Privilèges et immunités de l’Etat

Fédération de Russie

Russia - Constitution 1993 (2020) EN

Article 91
The President of the Russian Federation shall have immunity.

Article 93
1. The President of the Russian Federation may be impeached and the immunity of the President of the Russian Federation who has ceased to exercise his (her) powers may be removed by the Council of Federation only on the basis of charges of high treason or of another grave crime brought by the State Duma and confirmed by a resolution of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the existence of indications of a crime in the actions of the President of the Russian Federation, both acting and who has ceased to exercise his (her) powers, and by a resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation confirming that the established procedure for bringing charges has been observed.

2. The decision of the State Duma to bring charges and the decision of the Council of Federation to impeach the President or to remove immunity of the President of the Russian Federation who has ceased to exercise his (her) powers, must be adopted by two-thirds of votes of the total number of senators of the Russian Federation and deputies of the State Duma respectively,members of each chamber on the initiative of not less than one third of deputies of the State Duma and on the basis of a resolution of a special commission set up by the State Duma.

3. The decision of the Council of Federation to impeach the President of the Russian Federation or to remove immunity of the President of the Russian Federation who has ceased to exercise his (her) powers must be adopted not later than three months after the State Duma brings charges against the President of the Russian Federation.. If a decision of the Council of Federation is not adopted within this time the charges against the President or the President of the Russian Federation who has ceased to exercise his (her) powers shall be regarded as having been declined.

Russia - Criminal Code 1996 (2012) EN

General Part

Section I. Criminal Law

Chapter 2. The Operation of Criminal Law in Time and Space

Article 11. The Operation of Criminal Law in Respect of Persons Who Have Committed Crimes in the Territory of the Russian Federation

4. Question of the criminal responsibility of diplomatic representatives of foreign States and other individuals who enjoy immunity shall be settled in conformity with the standards of international law, if these persons have committed crimes in the territory of the Russian Federation

Special Part

Section XII. Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind

Chapter 34. Crimes Against the Peace and Security Mankind

Article 360. Assaults on Persons or Institutions Enjoying International Protection

1. Assault on a representative of a foreign state, or on a staff member of an international organization that enjoys international protection, as well as on official premises or living quarters, or transport vehicles of persons enjoying international protection -
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years.

2. The same deed committed for the purpose of provoking a war or of complicating international relations -
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to seven years .

Statut de Rome

Article 27 Défaut de pertinence de la qualité officielle

2. Les immunités ou règles de procédure spéciales qui peuvent s'attacher à la qualité officielle d'une personne, en vertu du droit interne ou du droit international, n'empêchent pas la Cour d'exercer sa compétence à l'égard de cette personne.

Article 98 Coopération en relation avec la renonciation à l'immunité et le consentement à la remise

1. La Cour ne peut poursuivre l'exécution d'une demande de remise ou d'assistance qui contraindrait l'État requis à agir de façon incompatible avec les obligations qui lui incombent en droit international en matière d'immunité des États ou d'immunité diplomatique d'une personne ou de biens d'un État tiers, à moins d'obtenir au préalable la coopération de cet État tiers en vue de la levée de l'immunité.

2. La Cour ne peut poursuivre l'exécution d'une demande de remise qui contraindrait l'État requis à agir de façon incompatible avec les obligations qui lui incombent en vertu d'accords internationaux selon lesquels le consentement de l'État d'envoi est nécessaire pour que soit remise à la Cour une personne relevant de cet État, à moins que la Cour ne puisse au préalable obtenir la coopération de l'État d'envoi pour qu'il consente à la remise.

Accords sur les privilèges et immunités de la Cour Pénale Internationale - APIC

Article 27 Sécurité sociale

À compter de la date à laquelle la Cour créera un régime de sécurité sociale, les personnes visées aux articles 15, 16 et 17 seront exonérées, en ce qui concerne leurs prestations au service de la Cour, de toutes les cotisations obligatoires aux régimes de sécurité sociale nationaux.