Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
(c)
9.
The requested State may, on its own motion or at the request of the Prosecutor,
subsequently consent to the disclosure of such documents or information.
They may then be used as evidence pursuant to the provisions of Parts 5 and 6
and in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
(a)
(i)
(ii)
10.
In the event that a State Party receives competing requests, other
than for surrender or extradition, from the Court and from another
State pursuant to an international obligation, the State Party shall
endeavour, in consultation with the Court and the other State, to meet
both requests, if necessary by postponing or attaching conditions to
one or the other request.
Failing that, competing requests shall be resolved in accordance with
the principles established in article 90.
(b)
Where, however, the request from the Court concerns information, property
or persons which are subject to the control of a third State or an international
organization by virtue of an international agreement, the requested States
shall so inform the Court and the Court shall direct its request to the third
State or international organization.
(a)
The Court may, upon request, cooperate with and provide assistance to a
State Party conducting an investigation into or trial in respect of conduct
which constitutes a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court or which
constitutes a serious crime under the national law of the requesting State.
(b)
(i)
The assistance provided under subparagraph (a) shall include, inter
alia:
a. The transmission of statements, documents or other types of
evidence obtained in the course of an investigation or a trial
conducted by the Court; and
b. The questioning of any person detained by order of the Court;
(ii)
In the case of assistance under subparagraph (b) (i) a:
a. If the documents or other types of evidence have been obtained
with the assistance of a State, such transmission shall require the
consent of that State;
b. If the statements, documents or other types of evidence have been
provided by a witness or expert, such transmission shall be subject
to the provisions of article 68.
(c)
The Court may, under the conditions set out in this paragraph, grant a request
for assistance under this paragraph from a State which is not a Party to this
Statute.
Article 94
Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing
investigation or prosecution
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
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