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

III. NOTIFICATION TO THE PROSECUTOR AND PROCEDURES UPON THE PROSECUTOR'S NOTIFICATION

NOTIFICATION TO THE PROSECUTOR
Article 17

(1) When state authorities, legal and natural persons have the knowledge of a criminal offence being committed within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, irrespective of the place where it was committed, and other than a crime already being prosecuted in the Republic of Croatia, before the International Criminal Court or competent court of another state, shall notify thereof the competent state attorney.
(2) The competent state attorney shall, provided that the requirements under the Criminal Procedure Act are met, take necessary steps and institute the criminal proceeding.
(3) If for actual or legal reasons such criminal proceeding may not be initiated in the Republic of Croatia, the State Attorney General shall notify thereof the Government which in turn, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute, may notify the Prosecutor.

Keywords

Universal jurisdiction
Cooperation of State



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