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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

BOOK I — PENALTIES

13 Recidivism

Where any person —

(a) commits a crime within the 10 years following his conviction for a crime ;
(b) commits a misdemeanour within the 5 years following his conviction for a crime ; or
(c) commits a misdemeanour within the 5 years following his condemnation to imprisonment for one year or more for a misdemeanour,
the Court in passing sentence shall take into consideration the previous conviction or condemnation, and may inflict a penalty exceeding by one third the maximum penalty fixed for such crime or misdemeanour.