GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II
VALIDITY OF A CRIMINAL LAW
Article 7. Criminal Liability for the Crimes Provided for in Treaties
Persons shall be liable under this Code regardless of their citizenship and place of residence, also of the place of commission of a crime and whether the act committed is subject to punishment under laws of the place of commission of the crime where they commit the following crimes subject to liability under treaties :
1) crimes against humanity and war crimes (Articles 99-113) ;
2) trafficking in human beings (Article 147) ;
3) purchase or sale of a child (Article 157) ;
4) production, storage or handling of counterfeit currency or securities (Article 213) ;
5) money or property laundering (Article 216) ;
6) act of terrorism (Article 250) ;
7) hijacking of an aircraft, ship or fixed platform on a continental shelf (Article 251) ;
8) hostage taking (Article 252) ;
9) unlawful handling of nuclear or radioactive materials or other sources of ionising radiation (Articles 256, 256(1) and 257) ;
10) the crimes related to possession of narcotic or psychotropic, toxic or highly active substances (Articles 259-269) ;
11) crimes against the environment (Articles 270, 270(1), 271, 272, 274).
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.