South Africa

Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Act No. 27 of 2002)

CHAPTER 4
COOPERATION WITH AND ASSISTANCE TO COURT IN OR OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA (ss 8-32)

Part 1
Cooperation with court: arrest of persons and their surrender to court (ss 8-13)

10 Proceedings before competent court after arrest for purposes of surrender

(8) (a) No order for the surrender of any person may be executed-

(e) If an appeal in terms of-

(i) paragraph (b) is upheld, the Registrar of the High Court concerned must notify the magistrate in question accordingly, who must, in turn, immediately cancel the order referred to in section 10 (5), notify the Court thereof through the Central Authority and cause the person who lodged the appeal to be released from custody if he or she is in detention;

Keywords

Consultations with the Court
Release prior to surrender



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