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ARTICLE-8: War crimes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (ix) Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not military objectives; ...
... (xvi) Pillaging a town or place, even when taken by assault; ...
... (iv) Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not military objectives; ...
... (v) Pillaging a town or place, even when taken by assault; ...
... (f) Paragraph 2 (e) applies to armed conflicts not of an international character and thus does not apply to situations of internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence or other acts of a similar nature. It applies to armed conflicts that take place in the territory of a State when there is protracted armed conflict between governmental authorities and organized armed groups or between such groups. ...


ARTICLE-19: Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. The admissibility of a case or the jurisdiction of the Court may be challenged only once by any person or State referred to in paragraph 2. The challenge shall take place prior to or at the commencement of the trial. In exceptional circumstances, the Court may grant leave for a challenge to be brought more than once or at a time later than the commencement of the trial. Challenges to the admissibility of a case, at the commencement of a trial, or subsequently with the leave of the Court, may be based only on article 17, paragraph 1 (c). ...
... 11. If the Prosecutor, having regard to the matters referred to in article 17, defers an investigation, the Prosecutor may request that the relevant State make available to the Prosecutor information on the proceedings. That information shall, at the request of the State concerned, be confidential. If the Prosecutor thereafter decides to proceed with an investigation, he or she shall notify the State to which deferral of the proceedings has taken place. ...


ARTICLE-21: Applicable law     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) In the first place, this Statute, Elements of Crimes and its Rules of Procedure and Evidence; ...
... (b) In the second place, where appropriate, applicable treaties and the principles and rules of international law, including the established principles of the international law of armed conflict; ...


ARTICLE-22: Nullum crimen sine lege     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A person shall not be criminally responsible under this Statute unless the conduct in question constitutes, at the time it takes place, a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court. ...


ARTICLE-36: Qualifications, nomination and election of judges     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (i) Once a proposal for an increase in the number of judges has been adopted under subparagraph (b), the election of the additional judges shall take place at the next session of the Assembly of States Parties in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 8, and article 37, paragraph 2; ...
... (b) In the event that a sufficient number of judges is not elected on the first ballot, successive ballots shall be held in accordance with the procedures laid down in subparagraph (a) until the remaining places have been filled. ...


ARTICLE-38: The Presidency     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The First Vice-President shall act in place of the President in the event that the President is unavailable or disqualified. The Second Vice-President shall act in place of the President in the event that both the President and the First Vice-President are unavailable or disqualified. ...
... 2. The First Vice-President shall act in place of the President in the event that the President is unavailable or disqualified. The Second Vice-President shall act in place of the President in the event that both the President and the First Vice-President are unavailable or disqualified. ...


ARTICLE-62: Place of trial     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Place of trial ...
... Unless otherwise decided, the place of the trial shall be the seat of the Court. ...


ARTICLE-93: Other forms of cooperation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (g) The examination of places or sites, including the exhumation and examination of grave sites; ...


ARTICLE-96: Contents of request for other forms of assistance under article 93     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) As much detailed information as possible about the location or identification of any person or place that must be found or identified in order for the assistance sought to be provided; ...


ARTICLE-99: Execution of requests under articles 93 and 96     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. Without prejudice to other articles in this Part, where it is necessary for the successful execution of a request which can be executed without any compulsory measures, including specifically the interview of or taking evidence from a person on a voluntary basis, including doing so without the presence of the authorities of the requested State Party if it is essential for the request to be executed, and the examination without modification of a public site or other public place, the Prosecutor may execute such request directly on the territory of a State as follows: ...