Croatia

Law on the implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the prosecution of criminal offences against international law of war and humanitarian law

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

IV. LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 21

(1) No criminal proceedings may be conducted against the same indicted person for the same crime simultaneously in the Republic of Croatia and before the International Criminal Court.

(2) When proceedings against the person indicted are under way before a court in Croatia, and the International Criminal Court begins criminal proceedings against the same person for the same crime, the proceedings before the court in Croatia will be suspended upon the surrender of the person indicted to the International Criminal Court or when this person otherwise appears before the ICC.

(3) When the International Criminal Tribunal begins with the proceedings, no proceedings shall be instituted in the Republic of Croatia against the same indicted person for the same crime.

(4) If the adjudication of a court in the Republic of Croatia has become final, it shall not be enforced, and if the enforcement is under way, it shall be suspended upon the surrender of the person indicted to the International Criminal Court.

(5) During the suspension of the proceedings before a court in the Republic of Croatia or the suspension of the enforcement no statute of limitations or deadlines for carrying out particular process activities shall apply.

Keywords

Admissibility challenge
Complementarity
Statute of limitations - national proceedings
Statute of limitations - ICC proceedings



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