Article 29 Other persons required to be present at the seat of the Court

Other persons required to be present at the seat of the Court shall, to the extent necessary for their presence at the seat of the Court, be accorded the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in article 27 of this Agreement, subject to production of the document referred to in paragraph 2 of this article.

Persons referred to in this article shall be provided by the Court with a document certifying that their presence is required at the seat of the Court 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 Such document shall be withdrawn prior to its expiry if their presence at the seat of the Court is no longer required.

The privileges, immunities and facilities referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall cease to apply after fifteen consecutive days following the date on which the presence of such other person concerned is no longer required by the Court, provided that such other person had an opportunity to leave the host State during that period.

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 Court, 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 Court. Such immunity shall continue to be accorded even after their presence at the seat of the Court is no longer required.

Persons referred to in this article shall not be subjected by the host State to any measures which may affect their presence before the Court.