Sesión de la CPI en el territorio del Estado

República de Serbia

Law on cooperation with the International Criminal Court

III LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Attendance of Representatives of the International Criminal Court

Article 15

The state authority undertaking the action to provide legal assistance at the request of the International Criminal Court shall permit representatives thereof to witness the implementation of the legal assistance action.

The representatives of the International Criminal Court witnessing the implementation of the legal assistance action may ask questions and make proposals, and they may be granted video or sound recording of the action upon written request containing rationale should it not hinder the implementation or be inconsistent with justified interests of the persons witnessing the action and/or with the objectives of the criminal proceeding.

At their request the International Criminal Court representatives shall be provided with a copy of the minutes, and/or a copy of the video and sound recording of the legal assistance action.

The International Criminal Court representatives may be exceptionally allowed to also witness an action which excludes the public pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code should it not be contrary to the reasons for which the public is excluded.

In the case referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, the state authority implementing the action shall specifically bring to the attention of the witnesses their duty to keep all facts they have learnt during the action secret, also warning them about the consequences of disclosing the secret.

III LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Actions of International Criminal Court Representatives in the Territory of the Republic of Serbia

Article 16

By way of exception, at the request of the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Court Representatives may be allowed to implement certain actions in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.

The actions undertaken from paragraph 1 of this Article must be witnessed by a person designated by the Minister competent for the judiciary.

The International Criminal Court Representatives shall not have the right to carry any weapons in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, and whilst undertaking the actions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article they must not violate or limit any constitutional rights of the citizens of the Republic of Serbia or the rights relating to witnesses, court experts, suspects or accused persons from the Criminal Procedure Code.

The actions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article must not be conducted in a coercive manner nor arrest may be resorted to relating to said actions or any other measure of procedural coercion .

Estatuto de Roma

Artículo 3 Sede de la Corte

3. La Corte podrá celebrar sesiones en otro lugar cuando lo considere conveniente, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el presente Estatuto.

Acuerdo sobre los Privilegios e Inmunidades de la Corte Penal Internacional

Artículo 12 Ejercicio de las funciones de la Corte fuera de su sede

La Corte, en caso de que, de conformidad con el párrafo 3 del artículo 3 del Estatuto, considere conveniente sesionar en un lugar distinto de su sede de La Haya (Países Bajos), podrá concertar un acuerdo con el Estado de que se trate respecto de la concesión de las facilidades adecuadas para el ejercicio de sus funciones.