Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Article 100
Costs
1.
2.
The ordinary costs for execution of requests in the territory of the requested State shall be borne by that
State, except for the following, which shall be borne by the Court:
(a)
Costs associated with the travel and security of witnesses and experts or the transfer under article 93
of persons in custody;
(b)
Costs of translation, interpretation and transcription;
(c)
Travel and subsistence costs of the judges, the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutors, the Registrar, the
Deputy Registrar and staff of any organ of the Court;
(d)
Costs of any expert opinion or report requested by the Court;
(e)
Costs associated with the transport of a person being surrendered to the Court by a custodial State;
and
(f)
Following consultations, any extraordinary costs that may result from the execution of a request.
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall, as appropriate, apply to requests from States Parties to the Court. In
that case, the Court shall bear the ordinary costs of execution.
Article 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.
Article 102
Use of terms
For the purposes of this Statute:
(a)
"surrender" means the delivering up of a person by a State to the Court, pursuant to this Statute.
(b)
"extradition" means the delivering up of a person by one State to another as provided by treaty,
convention or national legislation.
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