New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

Official capacity of suspect or accused no bar to request

31.
Official capacity of person no bar to request—

(1)The existence of any immunity or special procedural rule attaching to the official capacity of any person is not a ground for—

(a)refusing or postponing the execution of a request for surrender or other assistance by the ICC; or

(b)holding that a person is ineligible for surrender, transfer, or removal to the ICC or another State under this Act; or

(c)holding that a person is not obliged to provide the assistance sought in a request by the ICC.

(2)Subsection (1) applies subject to section 66 and section 120, but despite any other enactment or rule of law.

Keywords

State privileges and immunities



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