'Arrest for ICC proceedings - national procedures' in document 'Ireland - Criminal Law Act 1997'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Section 5. Arrest on warrant or order of committal.

A warrant for the arrest of a person or an order of committal may be executed by a member of the Garda Sıochana notwithstanding that it is not in the member’s possession at the time ; but the
warrant or order shall be shown to him or her as soon as practicable.

Section 6. Entry and search of premises to effect an arrest.

(1) For the purpose of arresting a person on foot of a warrant of arrest or an order of committal, a member of the Garda Sıochana may enter (if need be, by use of reasonable force) and search any
premises (including a dwelling) where the person is or where the member, with reasonable cause, suspects that person to be, and such warrant or order may be executed in accordance with section 5.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 59
Arrest proceedings in the custodial State
2. A person arrested shall be brought promptly before the competent judicial authority in the custodial State which shall determine, in accordance with the law of that State, that:
(a) The warrant applies to that person;
(b) The person has been arrested in accordance with the proper process; and
(c) The person's rights have been respected.