Request for arrest and surrender

Netherlands

International Criminal Court Implementation Act 2002

CHAPTER 2. SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO THE ICC
§ 1. General
Section 11
1. At the request of the ICC and subject to the provisions of this chapter, persons shall be surrendered to the ICC:
(a) for prosecution and trial in respect of criminal offences over which the ICC has jurisdiction under the Statute;
(b) for enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment imposed by the ICC.

CHAPTER 2. SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO THE ICC
§ 7. Other provisions
Section 41
1. Objects found in the possession of the person whose surrender or provisional arrest has been requested under the Statute may be seized at the request of the ICC. The seizure shall be carried out by or on the instructions of the public prosecutor or the assistant public prosecutor competent to issue a warrant of arrest or provisional arrest.
2. When making the application referred to in section 21, the public prosecutor shall lodge a list of the objects seized with the District Court.

Section 42
1. When ruling on the request for surrender, the District Court shall also decide on whether the objects seized should be delivered or returned. The delivery of these objects to the ICC may be ordered only if the request for surrender is granted.
2. With a view to possible rights of third parties, the District Court may decide in respect of certain objects that they may be handed over to the ICC only on condition that they will be immediately returned once they are no longer needed for the purposes of the prosecution.
3. The provisions laid down by or pursuant to articles 116-119, 552a and 552c-552e of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall apply mutatis mutandis.
4. In the event of surrender in accordance with the provisions of § 6 of this chapter, the public prosecutor shall decide on the delivery or return of the objects seized, subject to the powers of the District Court under subsection 3.

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 7

1. If Our Minister considers that there are obstacles or impediments to granting a request of the ICC for cooperation or enforcement, he shall immediately consult with the ICC in order to remove these obstacles or impediments.

2. The following may in any event constitute obstacles or impediments as referred to in subsection 1:

(b) the person to be arrested at the request of the ICC cannot be located in the Netherlands, despite best endeavours;
(c) the person arrested at the request of the ICC on the basis of an arrest warrant is not the person referred to in the warrant;

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 7

1. If Our Minister considers that there are obstacles or impediments to granting a request of the ICC for cooperation or enforcement, he shall immediately consult with the ICC in order to remove these obstacles or impediments.

2. The following may in any event constitute obstacles or impediments as referred to in subsection 1:

(i) the case referred to in section 25, subsection 1.

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 7

5. The processing of a request for the surrender of a person or for enforcement of a decision of the ICC shall be suspended for the duration of the period referred to in subsection 4. The processing of a request for any other form of cooperation may be suspended by Our Minister or, as the case may be, by the public prosecutor after consultation with Our Minister.

Rome Statute

Article 59 Arrest proceedings in the custodial State

1. A State Party which has received a request for provisional arrest or for arrest and surrender shall immediately take steps to arrest the person in question in accordance with its laws and the provisions of Part 9.

2. A person arrested shall be brought promptly before the competent judicial authority in the custodial State which shall determine, in accordance with the law of that State, that:

(a) The warrant applies to that person;

(b) The person has been arrested in accordance with the proper process; and

(c) The person's rights have been respected.

3. The person arrested shall have the right to apply to the competent authority in the custodial State for interim release pending surrender.

4. In reaching a decision on any such application, the competent authority in the custodial State shall consider whether, given the gravity of the alleged crimes, there are urgent and exceptional circumstances to justify interim release and whether necessary safeguards exist to ensure that the custodial State can fulfil its duty to surrender the person to the Court. It shall not be open to the competent authority of the custodial State to consider whether the warrant of arrest was properly issued in accordance with article 58, paragraph 1 (a) and (b).

5. The Pre-Trial Chamber shall be notified of any request for interim release and shall make recommendations to the competent authority in the custodial State. The competent authority in the custodial State shall give full consideration to such recommendations, including any recommendations on measures to prevent the escape of the person, before rendering its decision.

6. If the person is granted interim release, the Pre-Trial Chamber may request periodic reports on the status of the interim release.

7. Once ordered to be surrendered by the custodial State, the person shall be delivered to the Court as soon as possible.

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

1. The Court may transmit a request for the arrest and surrender of a person, together with the material supporting the request outlined in article 91, to any State on the territory of which that person may be found and shall request the cooperation of that State in the arrest and surrender of such a person. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the procedure under their national law, comply with requests for arrest and surrender.