Spans in 'UK ICC Act 2001' tagged with 'Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court'

'Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court' in document 'UK ICC Act 2001'

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

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part 5 Offences under domestic law

England and Wales

54 Offences in relation to the ICC

(3) The corresponding domestic offences are—
(c) in relation to article 70.1(b) or (d) to (f) (other offences), an offence at common law.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Offences against the ICC: article 70

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:

(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;

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:
(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

ANALYSIS

This provision follows the ICC Statute.

When prosecuting these crimes, account must be taken of article 70(1) and judgments of the ICC. In effect, the accused will be prosecuted for breaching Article 70(1) through the medium of the offences assigned to the particular Rome Statute crime by the ICC Act 2001 or the ICC (Scotland) Act 2001.