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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Article 98 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and TOGO 

Signed at Lome June 13, 2003 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
TOGO 

International Criminal Court: Article 98 

Agreement signed at Lome June 13, 2003; 

 Entered into force January 15, 2004. 
AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TOGOLESE

REPUBLIC

REGARDING THE SURRENDER OF PERSONS

TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
The Government of the United States of America,

and

The Government of the Togolese Republic

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

commited by its 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

Governement 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.

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

transfers a person of the other Party to a third country, the United States

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 Togolese Republic.

4. When the Government of the Togolese Republic extradites,

surrenders, or otherwise transfers a person of the United States of

America to a third country, the Government of the Togolese Republic 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

Governement of the United States.

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.

6. 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.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized by their

respective Governments, having signed this agreement.

Done in duplicate, in the English and French languages at Lome, Togo

this 13th day of June, 2003, both texts being equally authentic.

For the Government of United

States of America

The Ambassador of USA in Togo

MDs

For the. Government of the

Togolese Republic

The Minister of Foreign Affairs

and Cooperation

re and Y. KPOTSR.A
ACCORD

ENTRE

LE GOUVERNEMENT DES ETATS-UNIS

D'AMERIQUE

ET

LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE

TOGOLAISE

RELATIF A LA REMISE DE PERSONNES

A LA COUR PENALE INTERNATIONALE
Le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amêrique

et

Le Gouvernement de la Republique Togolaise,

ci-aprês dênommês "les Parties",

Reitêrant 'Importance de traduire en justice les auteurs de genocides, de

crimes contre l'humanitê et de crimes de guerre ;

Rappelant que le Statut de Rome instituant la Cour Penale

Internationale, sign6 dans cette ville le 17 Juillet 1998 par la Conference

Diplomatique de Plênipotentiaires des Nations Unies sur la creation de la

Cour Penale Internationale, a pour objet de completer et non de

supplanter les juridictions penales nationales ;

Considerant que chacune des Parties a exprimè son intention de

proceder a des enquètes et d'intenter, le cas êchêant, des poursuites

judiciaires en cas de commission presumee, par ses fonctionnaires, ses

employês, son personnel militaire ou autres ressortissants, d'actes

relevant de Ia competence de la Cour Pénale Internationale ;

Et considerant ('Article 98 dudit Statut de Rome ;

Sont convenus de ce qui suit :

1. Au sens du present Accord, le terme "personnes" signifie les

fonctionnaires, les employês (y compris les sous-traitants) du

Gouvernement, le personnel militaire ou les ressortissants, actuels ou

anciens d'une Partie.

2. Les personnes relevant d'une Partie presentes sur le territoire de

I'autre Partie ne peuvent, sans le consentement exprés de Ia premiere

Partie :

(a) étre remises ni renvoyêes a Ia Cour Pênale Internationale, a

quelque fin et de quelque maniêre que ce soit,

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(b) ni étre remises ou renvoyees, de quelque manière que ce

soit, a une autre entitê ou a un pays tiers quelconque, ni

expulsêes a destination de celui-ci aux fins de remise ou de

renvoi a Ia Cour Penale Internationale.

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

a un pays tiers une personne relevant de I'autre Partie, ils n'accepteront

pas Ia remise ou le renvoi de celle-ci a Ia Cour Pênale Internationale par

le pays tiers sans avoir obtenu le consentement exprês du

Gouvernement de Ia Republique Togolaise.

4. Lorsque le Gouvernement de la Republique Togolaise extrade,

remet ou autrement renvoie a un pays tiers une personne relevant des

Etats-Unis d'Amêrique, ledit Gouvernement n'acceptera pas la remise ou

le renvoi de celle-ci a la Cour Pênale Internationale par le pays tiers sans

avoir obtenu le consentement exprés du Gouvernement des Etats-Unis.

5. Chacune des Parties s'engage, sous reserve de ses obligations

juridiques internationales, a ne pas sciemment faciliter, consentir aux ou

coopêrer avec les efforts d'une tierce pate ou d'un pays tiers

quelconque destinês a extrader, remettre ou renvoyer a la Cour Pênale

Internationale une personne relevant de I'autre Partie.

6. Le present Accord entrera en vigueur par voie d'êchange de

notes venant confirmer que chaque Partie a bien rempli les conditions

juridiques nationales nêcessaires pour lui Bonner effet.

II demeurera en vigueur jusqu'A ('expiration d'un dêlai d'un an suivant Ia

date de notification, par ('une des Parties a I'autre, de son intention de le

dênoncer.
-Roland Y. KPOTSRA

Les dispositions du present Accord demeureront applicables eu egard

tout acte survenant ou a toute allegation presentee avant Ia date d'effet

de cette denonciation.

En foi de quoi, les soussignês, anent habilites par leur Gouvernement,

ont signe le present Accord.

Fait en deux exemplaires, en langues francaise et anglaise, a Lome,

Togo, le 13 Juin 2003, les deux textes faisant egalement foi.

Pour le Gouvernement des Pour le Gouvernement

Etats-Unis d'Amerique de Ia Republique Togolaise

L'Ambassadeur des USA au Le Ministre des Affaires

Too iocittrangeres et de Ia Cooperation

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