TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-506 

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Article 98 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and EQUATORIAL GUINEA 

Signed at New York September 25, 2003 

 
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA 

International Criminal Court: Article 98 

Agreement signed at New York September 25, 2003; 

 Entered into force May 6, 2004. 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of

America and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial

Guinea Regarding the Surrender of Persons to the

International Criminal Court

The Government of the United States of America and the

Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea,

hereinafter "the Parties,"

Reaffirming the importance of bringing to justice those who

commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,

Recalling that the Rome Statute of the International

Criminal Court done at Rome on July 17, 1998 by the United

Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the

Establishment of an International Criminal Court is

intended to complement and not supplant national criminal

jurisdiction,

Considering that the Parties have each expressed their

intention to investigate and to prosecute where appropriate

acts within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal

Court alleged to have been committed by their officials,

employees, military personnel or other nationals,

Bearing in mind Article 98 of the Rome Statute,

Hereby agree as follows:

1. For purposes of this agreement, "persons" are current

or former Government officials, employees (including

contractors), or military personnel or nationals of one

Party.

2. Persons of one Party present in the territory of the

other shall not, absent the express consent of the first

Party,

(a) be surrendered or transferred by any means to the

International Criminal Court for any purpose, or

(b) be surrendered or transferred by any means to any

other entity or third country, or expelled to a third

country, for the purpose of surrender to or transfer

to the International Criminal Court.
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3. When the Government of the United States of America

extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers a person of

Equatorial Guinea to a third country, the Government of the

United States of America will not agree to the surrender or

transfer of that person to the International Criminal Court

by the third country, absent the express consent of the

Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

4. When the Government of the Republic of Equatorial

Guinea extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers a

person of the United States of America to a third country,

the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea will

not agree to the surrender or transfer of that person to

the International Criminal Court by a third country, absent

the express consent of the Government of the United States

of America.

5. Each Party agrees, subject to its international legal

obligations, not to knowingly facilitate, consent to, or

cooperate with efforts by any third party or country to

effect the extradition, surrender, or transfer of a person

of the other Party to the International Criminal Court.

This Agreement shall enter into force upon an exchange of

notes confirming that each Party has completed the

necessary domestic legal requirements to bring the

Agreement into force. It will remain in force until one

year after the date on which one Party notifies the other

of its intent to terminate this Agreement. The provisions

of this Agreement shall continue to apply with respect to

any act occurring, or any allegation arising, before the

effective date of termination.

Done in New York, in duplicate, this 25th day of September

2003, in the English and Spanish languages, both texts

being equally authentic.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF THE REPUBLIC OF

AMERICA: EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
Acuerdo entre Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America y

el Gobierno de la RepUblica de Guinea Ecuatorial respecto a

la entrega de personas a la Corte Penal Internacional

El Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America y el Gobierno

de la RepUblica de la Guinea Ecuatorial, en lo sucesivo

"las Partes",

Reafirmando la importancia de enjuiciar a los culpables de

genocidio, delitos de lesa humanidad y crimenes de guerra,

Recordando que el Estatuto de Roma de la Corte Penal

Internacional, suscrito en Roma el 17 de julio de 1998 por

la Conferencia Diplomdtica de Plenipotenciarios de las

Naciones Unidas sobre el Establecimiento de una Corte Penal

Internacional, tiene la intenciOn de complementar y no de

suplantar la jurisdicciOn penal nacional,

Considerando que cada una de las Partes ha expresado su

intenciOn de investigar y enjuiciar, cuando sea oportuno,

los actos que es-ten bajo la jurisdicciOn de la Corte Penal

Internacional supuestamente cometidos por sus funcionarios,

empleados, personal militar u otros nacionales,

Teniendo en cuenta el Articulo 98 del Estatuto de Roma,

Por el presente las partes acuerdan lo siguiente:

1.A los efectos del presente acuerdo, por "personas" se

entiende los funcionarios pUblicos, los empleados,

incluidos los contratistas, el personal militar o los

nacionales de una Parte, actuales o antiguos.

2. Las personas de una Parte presentes en el territorio de

la otra no serdn, salvo con el consentimiento expreso de

la primera Parte,

a) entregadas ni trasladadas por ningUn medio a la Corte

Penal Internacional para ningUn propOsito, ni

b) entregadas ni trasladadas por ningUn medio a ninguna

entidad ni a un tercer pais, ni expulsadas a un tercer

pais, can el propOsito de entregarlas o trasladarlas a

la Corte Penal Internacional.
3.Cuando el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America

extradite, entregue o, de otra forma, traslade a una

persona de Guinea Ecuatorial a un tercer pais, el

Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America no convendrA en

que el tercer pais la entregue o traslade a la Corte

Penal Internacional, salvo con el consentimiento expreso

del Gobierno de la Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial.

4. Cuando el Gobierno de la Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial

extradite, entregue o, de otra forma, traslade a una

persona de los Estados Unidos de America a un tercer

pais, el Gobierno de la Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial no

convendrd en entregarla ni trasladarla a la Corte Penal

Internacional, salvo con el consentimiento expreso del

Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America.

5. Con sujeciOn a sus obligaciones juridicas

internacionales, cada Parte conviene en que,

deliberadamente, no facilitard las gestiones de ningtan

tercer pais o Parte, ni consentirA o cooperard respecto a

las mismas para que se extradite, entregue o traslade a

una persona de la otra Parte a la Corte Penal

Internacional.

El presente acuerdo entrard en vigor mediante un canje de

notas que confirmen que cada Parte ha cumplido con los

requisitos legales nacionales necesarios para su entrada en

vigor. El presente acuerdo permanecerd vigente hasta un an°

despues de la fecha en que una de las Partes notifique a la

otra su intenciOn de derogarlo. Las disposiciones del

presente acuerdo seguirdn en vigor con respecto a todo acto

que ocurra, o toda alegaciOn que surja, antes de la fecha

de vigencia de la derogaciOn.

Hecho el 25 de septiembre de 2003, en la ciudad de Nueva

York, en ejemplares duplicados en version inglesa y

espatiola, siendo los dos textos igualmente autenticos.

POR EL GOBIERNO DE POR EL GOBIERNO DE LA

LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS REPUBLICA DE GUINEA

DE AMERICA: ECUATORIAL: