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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Offences Against Administration of Justice

10. (1) A person who wilfully attempts in any manner to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice of the ICC is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person shall be deemed wilfully to attempt to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice if, in any existing or proposed proceedings of the ICC, he—
(a) dissuades or attempts to dissuade a person by threats, bribes or other corrupt means from giving evidence; or
(b) accepts, obtains, agrees to accept or attempts to obtain a bribe or other corrupt consideration to abstain from giving evidence.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
2. The principles and procedures governing the Court's exercise of jurisdiction over offences under this article shall be those provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The conditions for providing international cooperation to the Court with respect to its proceedings under this article shall be governed by the domestic laws of the requested State.