Kenya

The International Crimes Act 2008

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

Restrictions on Surrender

58. (1) If section 57 applies and the requesting State is a party to the Rome Statute, priority shall be given to the request from the ICC if—

(b) the ICC makes such a determination after receiving notification of the competing request.

(2) If the request is one to which subsection (1) (b) relates, then, pending the ICC's determination—
(a) the steps required to be taken under theExtradition (Commonwealth Countries) Act or the Extradition (Contiguous and Foreign Countries) Act, as the case may be, in relation to a
request for extradition may continue to be taken; and
(b) no person may be surrendered under the relevant Act unless and until the ICC makes its decision on admissibility and determines that the case is inadmissible.

Keywords

Notification of competing request



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