Rome Statute Article 54

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Rome Statute Article 54 sets out the powers and duties of the Prosecutor in conducting investigations before the International Criminal Court, including evidence gathering and ensuring fairness to both prosecution and defense.

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Rome Statute Article 53 1
Rome Statute Article 54 canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty ⓘ
provision of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
adoptedWithInstrument Rome Statute adoption on 17 July 1998 ⓘ
aimsToEnsure effective investigation of crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
fairness to both prosecution and defense during investigations ⓘ
aimsToProtect interests of victims and witnesses ⓘ
rights of the defense ⓘ
appliesTo cases before the International Criminal Court ⓘ
situations under investigation by the International Criminal Court ⓘ
bindingOn Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
codifiedIn United Nations Treaty Series ⓘ
concerns investigative powers of the Office of the Prosecutor ⓘ
entryIntoForceWithInstrument Rome Statute entry into force on 1 July 2002 ⓘ
establishesDuty duty of the Prosecutor to ensure effective investigation and prosecution ⓘ
duty of the Prosecutor to investigate exonerating evidence ⓘ
duty of the Prosecutor to investigate incriminating evidence ⓘ
duty of the Prosecutor to respect the interests and personal circumstances of victims and witnesses ⓘ
establishesPower power of the Prosecutor to collect and examine evidence ⓘ
power of the Prosecutor to conduct investigations on the territory of a State Party with its consent ⓘ
power of the Prosecutor to request cooperation from States Parties ⓘ
power of the Prosecutor to take necessary investigative steps at the seat of the Court ⓘ
governsPhase investigation phase of ICC proceedings ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
hasPurpose to balance prosecutorial powers with fair trial guarantees ⓘ
to ensure comprehensive and impartial investigations ⓘ
jurisdiction International Criminal Court ⓘ
legalEffect creates binding procedural obligations for the Prosecutor ⓘ
defines scope of prosecutorial discretion in investigations ⓘ
legalSystem international criminal law ⓘ
partOf Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
regulates conduct of investigations by the Prosecutor ⓘ
duties of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
evidence gathering by the Prosecutor ⓘ
powers of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
relatedTo Rome Statute Article 53 ⓘ
Rome Statute Article 55 ⓘ
Rome Statute Article 67 ⓘ
requires that investigations be conducted objectively ⓘ
that investigations respect the interests of victims ⓘ
that investigations respect the rights of suspects ⓘ
that investigations respect the rights of the accused ⓘ
that investigations respect the security of witnesses ⓘ
subjectMatter international criminal procedure ⓘ
procedural law ⓘ
usedBy Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
defense counsel before the International Criminal Court ⓘ
judges of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
victims' legal representatives before the International Criminal Court ⓘ

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Rome Statute Article 42 → relatedTo → Rome Statute Article 54 ⓘ
Rome Statute Article 54 → relatedTo → Rome Statute Article 53 ⓘ
linked to: Rome Statute Article 54