Article 8 Law and authority on the premises of the Court

The premises of the Court shall be under the control and authority of the Court, as provided under this Agreement.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the laws and regulations of the host State shall apply on the premises of the Court.

The Court shall have the power to make rules, operative within its premises, as are necessary for the carrying out of its functions. The Court shall promptly inform the competent authorities upon the adoption of such rules. No laws or regulations of the host State which are inconsistent with rules of the Court under this paragraph shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be enforceable within the premises of the Court.

The Court may expel or exclude persons from the premises of the Court for violation of its rules and shall inform in advance the competent authorities of such measures.

Subject to the rules referred to in paragraph 3 of this article, and consistent with the laws and regulations of the host State, only staff of the Court shall be allowed to carry arms on the premises of the Court.

The Registrar shall notify the host State of the name and identity of each staff member of the Court who is entitled to carry arms on the premises of the Court, as well as the name, type, calibre and serial number of the arm or arms at his or her disposition.

Any dispute between the Court and the host State as to whether rules of the Court come within the ambit of this provision or as to whether laws or regulations of the host State are inconsistent with rules of the Court under this provision shall promptly be settled by the procedure set out in article 55 of this Agreement. Pending such settlement, the rule of the Court shall apply and the law and/or regulation of the host State shall be inapplicable on the premises of the Court to the extent that the Court claims it to be inconsistent with its rules.