Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 3a
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3. No person who has been tried by another court for conduct also proscribed under article 6, 7 or 8 shall be tried by the Court with respect to the same conduct unless the proceedings in the other court: (a) Were for the purpose of shielding the person concerned from criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
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
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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 20, 3a.