Protection des témoins – procédures nationales pour procédures de la CPI

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord

The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Overseas Territories) Order 2009

PART 3
OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE

Forms of assistance

Taking or production of evidence: further provisions
34. (2) The court may, if it thinks it necessary in order to protect—

(a) victims and witnesses, or a person alleged to have committed an ICC crime, or
(b) confidential or sensitive information,

direct that the public be excluded from the court.

(3) The court shall ensure that a register is kept of the proceedings that indicates, in particular—

(a) which persons with an interest in the proceedings were present,
(b) which of those persons were represented and by whom, and
(c) whether any of those persons was denied the opportunity of cross-examining a witness as to any part of his testimony.

PART 5
OFFENCES UNDER DOMESTIC LAW

Introduction

Protection of victims and witnesses
61.—(1) Any provisions of the law of the Territory of a description specified below (which make provision for the protection of victims and witnesses of certain offences) have effect—

(a) as if any reference in those provisions to a specific substantive offence included an offence under section 51 involving conduct constituting that offence; and
(b) as if any reference in those provisions to a specific ancillary offence included—

(i) that ancillary offence in relation to an offence under section 51 involving conduct constituting the substantive offence in question, and
(ii) an offence under section 52 involving conduct constituting that ancillary offence in relation to an act to which that section applies involving conduct constituting the substantive offence in question.

(2) The provisions are—

(a) provisions for the protection of victims of sexual offences;
(b) provisions for the protection of witnesses and complainants; and
(c) provisions in relation to proceedings for sexual offences imposing restrictions on access by defendants and others to material disclosed in connection with such proceedings.

(3) In subsection (1) above—

(a) “substantive offence” means an offence other than an ancillary offence; and
(b) the reference to conduct constituting an offence is to conduct that would constitute that offence if committed in the Territory.

Statut de Rome

Article 93 Autres formes de coopération

1. Les États Parties font droit, conformément aux dispositions du présent chapitre et aux procédures prévues par leur législation nationale, aux demandes d'assistance de la Cour liées à une enquête ou à des poursuites et concernant :

j) La protection des victimes et des témoins et la préservation des éléments de preuve ;