'Amnesty compatibility' in document 'Colombia - Law No. 975'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER I
Principles and definitions

Article 2. Scope of the law, interpretation, and normative application
The reinsertion into civilian life of those persons who may be able to benefit from an amnesty, pardon, or any other benefit established in Law 782 of 2002 shall be governed by the provisions of that law.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 17
Issues of admissibility
1. Having regard to paragraph 10 of the Preamble and article 1, the Court shall determine that a case is inadmissible where:
(b) The case has been investigated by a State which has jurisdiction over it and the State has decided not to prosecute the person concerned, unless the decision resulted from the unwillingness or inability of the State genuinely to prosecute;