Book Two : Specific Provisions

Title Twelvequater : Common Provisions for Title Twelvebis and Title Twelveter

Art. 264n

The prosecution of offences under Title Twelvebis, Title Twelveter and under Article 264k does not require authorisation in accordance with any of the following provisions :

a. Article 7 paragraph 2 letter b of the Criminal Procedure Code ;
b. Article 14 and 15 of the Government Liability Act of 14 March 1958 ;
c. Article 17 of the Parliament Act of 13 December 2002 ;
d. Article 61a of the Government and Administration Organisation Act of 21 March 1997;
e. Article 11 of the Federal Supreme Court Act of 17 June 2005 ;
f. Article 12 of the Federal Administrative Court Act of 17 June 2005 ;
g. Article 16 of the Patent Court Act of 20. March 2009 ;
h. Article 50 of the Criminal Justice Authorities Act of 19 March 2010.

Article 27
Irrelevance of official capacity
2. Immunities or special procedural rules which may attach to the official capacity of a person, whether under national or international law, shall not bar the Court from exercising its jurisdiction over such a person.

Article 98
Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender
1. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender or assistance which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international law with respect to the State or diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third State, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of that third State for the waiver of the immunity.
2. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international agreements pursuant to which the consent of a sending State is required to surrender a person of that State to the Court, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of the sending State for the giving of consent for the surrender.