'Competing request - same conduct - State party - pending admissibility decision' in document 'Uganda - ICC Act 2010'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part IV – Arrest and Surrender of Person to ICC

Surrender and Delivery Orders

41. Competing requests.

(2) Where the requesting state is a party to the Statute, priority shall be given to the request from the ICC if the ICC has determined under articles 18 or 19 of the Statute that the case is admissible; and where an admissibility decision is still pending, no person may be extradited under the Extradition Act until the ICC makes a decision on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 90
Competing requests
3. Where a determination under paragraph 2 (a) has not been made, the requested State may, at its discretion, pending the determination of the Court under paragraph 2 (b), proceed to deal with the request for extradition from the requesting State but shall not extradite the person until the Court has determined that the case is inadmissible. The Court's determination shall be made on an expedited basis.