Aggravating factors - national proceedings

Argentina

Argentina - Criminal Code (ES) 1984 (2017)

ARTICULO 41 bis — Cuando alguno de los delitos previstos en este Código se cometiera con violencia o intimidación contra las personas mediante el empleo de un arma de fuego la escala penal prevista para el delito de que se trate se elevará en un tercio en su mínimo y en su máximo, sin que ésta pueda exceder el máximo legal de la especie de pena que corresponda.
Este agravante no será aplicable cuando la circunstancia mencionada en ella ya se encuentre contemplada como elemento constitutivo o calificante del delito de que se trate.

Argentina - Criminal Military Code (ES) 1951

Art. 522. – Se considerará como agravante del abuso de autoridad la circunstancia de haber determinado, con él, la comisión de un delito por parte del inferior.

Rome Statute

Article 76 Sentencing

1. In the event of a conviction, the Trial Chamber shall consider the appropriate sentence to be imposed and shall take into account the evidence presented and submissions made during the trial that are relevant to the sentence.

2. Except where article 65 applies and before the completion of the trial, the Trial Chamber may on its own motion and shall, at the request of the Prosecutor or the accused, hold a further hearing to hear any additional evidence or submissions relevant to the sentence, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

3. Where paragraph 2 applies, any representations under article 75 shall be heard during the further hearing referred to in paragraph 2 and, if necessary, during any additional hearing.

4. The sentence shall be pronounced in public and, wherever possible, in the presence of the accused.