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ARTICLE-7: Crimes against humanity [go to this ARTICLE]
... (e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law; ...
ARTICLE-70: Offences against the administration of justice [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. In the event of conviction, the Court may impose a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, or a fine in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, or both. ...
ARTICLE-71: Sanctions for misconduct before the Court [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The Court may sanction persons present before it who commit misconduct, including disruption of its proceedings or deliberate refusal to comply with its directions, by administrative measures other than imprisonment, such as temporary or permanent removal from the courtroom, a fine or other similar measures provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. ...
ARTICLE-77: Applicable penalties [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or ...
... (b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person. ...
ARTICLE-78: Determination of the sentence [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. In imposing a sentence of imprisonment, the Court shall deduct the time, if any, previously spent in detention in accordance with an order of the Court. The Court may deduct any time otherwise spent in detention in connection with conduct underlying the crime. ...
... 3. When a person has been convicted of more than one crime, the Court shall pronounce a sentence for each crime and a joint sentence specifying the total period of imprisonment. This period shall be no less than the highest individual sentence pronounced and shall not exceed 30 years imprisonment or a sentence of life imprisonment in conformity with article 77, paragraph 1 (b). ...
... 3. When a person has been convicted of more than one crime, the Court shall pronounce a sentence for each crime and a joint sentence specifying the total period of imprisonment. This period shall be no less than the highest individual sentence pronounced and shall not exceed 30 years imprisonment or a sentence of life imprisonment in conformity with article 77, paragraph 1 (b). ...
... 3. When a person has been convicted of more than one crime, the Court shall pronounce a sentence for each crime and a joint sentence specifying the total period of imprisonment. This period shall be no less than the highest individual sentence pronounced and shall not exceed 30 years imprisonment or a sentence of life imprisonment in conformity with article 77, paragraph 1 (b). ...
ARTICLE-81: Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) When a convicted person's time in custody exceeds the sentence of imprisonment imposed, that person shall be released, except that if the Prosecutor is also appealing, the release may be subject to the conditions under subparagraph (c) below; ...
ARTICLE-91: Contents of request for arrest and surrender [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) If the person sought has been sentenced, a copy of the sentence imposed and, in the case of a sentence for imprisonment, a statement of any time already served and the time remaining to be served. ...
ARTICLE-103: Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons. ...
... (a) The State of enforcement shall notify the Court of any circumstances, including the exercise of any conditions agreed under paragraph 1, which could materially affect the terms or extent of the imprisonment. The Court shall be given at least 45 days' notice of any such known or foreseeable circumstances. During this period, the State of enforcement shall take no action that might prejudice its obligations under article 110. ...
... (a) The principle that States Parties should share the responsibility for enforcing sentences of imprisonment, in accordance with principles of equitable distribution, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence; ...
... 4. If no State is designated under paragraph 1, the sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a prison facility made available by the host State, in accordance with the conditions set out in the headquarters agreement referred to in article 3, paragraph ...
... 2. In such a case, the costs arising out of the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be borne by the Court. ...
ARTICLE-105: Enforcement of the sentence [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Subject to conditions which a State may have specified in accordance with article 103, paragraph 1 (b), the sentence of imprisonment shall be binding on the States Parties, which shall in no case modify it. ...
ARTICLE-106: Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be subject to the supervision of the Court and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners. ...
... 2. The conditions of imprisonment shall be governed by the law of the State of enforcement and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners; in no case shall such conditions be more or less favourable than those available to prisoners convicted of similar offences in the State of enforcement. ...
ARTICLE-110: Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. When the person has served two thirds of the sentence, or 25 years in the case of life imprisonment, the Court shall review the sentence to determine whether it should be reduced. Such a review shall not be conducted before that time. ...