'Unique provision - procedure' in document 'Croatia: Implementation of Statute of ICC'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 8

(2) Special legal protection, as required, shall be enjoyed by judges, public attorneys and other persons involved in the prosecution of crimes and the co-operation with the International Criminal Court.

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

IV. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 21

(2) When proceedings against the person indicted are under way before a court in Croatia, and the International Criminal Court begins criminal proceedings against the same person for the same crime, the proceedings before the court in Croatia will be suspended upon the surrender of the person indicted to the International Criminal Court or when this person otherwise appears before the ICC.

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

IV. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 21

(4) If the adjudication of a court in the Republic of Croatia has become final, it shall not be enforced, and if the enforcement is under way, it shall be suspended upon the surrender of the person indicted to the International Criminal Court.