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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part 2
Specific provisions

Section 5

36. Conditional release and pardon

1. (Constitutional provision) Decisions regarding the conditional release, pardon or reduction of sentence of a person sentenced by the International Criminal Court shall be taken by the International Criminal Court.
2. Should the convicted person make an application for conditional release, pardon or a reduction of sentence, it shall be submitted to the Federal Ministry of Justice for forwarding to the International Criminal Court.
3. The International Criminal Court should be informed ex-officio of any circumstances which are favourable for conditional release, pardon or a reduction of sentence.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 17
Issues of admissibility
1. Having regard to paragraph 10 of the Preamble and article 1, the Court shall determine that a case is inadmissible where:
(b) The case has been investigated by a State which has jurisdiction over it and the State has decided not to prosecute the person concerned, unless the decision resulted from the unwillingness or inability of the State genuinely to prosecute