'Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court' in document 'Ukraine - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 376. Interference with activity of judicial authorities

1. Any interference with activity of a judge for the purpose of preventing him form performance of his official duties or obtaining an unlawful judgment, - shall be punishable by a fine up to 50 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor for a term up to two years, or arrest for a term up to six months.

2. The same actions that precluded the prevention of a criminal offence or apprehension of the offender, or committed by a person through abuse of office, - shall be punishable by deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term up to five years, or arrest for a term up to six months, or imprisonment for a term up to three years.

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 377. Threats or violence against a judge, assessor or juror

1. Threats of murder, violence, destruction or impairment of property made in respect of a judge, assessor or juror, and also their close relatives, in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice, -
shall be punishable by correctional labor for a term up to two years, or arrest for a term up to six months, or restraint of liberty for a term up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term.

2. Willful battery of, or infliction of minor or medium grave bodily injury on a judge, assessor, juror or heir close relatives, in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice, -
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term up to five years, or imprisonment for a term up to six years.

3. Willful infliction of grave bodily injury on a judge, assessor, juror or their close relatives, in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to twelve years.

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 379. Trespass against life of a judge, assessor or juror in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice

Murder or attempted murder of a judge, assessor, juror or their close relatives, in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of eight to fifteen years, or life imprisonment.

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:
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties