Uganda

The International Criminal Court Act 2010

Part V – Domestic Procedures for Other Types of Co-operation

60. Refusal of request.
(1) The Minister shall refuse a request for assistance under this Part only if –

(a) the ICC has determined that the case to which the request relates is inadmissible on any ground;

(b) the ICC advises that it does not intend to proceed with the request for any reason, including but not limited to a determination of the ICC that article 98 of the Statute applies to the request; or

(c) the provision of the assistance is prohibited by the law of Uganda and the ICC does not accept the conditions, as contemplated by article 93(5) of the Statute, subject to which the Minister was willing to provide the assistance.

(2) The Minister may refuse a request for assistance under this Part only if –

(a) there are competing requests for assistance from the ICC and a state and the Minister has decided to proceed with the execution of the request of the state, in accordance with the principles established by article 90 of the Statute and section 41; or

(b) the Minister decides that the Part VII applies to the request.

(3) If the Minister decides to refuse a request for assistance in accordance with subsection (1) or (2) after he or she has transmitted the request to the appropriate Ugandan agency, he or she shall inform that agency not to take any further steps to execute the request.

Keywords

Refusal of ICC request



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