'Offences against administration of justice' in document 'Denmark: Act on the ICC 2001'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

ยง 5. The provisions in Chapter 14 of the Criminal Code with respect to crimes committed against official authorities and in chapter 17 in case of perjury or false accusation is likewise applicable in cases related to the International Criminal Court

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:
(a) Giving false testimony when under an obligation pursuant to article 69, paragraph 1, to tell the truth;
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;
(c) Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence;
(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;
(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;
(f) Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court in connection with his or her official duties.