Austria

Federal Law no 135: Cooperation with the International Criminal Court

Part 2
Specific provisions

Section 2

14. Judicial assistance and procedural provisions for the execution of requests

1. Judicial assistance shall be provided to the International Criminal Court in accordance with the legislation in force governing judicial assistance in criminal matters.
2. Requests from the International Criminal Court for compliance with certain formal provisions shall be executed when these are compatible with the principles of Austrian criminal procedure. Audio and video recording and transmission of the assistance process shall be permitted whenever sought by the International Criminal Court.
3. Members and investigators of the International Criminal Court and others involved in the proceedings and their legal representatives may be authorised, at the Court’s request, to be present at and participate in the assistance process. To this end, they shall be informed of the time and place of the execution of assistance activities.
4. A request from the International Criminal Court for criminal police investigations or information may also be executed without any referral to national courts via the Federal Ministry of the Interior pursuant to Austrian law.

Keywords

Execution of requests for assistance (under Articles 93 and 96) in accordance with national law
Cooperation under procedures of national law



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