Article 51 Limitation to the exercise of jurisdiction by the host State

The host State shall not exercise its jurisdiction or proceed with a request for assistance or extradition from another State with regard to persons surrendered to the Court in accordance with Part 9 of the Statute, persons granted interim release or persons who appear before the Court voluntarily or pursuant to a summons, for any acts, omissions or convictions prior to the surrender, the transfer or the appearance before the Court except as provided for in the Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

Where a person referred to in paragraph 1 of this article is, for any reason, released from the custody of the Court without conviction, that paragraph shall continue to apply for a period of fifteen consecutive days from the date of his or her release.