Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Kosovo concerning the Hosting of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution in the Netherlands:Article 27 Other persons, excluding accused and suspects, required to be present at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Kosovo concerning the Hosting of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution in the Netherlands

Article 27 Other persons, excluding accused and suspects, required to be present at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 01-01-2017

Bronpublicatie:: 15-02-2016, Trb. 2016, 27 (uitgifte: 26-02-2016, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 01-01-2017
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 28-11-2016, Trb. 2016, 181 (uitgifte: 28-11-2016, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Internationaal publiekrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen
Internationaal strafrecht / Internationale misdrijven
Internationaal strafrecht / Internationale tribunalen

1.

Other persons, excluding accused and suspects, required to be present at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution shall, to the extent necessary for the proper functioning of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, be accorded the following privileges, immunities and facilities subject to production of the document referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and subject to the notification procedure required under Article 33 of this Agreement:

a): immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty in respect of acts or convictions prior to their entry into the territory of the Host State;
b): immunity from seizure of their personal baggage unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles the import or export of which is prohibited by law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the Host State;
c): immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in the course of their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, which immunity shall continue to be accorded even after their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution;
d): inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution;
e): exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration when they travel to and from the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution for purposes of their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution.

2.

Persons referred to in this Article shall be provided by the Registrar with a document certifying that their presence is required at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution and specifying a time period during which such presence is necessary. Such document shall be withdrawn prior to its expiry if their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution is no longer required.

3.

With the exception of paragraph 1(c) of this Article, the privileges, immunities and facilities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall cease to apply after fifteen (15) consecutive days following the date on which the presence of such other person concerned, excluding accused and suspects, is no longer required by the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution.

4.

Persons referred to in this Article who are nationals or permanent residents of the Host State shall enjoy no privileges, immunities and facilities, except, to the extent necessary for their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in the course of their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution. Such immunity shall continue to be accorded even after their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution is no longer required.

5.

Persons referred to in this Article shall not be subjected by the Host State to any measures which may affect their presence at the seat of the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution.