'Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court' in document 'Cook Islands - Crimes Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

COOK ISLANDS - CRIMES ACT 1969

PART VI - CRIMES AFFECTING TEE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE

112. Bribery of Judicial officer, etc. - (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer in respect of any act or omission by him in his judicial capacity.

(2) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years who corruptly gives or offers or agrees to give any bribe to any person with intent to influence any judicial officer or any Registrar or Deputy Registrar of any Court in respect of any act or omission by him in his official capacity, not being an act or omission to which subsection (1) of this section applies.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties