Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 1a
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Paragraph text
1. (a) Where the Prosecutor considers an investigation to present a unique opportunity to take testimony or a statement from a witness or to examine, collect or test evidence, which may not be available subsequently for the purposes of a trial, the Prosecutor shall so inform the Pre-Trial Chamber.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1998
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 56, 1a.
Paragraph focus
Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity