'Consent to surrender' in document 'Switzerland: Law on Cooperation with the ICC'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER III: SURRENDER OF PERSONS BEING PROSECUTED AND OF PERSONS CONVICTED BY THE COURT
SECTION III: DECISION TO SURRENDER

Art. 23 Simplified surrender

1 If the person being prosecuted waives the right to surrender proceedings and has the waiver put on record, the Central Authority shall authorize the surrender, unless there are exceptional misgivings.

2 The Central Authority may request the Court to supply the documentation specified in article 17, if the Central Authority deems this documentation necessary for authorization of the surrender.

3 The person may revoke the waiver in paragraph 1, as long as the Central Authority has not authorized the surrender.