Part II – International Crimes and Offences Against The Administration of Justice

Offences against Administration of Justice

10. Corruption of Judge
(1) A Judge is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who, in Uganda or elsewhere, corruptly accepts or obtains, or agrees or offers to accept or attempts to obtain, a bribe for himself or herself or any other person in respect of an act –

(a) done or omitted by that Judge in his or her judicial capacity; or

(b) to be done or to be omitted by that Judge in his or her judicial capacity.

(2) A Judge, the Registrar, and Deputy Registrar shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years if, in Uganda or elsewhere, that Judge, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar corruptly accepts or obtains, or agrees or offers to accept or attempts to obtain, a bribe for himself or herself or any other person in respect of an act –

(a) done or omitted by that Judge, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, in his or her official capacity (other than an act or omission to which subsection (1) applies); or

(b) to be done or to be omitted by that Judge, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar, in his or her official capacity (other than an act or omission to which subsection (1) applies).

(3) In this Section and in sections 11 and 16 –

“Deputy Registrar” means a Deputy Registrar of the ICC;

“Judge” means a Judge of the ICC; and

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the ICC.

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:
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties