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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2] [3]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II
PROCEDURE RELATING TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

A. - Arrest, Escape, Recapture, Search Warrants and Seizure

(b) Arrests and Warrant of Arrest

23.-(1) A person who arrests another person shall, at the time of the arrest, inform that other person of the offence for which he is arrested.

(2) A person who arrests another person shall be taken to have complied with subsection (1) if he informs the other person of the substance of the offence for which he is arrested; and it is not necessary for him to do so in a language of a precise or technical nature.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to or in relation to the arrest of a person–

(a) if, by reason of the circumstances in which he is arrested, that person ought to know the substance of the offence for which he is arrested; or
(b) if by reason of his actions the person arrested makes it impracticable for the person effecting the arrest to inform him of the offence for which he is arrested.

PART II
PROCEDURE RELATING TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

B. - Powers and Duties of Police Officers when Investigating Offences

(c) Duties when Interviewing Suspects

53. (b) the person has been informed by a police officer, in a language in which he is fluent, in writing and, if practicable, orally, of the fact that he is under restraint and of the offence in respect of which he is under restraint; and

PART V
INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS

B. – Proceedings

(b) The Formal Charge

131. Immediately after a police officer charges a suspect with an offence, the police officer shall caution the person in writing and if practicable orally, in the prescribed manner.

132. Every charge or information shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains, a statement of the specific offence or offences with which the accused person is charged, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the offence charged.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
2. Where there are grounds to believe that a person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court and that person is about to be questioned either by the Prosecutor, or by national authorities pursuant to a request made under Part 9, that person shall also have the following rights of which he or she shall be informed prior to being questioned:
(a) To be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court