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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

PART-2: JURISDICTION, ADMISSIBILITY AND APPLICABLE LAW

ARTICLE 13: Exercise of jurisdiction

ARTICLE 13:

Exercise of jurisdiction

The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:

(a) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14;

(b) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations; or

(c) The Prosecutor has initiated an investigation in respect of such a crime in accordance with article 15.

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Referred by:: ARTICLE 12: Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction; ARTICLE 18: Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility; ARTICLE 19: Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case; ARTICLE 53: Initiation of an investigation