'Presenting false or forged evidence' in document 'Norway - General Civil Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II FELONIES

Chapter 18. Forging of documents

Section 182.

Any person who with unlawful intent uses as genuine or unfalsified any document that is forged or falsified, or who aids and abets thereto, shall be liable to fines or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, but not exceeding four years if the document in question is a Norwegian or foreign official document.

If the document has been used with the intent of obtaining evidence for a lawful claim or for protection against an unlawful claim, fines or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year may be imposed.

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:
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged