Article 19 Privileges, immunities and facilities of the judges, the Specialist Prosecutor, the Deputy Specialist Prosecutor, the Registrar and the Deputy Registrar

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a)

personal inviolability, including immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty;

b)

immunity from criminal, civil and administrative jurisdiction;

c)

inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials;

d)

exemption from national service obligations;

e)

exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration;

f)

exemption from taxation on salaries, emoluments and allowances paid in respect of the employment of the judges, the Specialist Prosecutor and the Registrar with the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution;

g)

the same facilities in respect of currency and exchange facilities as are accorded to diplomatic agents;

h)

the same immunities and facilities in respect of their official and personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic agents;

i)

together with members of their family forming part of the household, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as are accorded to diplomatic agents under the Vienna Convention;

j)

the right of unimpeded entry into, exit from or movement within the Host State, as appropriate and for purposes of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution.

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5.

a)

immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty;

b)

immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in the performance of their functions for the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, which immunity shall continue to be accorded even after they have ceased to perform their functions for the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution;

c)

inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to the performance of their functions for the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution;

d)

exemption from taxation on salaries, emoluments and allowances paid to them in respect of their employment with the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution;

e)

for the purpose of their communications with the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution the right to receive and send papers in whatever form;

f)

the right to import free of duties and taxes, except payments for services, their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the Host State.

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