Verdrag betreffende de privileges en immuniteiten van het Internationaal Strafhof
Verdrag betreffende de privileges en immuniteiten van het Internationaal Strafhof
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Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
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The States Parties to the present Agreement,
Whereas the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries established the International Criminal Court with the power to exercise its jurisdiction over persons for the most serious crimes of international concern;
Whereas article 4 of the Rome Statute provides that the International Criminal Court shall have international legal personality and such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfilment of its purposes;
Whereas article 48 of the Rome Statute provides that the International Criminal Court shall enjoy in the territory of each State Party to the Rome Statute such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfilment of its purposes;
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1. Use of terms
For the purposes of the present Agreement:
“The Statute” means the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court;
“The Court” means the International Criminal Court established by the Statute;
“States Parties” means States Parties to the present Agreement;
“Representatives of States Parties” means all delegates, deputy delegates, advisers, technical experts and secretaries of delegations;
“Assembly” means the Assembly of States Parties to the Statute;
“Judges” means the judges of the Court;
“The Presidency” means the organ composed of the President and the First and Second Vice-Presidents of the Court;
“Prosecutor” means the Prosecutor elected by the Assembly in accordance with article 42, paragraph 4, of the Statute;
“Deputy Prosecutors” means the Deputy Prosecutors elected by the Assembly in accordance with article 42, paragraph 4, of the Statute;
“Registrar” means the Registrar elected by the Court in accordance with article 43, paragraph 4, of the Statute;
“Deputy Registrar” means the Deputy Registrar elected by the Court in accordance with article 43, paragraph 4, of the Statute;
“Counsel” means defence counsel and the legal representatives of victims;
“Secretary-General” means the Secretary-General of the United Nations;
“Representatives of intergovernmental organizations” means the executive heads of intergovernmental organizations, including any official acting on his or her behalf;
“Vienna Convention” means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961;
“Rules of Procedure and Evidence” means the Rules of Procedure and Evidence adopted in accordance with article 51 of the Statute.