§ 18
Penalties of imprisonment
2) Time-limited penalties of imprisonment shall be at least one day and at most twenty years.
§ 57
Limitation for criminal liability
1) Offences carrying a penalty of imprisonment of ten to twenty years or for life, as well as offences referred to in section 25 shall not be subject to a limitation period. After expiry of a period of twenty years, however, a penalty of imprisonment of ten to twenty years shall replace penalties of imprisonment for life. Paragraph 2 and
§ 58 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the time period.66
2) The criminal liability for other acts shall be subject to limitation. The limitation period shall commence as soon as the activity carrying a penalty has been completed or the conduct carrying a penalty has ceased.
3) The limitation period shall be twenty years,
if the act carries a penalty of imprisonment of ten to twenty years or for life, or if it does not carry a penalty of imprisonment for life but does carry a penalty of imprisonment of more than ten years;
ten years,
if the act carries a penalty of imprisonment of more than five years, but at most ten years;
five years,
if the act carries a penalty of imprisonment of more than one year, but at most five years;
three years,
if the act carries a penalty of imprisonment of more than six months, but at most one year;
one year,
if the act carries a penalty of imprisonment of not more than six months or only a monetary penalty.
4) Once the limitation period has expired, forfeiture and preventive measures shall also become impermissible.67
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.