# Agreements on the Enforcement of Sentences with the International Criminal Court

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." 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 | Persons transferred |
| Argentina | 18 April 2017 | 18 April 2017 | — |
| Austria | 27 October 2005 | 26 November 2005 | — |
| Belgium | 8 December 2014 | 8 December 2014 | 1 |
| Colombia | 17 May 2011 | 29 November 2021 | — |
| Denmark | 1 June 2010 | 5 July 2012 | — |
| Finland | 1 June 2010 | 24 April 2011 | — |
| France | 11 October 2021 | 17 July 2023 | — |
| Georgia | 24 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 | — |
| Mali | 13 January 2012 | 13 January 2012 | — |
| Norway | 7 July 2016 | 6 August 2016 | 1 |
| Poland | 3 December 2024 | — | — |
| Serbia | 20 January 2011 | 28 May 2011 | — |
| Slovenia | 7 December 2018 | 1 April 2022 | — |
| Spain | 8 December 2022 | — | — |
| Sweden | 26 April 2017 | 26 April 2017 | — |
| United Kingdom | 8 November 2007 | 8 December 2007 | 1 |

### Persons transferred pursuant to an agreement

| Person | State | Custody began | Custody ended (reason) |
| Ahmad al-Mahdi | United Kingdom | 29 August 2018 | 18 September 2022 (completed sentence) |
| Bosco Ntaganda | Belgium | 14 December 2022 | In detention |
| Dominic Ongwen | Norway | 18 December 2023 | 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). |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24 November 2015 | 24 November 2015 | Germain Katanga | 19 December 2015 | 18 January 2016 (completed commuted sentence) | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24 November 2015 | 24 November 2015 | Thomas Lubanga Dyilo | 19 December 2015 | 15 March 2020 (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 | Persons transferred |
| Andorra | 20 April 2001 | Nationals only | Cannot exceed national maximum | — |
| Czech Republic | 21 July 2009 | Nationals and residents only | — | — |
| Honduras | 13 July 2004 | Nationals only | Cannot exceed national maximum | — |
| Liechtenstein | 2 October 2001 | Nationals and residents only | — | — |
| Lithuania | 12 May 2003 | Nationals only | — | — |
| Slovakia | 11 April 2002 | Nationals and residents only | — | — |
| Spain | 24 October 2000 | — | Cannot exceed national maximum | — |
| Switzerland | 12 October 2001 | Nationals and residents only | — | — |