IV. EXERCISING THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

Article 8
(3) If after receipt of notification that in compliance with the third paragraph of Article 20 of the Statute the Court has initiated a proceeding in the same matter and against the same persons as a domestic court, the Republic of Slovenia shall not challenge the admissibility of the matter or the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of this Act, and the domestic court shall issue a ruling by which it dismisses the charges and if a charge has not yet been brought, a ruling by which investigation is stayed.

Article 20
Ne bis in idem
1. Except as provided in this Statute, no person shall be tried before the Court with respect to conduct which formed the basis of crimes for which the person has been convicted or acquitted by the Court.
2. No person shall be tried by another court for a crime referred to in article 5 for which that person has already been convicted or acquitted by the Court.
3. No person who has been tried by another court for conduct also proscribed under article 6, 7 or 8 shall be tried by the Court with respect to the same conduct unless the proceedings in the other court:
(a) Were for the purpose of shielding the person concerned from criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(b) Otherwise were not conducted independently or impartially in accordance with the norms of due process recognized by international law and were conducted in a manner which, in the circumstances, was inconsistent with an intent to bring the person concerned to justice.