Rome Statute
Part 9: International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance

Article Art. 101
Rule of speciality

1.

A person surrendered to the Court under this Statute shall not be proceeded against, punished or detained for any conduct committed prior to surrender, other than the conduct or course of conduct which forms the basis of the crimes for which that person has been surrendered.

2.

The Court may request a waiver of the requirements of paragraph 1 from the State which surrendered the person to the Court and, if necessary, the Court shall provide additional information in accordance with article 91. States Parties shall have the authority to provide a waiver to the Court and should endeavour to do so.

Source: Article 101 — Rule of speciality, https://www.icc-cpi.int/Publications/Rome-Statute.pdf.

86
General obligation to cooperate 87
Requests for cooperation: general provisions 88
Availability of procedures under national law 89
Surrender of persons to the Court 90
Competing requests 91
Contents of request for arrest and surrender 92
Provisional arrest 93
Other forms of cooperation 94
Postponement of execution of a request in respect of ongoing investigation or prosecution 95
Postponement of execution of a request in respect of an admissibility challenge 96
Contents of request for other forms of assistance under article 93 97
Consultations 98
Cooperation with respect to waiver of immunity and consent to surrender 99
Execution of requests under articles 93 and 96 100
Costs 101
Rule of speciality 102
Use of terms

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Jun. 25, 2022

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Original Source: Article 101 — Rule of speciality, https://www.icc-cpi.int/Publications/Rome-Statute.pdf (last accessed Jun. 25, 2022).

Rome Statute Part 9: International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance

Article Art. 101 Rule of speciality

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Rome Statute
Part 9: International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance

Article Art. 101
Rule of speciality