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Chapter II Cooperation with the International Criminal Court
Section 2 Provision of Evidence, etc.
Subsection 1 Provision of Evidence
(Measures by the Minister of Justice)
Article 6 (1)(ii) when complying with the request for cooperation would result in a breach of any of the obligations under international law prescribed in article 98, paragraph 1 of the Statute;
Chapter II Cooperation with the International Criminal Court
Section 3 Surrender of an Offender Sought for Surrender, etc.
Subsection 1 Surrender of an Offender Sought for Surrender
(Measures by the Minister of Justice)
Article 20 (1) (iii) when complying with the request for cooperation would result in a breach of any of the obligations under international law or obligations under international agreements prescribed in article 98 of the Statute;
Article 27
Irrelevance of official capacity
2. Immunities or special procedural rules which may attach to the official capacity of a person, whether under national or international law, shall not bar the Court from exercising its jurisdiction over such a person.
Article 98
Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender
1. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender or assistance which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international law with respect to the State or diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third State, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of that third State for the waiver of the immunity.
2. The Court may not proceed with a request for surrender which would require the requested State to act inconsistently with its obligations under international agreements pursuant to which the consent of a sending State is required to surrender a person of that State to the Court, unless the Court can first obtain the cooperation of the sending State for the giving of consent for the surrender.