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 .
3. Si elle le juge souhaitable, la Cour peut siéger ailleurs selon les dispositions du présent Statut.
Si la Cour juge souhaitable, conformément à l’article 3, paragraphe 3, du Statut, de siéger ailleurs qu’à son siège de La Haye aux Pays-Bas, elle peut conclure avec l’État concerné un accord en vue de la fourniture des installations qui lui permettront de s’acquitter de ses fonctions.