TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-602 

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Article 98 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and CONGO 

Signed at Brazzaville June 2, 2004 

 
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CONGO 

International Criminal Court: Article 98 

Agreement signed at Brazzaville June 2, 2004; 

 Entered into force June 2, 2004. 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the

Government of the Republic of Congo 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 Congo, 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:

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

or former Government officials, employees (including

contractors), or military personnel or nationals of one Party.

Article 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.
Signed

FOR TIDE GOVERNMENT

THE REkritIC

Raymon Seige BALE

- Ambassador, Secretary General

Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Cooperation and Francophony

Article 3. When the Government of the United States of America

extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers a person of the

Republic of Congo 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 Congo.

Article 4. When the Government of the Republic of Congo extradites,

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

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

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.

Article 5. 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 Brazzaville, in duplicate originals, this 2nd day of June

2004, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally

authentic.

Signed

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

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SANDERS

mbas ador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary

to the Republic of Congo
ACCORD

ENTRE

LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO

ET

LE GOUVERNEMENT DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE

RELATIF A LA REMISE DE PERSONNES A LA COUR

PENALE INTERNATIONALE
Le Gouvemement de Ia Republique du Congo et le Gouvemement des EtatsUnis d'Amerique, ci-aprês denommes ix les Parties contractantes*,

Reaffirmant 'Importance de traduire en justice les auteurs de genocide, crimes

contre l'humanite et crimes de guerre,

Rappelant que le Statut de Rome de la Cour penale Internationale adopts le

17 juillet 1998 par la Conference diplomatique de plênipotentiaires des Nations

Unies sur la creation d'une Cour penale Internationale a pour objet de

completer et non de supplanter les juridictions !Andes nationales.

Consid6rant que chacune des Parties contractantes a exprim6 son intention de

proceder a des enquétes et d'intenter, le cas &Mont, une action en justice

contre des actes relevant de la comp6tence de Ia Cour p6nale internationale,

en cas de commission presumee, par ses hauts responsables, ses employes, son

personnel militaire ou ses autres ressortissants.

Considerant les dispositions de ('Article 98 dudit Statut,

Sont convenus de ce qui suit :

Article 1

Aux fins du present Accord, le terme personnes x signifie les hauts

responsables, les employ6s (y compris les agents sous contrat) du

Gouvemement, le personnel militaire et les autres ressortissants, actuels ou

anciens, d'une Partie contractante.

Article 2

Les personnes relevant de ''une des Parties contractantes mentionnees a

('Article 1 ci-dessus presentes sur le territoire de l'autre Partie contractante ne

peuvent, sans le consentement exprês de Ia premiere Partie contractante :

a) être remises ou renvoyees a Ia Cour Oriole internationale, a quelque fin

et de quelque maniêre que ce soit, ni ;

b) être remises ou renvoy6es, de quelque maniêre que ce soit, a toute

autre entite ou a un pays tiers quelconque, ni expuls6es a destination

d'un pays tiers, aux fins de remise ou de renvoi a la Cour penale

internationale.
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Article 3

Lorsque le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique extrade, remet ou

autrement renvoie a un pays tiers une personne relevant de Ia Republique du

Congo ledit Gouvemement n'accepte pas la remise ou le renvoi de celle-ci

a la Cour penale intemationale par ce pays tiers sans avoir obtenu le

consentement expres du Gouvemement de la Republique du Congo.

Article 4

Lorsque le Gouvernement de la Republique du Congo extrade, remet

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

d'Amerique ledit Gouvemement refuse de consentir a la remise ou au renvoi

de celle-ci a Ia Cour penale intemationale par ce pays tiers sans avoir obtenu

le consentement exprês du Gouvemement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique.

Article 5

Le present Accord entre en vigueur a Ia suite de l'êchange de notes

confirmant que chaque Partie a rempli les conditions juridiques nationales

necessaires pour lui donner effet. II demeure en vigueur jusqu'a ('expiration

d'un dêlai d'un an suivant la date de notification par l'une des Parties

contractantes a l'autre Partie contractante, de son intention de le denoncer.

Les dispositions du present Accord demeurent applicables a regard de tout

ode survenant ou de toute allegation presentee avant Ia date d'effet de cette

denonciation.

Fait a Brazzaville, le 02 juin 2004,

en double exemplaire original en longues anglaise et francaise, les deux textes

faisant egalement foi.

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT

DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO

L'Ambassadeur, Secretaire General du

Ministêre des Affaires Etrangêres, de Ia

Cooperation-et de Ia FrancorThonie

POUR LE GOUVERNEMENT DES

ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE

L'Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et

Plenipotentiaire des Etats-Unis

d'Amerique en Rêpublique du Congo