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Art|c|e 13(a) State arty
A sltootloo lo wblcb ooe ot
mote of socb ctlmes oppeots
to bove beeo commltteJ ls
tefetteJ to tbe ltosecotot by
o 5tote lotty lo occotJooce
wltb ottlcle 14
Art|c|e 13(b) UNSC
A sltootloo lo wblcb ooe ot
mote of socb ctlmes oppeots
to bove beeo commltteJ ls
tefetteJ to tbe ltosecotot by
tbe 5ecotlty cooocll octloq
ooJet cboptet vll of tbe
cbottet of tbe uolteJ Notloos
Art|c|e 13(c) ropr|o Moto
@be ltosecotot bos loltloteJ
oo lovestlqotloo lo tespect of
socb o ctlme lo occotJooce
wltb ottlcle 15
Art|c|e 14
LaLe musL refer a sltootloo for
lnvesLlgaLlon
Art|c|e 1S
O AddlLlonal lnformaLlon from sLaLes
(ArLlcle 72)
O easonab|e bas|s submlL requesL
for auLhorlzaLlon for lnvesLlgaLlon
Lo preLrlal chamber
O retr|a| chamber makes
prellmlnary [urlsdlcLlon flndlng
r|sd|ct|on Art|c|e 12
LaLe arLy naLlonal
LaLe arLy 1errlLory
1ransferred !urlsdlcLlon of
nonLaLe arLy
Unw||||ng
hleldlng/ham
un[usLlfled uelay
noL lndependenL
Unab|e
no !udlclal ysLem
Can'L obLaln Accused
Can'L geL Lvldence
Invest|gat|on
rosect|on]No
Charge
Art|c|e 20 on
ConducL
Not S|c|ent
Grav|ty
Art|c|e 18
ros noLlfles all parLles w/[x CnL? 13(a) or (c)
LaLe can lnlLlaLe lnvesLlgaLlon
re1rlal chamber revlews ueferral
rosecuLor can reopen ln 6 monLhs
Art|c|e 19
Challenges Lo [urlsdlcLlon/admlsslblllLy may be
made by sLaLe
LaLe only has one challenge
MusL make challenge ln 'Llmely' manner
Art|c|e 16
C can defer for 12 monLhs


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NC NC LS


V|ct|m |s |n
protected grop?
naLlonal LLhnlc
8ellglous 8aclal
Armed Con||ct?
noL 8loL 8(2)(d)
lnLenslLy of ConfllcL
CrganlzaLlon of
parLles
Internat|ona| Armed
Con||ct?
LaLe v LaLe
no ulplomaLlc 8el
roport|ona||ty
D|st|nct|on
M|||tary Cb[ect|ve?
CombaLanL lmmunlLy
Do|s Spec|a||s
peclal lnLenL Lo
desLroy ln whole or
ln parL a proLecLed
group as such
W|despread
C
Systemat|c
Crganlzed paLLern of
conducL
Man|est attern o
S|m||ar Condct
C
Act |tse| co|d
destroy grop?

Attack D|rected at
C|v|||an op|at|on
rsant to or |n
Irtherance o a
state]org p|an or
po||cy

GLNCCIDL
(s Cogens)

arty to treaty?
Domest|c |aw?
CIMLS AGAINS1
nUMANI1
C
Domest|c Law
Comp||c|ty?
NonInternat|ona|
Armed Con||ct
CA lll ArL 8(2)
(c)(d)(e)
uomesLlc Law

Grave 8reaches?

WA CIMLS
1reaLy 8ased
Puman 8lghLs Law
uomesLlc Law
WA CIMLS
!us Cogens


18lAL 8CCL

LS


NC






NC


LS









In|t|at|on Art|c|e S3
8easonable 8asls
crlme has been
commlLLed

Admlsslble under
ArLlcle 17?
!urlsdlcLlon under
ArLlcle 12?
lnvesLlgaLlon
Art|c|e S3(c)
rosecuLor
deLermlnes no basls
Lo proceed bc of Lhe
lnLeresLs of [usLlce"
Art|c|e S3(c)
MusL lnform re
1rlal Chamber
Art|c|e S8
Charges and WarranL
of ArresL
(reasonable basls)
Art|c|e 18
lnform all parLles
w/[x abouL
lnvesLlgaLlon
Art|c|e 18
lf sLaLe asserLs [x
ros can defer 6
mos 8evlewed by
reLrlal Chamber
Art|c|e S9
AcLual arresL or
surrender
Art|c|e 61
ConflrmaLlon of
Charges?
(ubsLanLlal grounds)
Adversarlal rocess
rocedra|
|ghts o
Accsed Attach
Art|c|e 63
1rlal ln Lhe presence
of Lhe accused
|ghts o the Accsed
resumpLlon of lnnocence
LquallLy of Arms
resence aL 1rlal
llfLh Amend" 8lghLs (aLLach
aL lnvesLlgaLlon)
ulsclosure of Lvldence (67(2))
owers o the rosector
ldenLlflcaLlon of Charges
lnvesLlgaLlon of Crlmes
CollecL and Lxamlne Lvldence
8equesL resence of WlLness
eek CooperaLlon of LaLes
LnLer agreemenLs wlLh LaLes
re dlsclosure
noL dlsclose evldence
gaLhered by way of agreemenL

Art|c|e 61
Chamber may noL
flnd reasonable
grounds and send
back for lnvesL


Crounds for Lxcludlng Crlmlnal LlablllLy (uefenses)
ArLlcles 3133


roport|onate Se|Deense ArLlcle 31(1)(c)
CusLomary lnL'l Law
eosooobly ooJ ptopottloootely JefeoJs blmself ot
oootbet ot ptopetty esseotlol fot sotvlvol oqolost
oo lmmloeot ooJ oolowfol ose of fotce

Menta| Incapac|ty ArLlcle 31(1)(a)
,eotol Jlseose ot Jefect tbot Jesttoys tbot
petsoos copoclty to oppteclote tbe oolowfoloess
ot ootote of bls cooJoct ot copoclty to coottol bls
ot bet cooJoct to coofotm to tbe teps of low

Intox|cat|on ArLlcle 31(1)(b)
:sttoys tbot petsoos copoclty to oppteclote tbe
oolowfoloess ot ootote of bls cooJoct ot copoclty
to coottol bls ot bet cooJoct to coofotm to tbe
tepoltemeots of low ooless voloototy ooJ koew
ot sboolJ bove koowo tbot tbey wete llkely to
commlt o ctlme wltblo tbe jotlsJlctloo of tbe coott
Dress and Necess|ty ArLlcle 31(1)(d)
otess tbot tesolts ftom tbteots of lmmloeot Jeotb
ot setloos boJlly botm of oootbet ot tbot petsoo

noL 1rue uefense (used as mlLlgaLlon)

M|stake o Iact and Law ArLlcle 32(12)
,lstoke of foct sboll be qtoooJ fot excloJloq
ctlmlool tespooslblllty ooly lf lt oeqotes o meotol
elemeot tepolteJ by tbe ctlme
,lstoke of low most oeqote meos teo
Sper|or Crders ArLlcle 33
A ctlme commltteJ by o petsoo octloq oo oo otJet
of o qovetomeot ot sopetlot sboll oot telleve tbot
petsoo of ctlmlool tespooslblllty ooless
@bot petsoo wos ooJet o leqol obllqotloo
to obey otJets

@be petsoo JlJ oot koow tbot tbe otJet
wos oolowfol AN

@be otJet wos oot moolfestly oolowfol

Cther Deenses
ConsenL 8eprlsal (lasL resorL noL allowed agalnsL
wounded slck shlpwrecked prlsoners of war
lnLerned clvlllans or Lhose ln occupled LerrlLorles)


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ArLlcle 86
5totes lottles sboll lo occotJooce wltb tbe ptovlsloos of tbls 5totote coopetote folly wltb
tbe coott lo lts lovestlqotloo ooJ ptosecotloo of ctlmes wltblo tbe jotlsJlctloo of tbe coott
%ArLlcle 72 Allows sLaLes Lo reLaln absoluLe dlscreLlon ln deLermlnlng LhaL
evldence would pre[udlce naLlonal securlLy lnLereLs
%1he rosecuLor can make agreemenLs wlLh sLaLes lncludlng nondlsclosure
even Lo Lhe defendanL
%8equesLs for cooperaLlon ConfldenLlal may lnclude lnLl orgs (ArLlcle 87)
%lallure Lo Comply 8efers maLLer Lo Lhe Assembly of LaLes arLles (ArLlcle 87)
%osLponemenL of 8equesL LaLe may posLpone exLradlLlon where Lhere ls an
admlsslblllLy challenge (unless chambers has requesLed goahead)
lnvesLlgaLlon
%uu1? Lo asslsL ln Lhe apprehenslon of Lhe accused (ArLlcle 38)
%uu1? Lo glve Mlranda rlghLs Lo Lhe accused where Lhere are reasonable
grounds Lo belleve Lhey commlLLed a crlme
Apprehenslon
%8lCP1 Lo uphold preexlsLlng LreaLy obllgaLlons noL Lo exLradlLe (ArLlcle 98)
%ArLlcle 98(1) Allows for preexlsLlng LreaLles regardlng dlplomaLlc lmmunlLy
%ArLlcle 98(2) 1echnlcally regards LaLus of lorces agreemenLs buL has been
expanded Lo lnclude any clLlzen
%CompeLlng Clalms for !urlsdlcLlon 1he LaLe should glve precedence Lo Lhe
courL unless admlsslblllLy ls found lnvalld (ArLlcle 90)
LxLradlLlon