'Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty' 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

VI APPREHENSION AND SURRENDER

Article 30

(1) Acting on the request of the International Criminal Court the police shall apprehend the person indicted whose apprehension and surrender or temporary apprehension has been requested by the International Criminal Court, and shall promptly bring the person before an investigative judge of the court authorised to conduct the surrender procedure. If the person indicted is on the run, the police shall conduct the necessary measures at their disposal to find and apprehend the person in question.

(2) If the person indicted is on the run, the investigative judge may, in addition to other measures necessary to find and apprehend the person in question; at the proposal of the public attorney order the measures from Article 180 paragraph 1 sub-paragraphs 1-4 of the Law on Criminal Procedure.

(3) The Government of the Republic of Croatia shall promptly forward to the police the arrest warrant of 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

VI APPREHENSION AND SURRENDER

Article 31

(2) The custody ordered by the investigative judge may have the maximum duration as the custody during the investigation pursuant to Article 16 hereof.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute