Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act

This section defines key terms used in the Act, including crimes against humanity, war crime, Central Authority, Court, property, the Statute, and the Constitution. Courts must consider international and foreign law, and may apply it when hearing matters arising from the Act where appropriate. This section states the Act’s objectives: to implement the Statute, support prosecutions and court action, and provide cooperation mechanisms including surrender, assistance, court sittings, and enforcement of sentences. The President may, at the Court’s request and by Gazette proclamation, declare a place in the Republic to be a seat of the Court. The section also sets out Court privileges/immunities and surrender procedures. People passing through the Republic in custody are treated as being in lawful custody, and the responsible cabinet member may designate detention facilities for that purpose. If the Court says a surrendered person is no longer needed, the Central Authority must notify the magistrate, who must cancel the surrender order and release the person if detained.