'State privileges and immunities' in document 'Ukraine - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Title V

THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Article 105.

The President of Ukraine shall enjoy the right of immunity for the period of his authority.
Persons guilty of infringing upon the honour and dignity of the President of Ukraine shall be liable according to law.
The title of the President of Ukraine shall be protected by law and shall be reserved for the President for life, unless the President of Ukraine has been removed from the office in compliance with a procedure of impeachment.

Title VIII

JUSTICE

Article 126.

The independence and immunity of judges shall be guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 27
Irrelevance of official capacity
2. Immunities or special procedural rules which may attach to the official capacity of a person, whether under national or international law, shall not bar the Court from exercising its jurisdiction over such a person.

Article 98
Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender
1. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender or assistance which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international law with respect to the State or diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third State, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of that third State for the waiver of the immunity.
2. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international agreements pursuant to which the consent of a sending State is required to surrender a person of that State to the Court, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of the sending State for the giving of consent for the surrender.