Article 51: Right of property
The State recognizes and guarantees the right of property. Property has a social function and implies obligations. All persons have the right to the full use, enjoyment, and disposal of their assets.
1. No one may be deprived of his property, unless for a justified cause of public utility or social interest, previous payment of its just value determined by an agreement between the parties or the ruling of the appropriate court, in accordance with that established by law. In the case of the declaration of a State of Emergency or of Defense, the compensation may not be made previously.
Artículo 59.- Secuestro de bienes. La solicitud de detención y entrega y, en su caso, de prisión provisional, podrá extenderse al secuestro y confiscación de objetos, bienes y/o de documentos que estén en poder o sean propiedad de la persona requerida, conforme a lo dispuesto en la letra K del párrafo 1 del artículo 93, del Estatuto de Roma, así como el decomiso del producto, los bienes y los haberes procedentes directa o indirectamente del o los crímenes cometidos, al tenor de lo dispuesto en la letra b del párrafo 2 del artículo 77 del referido Estatuto.
1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:
(k) The identification, tracing and freezing or seizure of proceeds, property and assets and instrumentalities of crimes for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties; and
1. States Parties shall give effect to fines or forfeitures ordered by the Court under Part 7, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties, and in accordance with the procedure of their national law.
2. If a State Party is unable to give effect to an order for forfeiture, it shall take measures to recover the value of the proceeds, property or assets ordered by the Court to be forfeited, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.
3. Property, or the proceeds of the sale of real property or, where appropriate, the sale of other property, which is obtained by a State Party as a result of its enforcement of a judgement of the Court shall be transferred to the Court.