Belgium

Act of 29 March 2004 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunals

TITLE II COOPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
CHAPTER IV ARREST, TRANSFER, TRANSIT AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO THE COURT
SECTION III TRANSFER OF PERSONS ARRESTED

Article 17
A person under provisional arrest may consent to being transferred even if the conditions for his or her transfer have not been fulfilled. Consent must be established by written record in the presence of a member of the public prosecutor’s office, following a hearing by the latter to inform the person in question of his or her right to formal surrender proceedings. The person in question may be assisted by counsel at the hearing.

Keywords

Provisional arrest
Fair trial standards
Provisional arrest - consent to surrender



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