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International Criminal Court Act 2011

PART V - CO-OPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE

23. Taking or production of evidence

(1) Where, in order to comply with a request, it is necessary for the evidence received by a Magistrate under Part IV to be verified in any manner, the Magistrate shall specify the nature of the verification required .

(2) A Magistrate may, where he thinks necessary in order to protect –
(a) victims, witnesses, or a person alleged to have committed an international crime; or
(b) confidential or sensitive information, direct that the public be excluded from the Court .

(3) The Magistrate shall ensure that a register is kept of the proceedings that indicates –
(a) which persons with an interest in the matter were present;
(b) which of those persons were represented and by whom; and
(c) whether any of those persons was denied the opportunity of cross- examining a witness as to any part of his testimony.

(4) The register shall not be open to inspection except as authorised by the Attorney-General or with the leave of the Magistrate.

(5) A copy of the register of proceedings shall be sent to the Attorney-General for transmission to the International Criminal Court.

Keywords

Taking of evidence
Other forms of cooperation
Production of evidence
Cooperation under procedures of national law
Taking of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Taking of evidence - national proceedings
Production of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Production of evidence - national proceedings



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