Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 1

Paragraph
Original document
Document type
  • International treaty
Paragraph text
  1. If the immediate execution of a request would interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution of a case different from that to which the request relates, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for a period of time agreed upon with the Court. However, the postponement shall be no longer than is necessary to complete the relevant investigation or prosecution in the requested State. Before making a decision to postpone, the requested State should consider whether the assistance may be immediately provided subject to certain conditions.
Document legal status
  • Legally binding
Document body
  • United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
  • N.A.
Document year
  • 1998
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 94, 1.
Paragraph info
Article 94
Paragraph number
1