State appeal and revision of sentence

Germany

Germany - Cooperation with ICC 2002 EN

Part 4
Mutual Assistance through the Execution of Decisions and Orders of the Court

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Enforcement of Prison Sentences
(relating to Article 77 para. 1,Article 103 para. 1 and 2, and Articles 105, 106, and 110 of the Rome Statute)

(5) Communications between the convicted person and the Court shall be unimpeded and confidential. Upon request of the Court, members of the Court shall be granted admittance to the penal institution. If the convicted person raises objections to the enforcement of the penalty or files motions regarding which the Court must rule, a ruling by the Court shall be obtained.

Rome Statute

Article 105 Enforcement of the sentence

2. The Court alone shall have the right to decide any application for appeal and revision. The State of enforcement shall not impede the making of any such application by a sentenced person.