An Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences with the International Criminal Court is a formal agreement whereby a state agrees to carry out a sentence imposed by the Court. Article 103 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court states that a "sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons."Article 103 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. To this end, the Court has concluded Agreements with a number of states that have declared their willingness to accept sentenced persons.
States with an agreement with the Court Several states have entered into general agreements to enforce sentences imposed by the Court.
State Adoption Entry into force Personstransferred Ref. — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — 1
Persons transferred pursuant to an agreement Person State Custody began Custody ended (reason) Ref(s). (completed sentence) In detention In detention
Ad hoc agreements An agreement on the enforcement of sentences can also be ad hoc in nature. Such agreements can be concluded between the Court and a state to enforce the sentence of one convicted individual.
State Adoption Entry into force Person Custody began Custody ended (reason) Ref(s). (completed sentence) (completed sentence)
States accepting sentenced persons by declaration and under certain circumstances Some states have declared their willingness to accept their own nationals or, in some cases, their residents to serve a sentence imposed by the Court within their territory. Sometimes a state has the additional condition of the sentence not exceeding the maximum time allowed for a sentence under national law. The following states have declared their intentions in declarations made when they ratified the Rome Statute.
State Date Conditions on persons Conditions on sentences Personstransferred Nationals only Cannot exceed national maximum — Nationals and residents only — — Nationals only Cannot exceed national maximum — Nationals and residents only — — Nationals only — — Nationals and residents only — — — Cannot exceed national maximum — Nationals and residents only — —
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