Samoa

International Criminal Court Act 2007, No.26

PART I
PRELIMINARY

3. Interpretation -
(1) In this Act, unless the contest otherwise requires – “court” means the Supreme Court; “crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC” means:

(b) an offence against the administration of justice over which the ICC has jurisdiction under article 70 of the Statute;
“ICC” means the International Criminal Court established under the Statute;
“ICC prisoner” means a person on whom a sentence of imprisonment has been imposed by the ICC and includes a person who is held in custody at the request of the ICC during a sitting of the ICC in Samoa;
“judge” means a judge of the Supreme Court; “Minister” means the Minister of Justice;
“Pre-Trial Chamber” means the Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC;
“property” means movable or immovable property of every description, whether situated in Samoa or elsewhere and whether tangible or intangible and includes an interest in any such movable or immovable property;
“Prosecutor” means the Prosecutor of the ICC;
“restraining order” means an order prohibiting any person from dealing in the property specified in the order other than in accordance with the conditions and exceptions specified in the order;
“Rules” means the Rules of Procedure and Evidence adopted under article 51 of the Statute;
“seizing order” means an order authorising a police officer to search for any property and to seize the property if found or any other property that the police officer believes on reasonable grounds may relate to the request from the ICC;
“Statute” means the Rome Statute of the ICC set out in Schedule 1 to this Act;
“Trial Chamber” means the Trial Chamber of the ICC;
“conventional international law” means a convention, treaty or other international agreement to which Samoa is a party and for the time being in force.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice



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