Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 6
Paragraph
Paragraph text
6. The Registrar shall set up a Victims and Witnesses Unit within the Registry. This Unit shall provide, in consultation with the Office of the Prosecutor, protective measures and security arrangements, counselling and other appropriate assistance for witnesses, victims who appear before the Court, and others who are at risk on account of testimony given by such witnesses. The Unit shall include staff with expertise in trauma, including trauma related to crimes of sexual violence.
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Violence
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
1998
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 43, 6.