 or 641 of this Code;
shall be liable to trial, in Ethiopia in accordance with the provisions of this Code and subject to the general conditions mentioned hereinafter (Arts. 19 and 20(2)) unless a final judgment has been given after being prosecuted in the foreign country.
(2) Nothing in this Article shall affect the provisions of Articles 14 and 15(2) .
1. A State which becomes a Party to this Statute thereby accepts the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crimes referred to in article 5.
2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:
(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft;
(b) The State of which the person accused of the crime is a national.
3. If the acceptance of a State which is not a Party to this Statute is required under paragraph 2, that State may, by declaration lodged with the Registrar, accept the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court with respect to the crime in question. The accepting State shall cooperate with the Court without any delay or exception in accordance with Part 9.