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Document Outline

• PREAMBLE
• PART 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COURT
  • Article 1 The Court
  • Article 2 Relationship of the Court with the United Nations
  • Article 3 Seat of the Court
  • Article 4 Legal status and powers of the Court
• PART 2. JURISDICTION, ADMISSIBILITY AND APPLICABLE LAW
  • Article 5 Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court
  • Article 6 Genocide
  • Article 7 Crimes against humanity
  • Article 8 War crimes
  • Article 8 bis Crime of aggression
  • Article 9 Elements of Crimes
  • Article 10
  • Article 11 Jurisdiction ratione temporis
  • Article 12 Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction
  • Article 13 Exercise of jurisdiction
  • Article 14 Referral of a situation by a State Party
  • Article 15 Prosecutor
  • Article 15 bis Exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression (State referral, proprio motu)
  • Article 15 ter Exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression (Security Council referral)
  • Article 16 Deferral of investigation or prosecution
  • Article 17 Issues of admissibility
  • Article 18 Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility
  • Article 19 Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case
  • Article 20 Ne bis in idem
  • Article 21 Applicable law
• PART 3. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW
  • Article 22 Nullum crimen sine lege
  • Article 23 Nulla poena sine lege
  • Article 24 Non-retroactivity ratione personae
  • Article 25 Individual criminal responsibility
  • Article 26 Exclusion of jurisdiction over persons under eighteen
  • Article 27 Irrelevance of official capacity
  • Article 28 Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
  • Article 29 Non-applicability of statute of limitations
  • Article 30 Mental element
  • Article 31 Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility
  • Article 32 Mistake of fact or mistake of law
  • Article 33 Superior orders and prescription of law
• PART 4. COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT
  • Article 34 Organs of the Court
  • Article 35 Service of judges
  • Article 36 Qualifications, nomination and election of judges
  • Article 37 Judicial vacancies
  • Article 38 The Presidency
  • Article 39 Chambers
  • Article 40 Independence of the judges
  • Article 41 Excusing and disqualification of judges
  • Article 42 The Office of the Prosecutor
  • Article 44 Staff
  • Article 45 Solemn undertaking
  • Article 46 Removal from office
  • Article 47 Disciplinary measures
  • Article 48 Privileges and immunities
  • Article 49 Salaries, allowances and expenses
  • Article 50 Official and working languages
  • Article 51 Rules of Procedure and Evidence
  • Article 52 Regulations of the Court
• PART 5. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION
  • Article 53 Initiation of an investigation
  • Article 54 Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations
  • Article 55 Rights of persons during an investigation
  • Article 56 Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity
  • Article 57 Functions and powers of the Pre-Trial Chamber
  • Article 58 Issuance by the Pre-Trial Chamber of a warrant of arrest or a summons to appear
  • Article 59 Arrest proceedings in the custodial State
  • Article 60 Initial proceedings before the Court
  • Article 61 Confirmation of the charges before trial
• PART 6. THE TRIAL
  • Article 62 Place of trial
  • Article 63 Trial in the presence of the accused
  • Article 64 Functions and powers of the Trial Chamber
  • Article 65 Proceedings on an admission of guilt
  • Article 66 Presumption of innocence
  • Article 67 Rights of the accused
  • Article 68 Protection of the victims and witnesses and their participation in the proceedings
  • Article 69 Evidence
  • Article 70 Offences against the administration of justice
  • Article 71 Sanctions for misconduct before the Court
  • Article 72 Protection of national security information
  • Article 73 Third-party information or documents
  • Article 74 Requirements for the decision
  • Article 75 Reparations to victims
  • Article 76 Sentencing
• PART 7. PENALTIES
  • Article 77 Applicable penalties
  • Article 78 Determination of the sentence
  • Article 79 Trust Fund
  • Article 80 Non-prejudice to national application of penalties and national laws
• PART 8. APPEAL AND REVISION
  • Article 81 Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence
  • Article 82 Appeal against other decisions
  • Article 83 Proceedings on appeal
  • Article 84 Revision of conviction or sentence
  • Article 85 Compensation to an arrested or convicted person
• PART 9. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE
  • Article 86 General obligation to cooperate
  • Article 87 Requests for cooperation: general provisions
  • Article 88 Availability of procedures under national law
  • Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court
  • Article 90 Competing requests
  • Article 91 Contents of request for arrest and surrender
  • Article 92 Provisional arrest
  • Article 93 Other forms of cooperation
  • Article 94 Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution
  • Article 95 Postponement of execution of a request in respect of an admissibility challenge
• Article 102 Use of terms
• Article 101 Rule of speciality
• Article 100 Costs
• Article 99 Execution of requests under articles 93 and 96
• Article 98 Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender
• Article 97 Consultations
• Article 96 Contents of request for other forms of assistance under article 93
• PART 10. ENFORCEMENT
  • Article 103 Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment
  • Article 104 Change in designation of State of enforcement
  • Article 105 Enforcement of the sentence
  • Article 106 Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment
  • Article 107 Transfer of the person upon completion of sentence
  • Article 108 Limitation on the prosecution or punishment of other offences
  • Article 109 Enforcement of fines and forfeiture measures
  • Article 110 Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence
  • Article 111 Escape
• PART 11. ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES
  • Article 112 Assembly of States Parties
• PART 12. FINANCING
  • Article 113 Financial Regulations
  • Article 114 Payment of expenses
  • Article 115 Funds of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties
  • Article 116 Voluntary contributions
  • Article 117 Assessment of contributions
  • Article 118 Annual audit
• PART 13. FINAL CLAUSES
  • Article 119 Settlement of disputes
  • Article 120 Reservations
  • Article 121 Amendments
  • Article 122 Amendments to provisions of an institutional nature
  • Article 123 Review of the Statute
  • Article 124 Transitional Provision
  • Article 125 Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
  • Article 126 Entry into force
  • Article 127 Withdrawal
  • Article 128 Authentic texts