TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 03-828

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Article 98

Agreement between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and AZERBAIJAN

Agreement Signed at Washington February 26, 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.”
AZERBAIJAN

International Criminal Court: Article 98

Agreement signed at Washington February 26, 2003;

 Entered into force August 28, 2003.

 
AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

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

Azerbaijan, 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 Government of the United States of America and the Government of

the Republic of Azerbaijan 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.

3. When the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan extradites, surrenders, or

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

Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan 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.

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4. When the United States extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers a person of the

Republic of Azerbaijan 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 Republic of Azerbaijan.

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 at Washington, this 24. t!!day of February, 2003, in the English and Azerbaijani

languages, both texts being equally authentic. In case of differences in interpretation, the

English language text shall prevail.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN:
Amerika Birla*mid Statlarinin flOkumoti ila Azarbaycan

Respublikasi flOkumoti arasinda oxslorin Beynalxalq Cinayat

Mahkomosina toslimino dair

Sazi*

Bundan sonra «Taraflan> adlanacaq Amerika Birlasmis Statlannin HOkumati

ila Azarbaycan Respublikasi HOkumati,

Soyqinmi, basariyyat aleyhina cinayatlar va miihariba cinayatlari tOradan

saxslarin adalat miihakimasina verilmalarinin ahamiyyatini bir daha tasdiq

edarak,

Beynalxalq Cinayat Mahkomasinin 17 iyul 1998-ci ilda Birlasmis Minotlar

Taskilatmin Solahiyyatli Niimayandalarinin Beynalxalq Cinayat

Mahkamasinin yaradilmasina dair Diplomatik Konfransinda qabul edilmis

Roma Nizamnamasinin milli cinayat yurisdiksiyasini avaz etmak deyil,

tamamlamaq maqsadi dasidigml xatirlayaraq,

Amerika Birlasmis Statlan Hiikumati va Azorbaycan Respublikasi

HOkumatinin hor biri oz rasmilari, *Hari, harbi heyati va ya digar

vatandaslan torafindan Beynalxalq Cinayat Mahkamasi yurisdiksiyasi

carcivasinda olan miivafiq amallarin tOradildiyi giiman edildiyi taqdirda

onlann tahqiqatim aparmaq vo onlarla bagh cinayat taqibini hoyata kecirmak

niyyatini ifado etdiyini nazara alaraq,

Roma Nizamnamosinin 98-ci maddasini nazarda tutaraq,

Asagidakilar barada raziliga galirlor:

1. Bu Sazisin maqsadlari iiciin, «saxslar» bir Tarafin hazirki va ya kecmis

hOkumat rosmilari, iscilari (o ciimladan kontraktla islayanlar) va ya harbi

heyati va ya vatandaslandir.

2. Bir Tarafin digorinin arazisinda olan saxslari, birinci Tarafin aciq sakilda

raziligi olmadiqda,

a. Har hansi maqsad ticiin bu va ya digar vasita ila Beynalxalq Cinayat

Mahkomasina taslim edilmayacak vo ya tahvil verilmayacaklar va ya,

b. Beynalxalq Cinayat Mohkamosina taslim edilmak va ya tahvil verilmak

maqsadi ila har hansi basqa quruma vo ya iiciincii Olkaya bu vo ya digar
vasita ila taslim edilmayacak va ya tahvil verilmayacaklar va ya

Olkayo xaric edilmayacaklar.

3. Azarbaycan Respublikasi Htikumati Amerika Birla§mi§ Statlarma maxsus

§axsi ucuncii Olkaya ekstradisiya, taslim etdikda va ya ba§qa bir §akilda

tahvil verdikda, Amerika Birla§mi§ $tatlan HOkumatinin aciq §akilda

raziligi olmadiqda, Azarbaycan Respublikasinin HOkumati hamin §axsin

iiciincii Mk° tarafindan Beynalxalq Cinayat Mahkamasina taslim va ya

tahvil verilmasina raze olmayacaqdir.

4. Amerika Birla§mi§ Statlari flOkumati Azarbaycan Respublikasina maxsus

§axsi iiciincii Olkaya ekstradisiya, taslim etdikda va ya ba§qa bir §akilda

tahvil verdikda, Azarbaycan Respublikasi Hiikumatinin aciq §akilda

raziligi olmadiqda, Amerika Birla§mi§ Statlan Hiikumati hamin §axsin

iiciincii Olka tarafindan Beynalxalq Cinayat Mahkamasina taslim va ya

tahvil verilmasina ram olmayacaqdir.

5. Bu Sazi§ har bir Tarafin Sazi§in qiivvaya minmasi iiciin la= olan

dOvlatdaxili hiiqugi talablari tamamlamasi barada notalar milbadilasindan

sonra qiivvaya minacakdir. Sazi§, Taraflardan har hansimn bu Sazi§i logy

etmak haqqmda digarina malumat verildiyi tarixdan sonraki bir

miiddatina qiivvada olacaqdir. Bu Sazi§in milddaalan, Sazi§in lagv edilma

tarixinadak ba§ vermi§ har hansi bir °mob va ya meydana cixmi§ iddiaya

tatbiq edilmaya davam edacakdir.

Va§inqtonda, « 26 » fevral 2003-cii ilda Azarbaycan va ingilis dillarinda

iki asl niisxada imzalanmi§dir, har iki matn eyni qiivvaya malikdir. Tafsirla

alaqadar farqlar yarandigi taqdirda, ingilis dilinda olan matna iistiinliik

verilacakdir.

AMERIKA BiRLB$MiS $TATLARI AZDRBAYCAN RESPUBLIKASI

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