'Competing request - same conduct - State not Party - no international obligation - pending admissibility decision' in document 'Trinidad&Tobago - ICC Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART IV
ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

Restrictions on Surrender

63.(2) If section 61 applies and the requesting State is not a party to the Statute, the request for extradition may continue to be dealt with if—
(a) Trinidad and Tobago is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State; and
(b) the ICC has not yet determined under articles 18 and 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 90
Competing requests
4. If the requesting State is a State not Party to this Statute the requested State, if it is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, shall give priority to the request for surrender from the Court, if the Court has determined that the case is admissible.