Samoa

International Criminal Court Act 2007, No.26

PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

34. Consultations -

(1) Where the Minister receives a request under this Part in relation to which the Minister identifies problems which may impede or prevent the execution of the request, the Minister shall consult with the Court without delay in order to resolve the matter.

(2) Problems identified under subsection (1) may include:

(a) insufficient information to execute the request;
(b) in the case of a request for surrender, the person sought cannot be located or that the investigation conducted has determined that the person in Samoa is clearly not the person named in the warrant; or
(c) the fact that execution of the request in its current form would require the requested State to breach a pre-existing treaty obligation undertaken with respect to another State.

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