Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 1b
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1. The Prosecutor shall: (b) Take appropriate measures to ensure the effective investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, and in doing so, respect the interests and personal circumstances of victims and witnesses, including age, gender as defined in article 7, paragraph 3, and health, and take into account the nature of the crime, in particular where it involves sexual violence, gender violence or violence against children; and
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)
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
1998
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 54, 1b.
Paragraph focus
Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations