TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-112 

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Article 98 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and HAITI 

Signed at Monterrey January 12, 2004 

 
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HAITI 

International Criminal Court: Article 98 

Agreement signed at Monterrey January 12, 2004; 

 Entered into force January 12, 2004. 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America

and the Government of Haiti regarding the Surrender of Persons to

the International Criminal Court

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of

Haiti, hereinafter "the Parties,"

Reaffirming the importance of bringing to justice those who commit

genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,

Considering that the Parties have each expressed their intention to,

where appropriate, investigate and prosecute war crimes, crimes against

humanity, and genocide alleged to have been committed by their

respective officials, employees, military personnel, and nationals,

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 any international

tribunal for any purpose, unless such tribunal has been

established by the UN Security Council, 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 any international tribunal, unless such

tribunal has been established by the UN Security Council.

3. When the United States extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers

a person of Haiti to a third country, the United States will not agree to

the surrender or transfer of that person by the third country to any

international tribunal, unless such tribunal has been established by the

UN Security Council, absent the express consent of the Government of

Haiti.

4, When the Government of Haiti extradites, surrenders, or otherwise

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

Government of Haiti will riot agree to the surrender or transfer of that

person by the third country to any international tribunal, unless such

tribunal has been established by the UN Security Council, absent the

express consent of the Government of the United States.

5. This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature by both Parties.

It shall remain in force until one year after the date on which one Party
notifies the other of its intent to terminate the 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 at Monterrey, in duplicate, on the twelfth day of January, 2004 in

the English and French languages. In case of differences in

interpretation, the English language text shall prevail.

For the Government of the For the Government of

United States of America: Haiti:
Accord entre le Gouvernement de la Republique d'Haliti et le

Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amêrique relatif

a la remise de personnes a la Cour penale Internationale

Le Gouvernement de la Republique d'Haiti et le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis

d'Ame'rique, ci-aprês denomm6s "les Parties",

R6affirmant l'importance de traduire en justice les auteurs de genocide, crimes

contre l'humanit6 et crimes de guerre,

Consid6rant que chacune des Parties a exprim6 son intention de proceder

des enquaes et d'intenter, le cas &I-leant, des poursuites judiciaires en cas de

commission pr 6sum6e, par ses hauts responsables, ses employes, son

personnel militaire et ses ressortissants respectifs, de crimes de guerre, de

crimes contre l'humanit6 et de genocide,

Sont convenus de ce qui suit:

1. Aux fins du present Accord, le terme "personnes" signifie les hauts

responsables, les employes (y compris les sous-traitants) ou le personnel

militaire du Gouvernement, actuels ou anciens, ou les ressortissants d'une

Partie.

2. Les personnes relevant d'une Partie pr6sentes sur le territoire de l'autre

Partie ne peuvent, sans le consentement exprês de la premthre Partie:

(a) are remises ou renvoyêes a un tribunal international, a quelque fin

et de quelque maniêre que ce soit, a moins que ce tribunal n'ait ete cre6 .

par le Conseil de sêcurite des Nations Unies ;

(b) ni 'are remises ou renvoy6es, de quelque maniére que ce soit, a une

autre entite ou a un pays tiers quelconque, ni expulsees a destination

d'un pays tiers, aux fins de remise ou de renvoi a un tribunal

international, a moins que ce tribunal n'ait 6t6 cre'6 par le Conseil de

s6curitè des Nations Unies.

3. Lorsque les Etats-Unis extradent, remettent ou autrement renvoient a un

pays tiers une personne relevant de la Republique d'Halti, ils refusent de

consentir a la remise ou au renvoi de celle-ci a un tribunal international par le

pays tiers sans avoir obtenu le consentement exprês du Gouvernement de la

Republique d'Halti, a moins que ce tribunal n'ait ete cr66 par le Conseil de

securitê des Nations Unies.

4. Lorsque le Gouvernement de la Republique d'Halti extrade, ,remet ou

autrement renvoie un pays tiers une personne relevant des Etats-Unis

d'Arn6rique, ledit Gouvernement refuse de consentir a la remise ou au renvoi

de celle-ci a un tribunal international par le pays tiers sans avoir obtenu le
Pour le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis Pour le Gouvernement de la

d'Amerique: Republique 'Haiti:

consentement expres du Gouvernement des Etats-Unis, a moins que ce

tribunal n'ait ete cree par le Conseil de securite des Nations Unies.

5. Le present Accord prend effet a compter de la date de signature des Parties

et demeure en effet jusqu'd l'expiration d'un dêlai d'un an suivant la date de

notification, par rune des Parties a l'autre, de son intention de le denoncer. Les

dispositions du present Accord demeurent applicables eu egard a tout acte

survenant ou a toute allegation presentee avant la date d'effet de cette

denonciation.

Fait a Monterrey, en double exemplaire, en ce douzieme jour du mois de janvier

2004, en langues anglaise et francaise. En cas de divergence d'interpretation, le

texte redige en anglais fera foi.