TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-812 

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Article 98 

 Agreement between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

Signed at Santo Domingo September 13, 2002 

 
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

International Criminal Court: Article 98 

Agreement signed at Santo Domingo September 13, 2002; 

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

America and the Government of the Dominican Republic

regarding the surrender of persons to the International Criminal

Court

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

Dominican 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 committed 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

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 expressed 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 of America extradites, surrenders, or otherwise

transfers a person of the other Party to a third country, 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 expressed consent of

the Government of the Dominican Republic.

4. When the Government of the Dominican Republic extradites,

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

third country, the Government of the Dominican Republic will not agree to the

surrender or transfer of that person to the International Criminal Court by a third

country, absent the expressed consent of the Government of the United States of

America.

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

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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 Santo Domingo de Guzman the 13 th day of September 2002, in duplicate

originals in the Spanish and English languages, with both texts equally authentic.

If any divergences arise, the English language text should take precedence.

For the Government For the Government

of the United States of America: of the Dominican Republic:

theirl f°44° Hans Hertell ipolito

Ambassador Extraordinary and resident if t

Plenipotentiary of the United States Dominican Republic

of America in the Dominican

Republic

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ACUERDO ENTRE EL GOBIERNO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Y EL GOBIERNO DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA

RESPECTO A LA ENTREGA DE PERSONAS A LA

CORTE PENAL INTERNACIONAL.

El Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America y el Gobierno de la Repithlica

Dominicana, 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 Diplornetica 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 esten bajo la

jurisdicci6n 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 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,

2. Las personas de una Parte presentes en el territorio de la otra no seran,

salvo con el consentimiento expreso de la primera Parte,

a) entregadas ni trasladadas por ningim medio a Ia Corte Penal

Internacional para ningOn propOsito, ni

b) entregadas ni trasladadas por ningOn medio a ninguna entidad

ni a un tercer pals, ni expulsadas a un tercer pals, con el propOsito de

entregarlas o trasladarlas a Ia Corte Penal Internacional.

3. Cuando los Estados Unidos de America extraditen, entreguen, o de otra

forma, trasladen a una persona de la otra Parte a un tercer pals, los

Estados Unidos de America no convendren en que el tercer pals la

entregue o traslade a la Corte Penal Internacional, salvo con el

consentimiento expreso del Gobierno de la RepUblica Dominicana.

4. Cuando el Gobierno de la RepUblica Dominicana extradite, entregue, o de

otra forma, traslade a una persona de los Estados Unidos de America a

un tercer pals, el Gobierno de la Repdblica Dominicana no convendra en

entregarlo ni trasladarlo a la Corte Penal Internacional, salvo con el

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consentimiento expreso del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de America.

5. El presente acuerdo entrara 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

permanecere vigente hasta un afio despues de la fecha en que una de las

parte notifique a la otra su intenciOn de derogarlo. Las disposiciones del

presente acuerdo seguiren en vigor con respecto a todo acto que ocurra,

o toda alegaciOn que surja, antes de Ia fecha de vigencia de la

derogaciOn.

Hecho en Santo Domingo de Guzman, a los trece (13) dias del mes de

septiembre del ano dos mil dos (2002), en dos ejemplares originales, en los

idiomas espariol e inglês, siendo ambos textos igualmente autenticos. En caso

de conflicto debera prevalecer el idioma ingles.

POR EL GOBIERNO DE LOS POR EL GOBIERNO DE LA

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA,

HANS HERTELL,

Embajador Extraordinario y

Plenipotenciario de los Estados

Unidos de America en Ia

RepOblica Dominicana.

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