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ARTICLE-19: Challenges to the jurisdiction of the Court or the admissibility of a case     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 10. If the Court has decided that a case is inadmissible under article 17, the Prosecutor may submit a request for a review of the decision when he or she is fully satisfied that new facts have arisen which negate the basis on which the case had previously been found inadmissible under article 17. ...


ARTICLE-35: Service of judges     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. All judges shall be elected as full-time members of the Court and shall be available to serve on that basis from the commencement of their terms of office. ...
... 2. The judges composing the Presidency shall serve on a full-time basis as soon as they are elected. ...
... 3. The Presidency may, on the basis of the workload of the Court and in consultation with its members, decide from time to time to what extent the remaining judges shall be required to serve on a full-time basis. Any such arrangement shall be without prejudice to the provisions of article 40. ...
... 4. The financial arrangements for judges not required to serve on a full-time basis shall be made in accordance with article 49. ...


ARTICLE-36: Qualifications, nomination and election of judges     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) A judge who is selected to serve for a term of three years under subparagraph (b) shall be eligible for re-election for a full term. ...


ARTICLE-37: Judicial vacancies     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. A judge elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term and, if that period is three years or less, shall be eligible for re-election for a full term under article 36. ...


ARTICLE-40: Independence of the judges     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Judges required to serve on a full-time basis at the seat of the Court shall not engage in any other occupation of a professional nature. ...


ARTICLE-42: The Office of the Prosecutor     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The Office shall be headed by the Prosecutor. The Prosecutor shall have full authority over the management and administration of the Office, including the staff, facilities and other resources thereof. The Prosecutor shall be assisted by one or more Deputy Prosecutors, who shall be entitled to carry out any of the acts required of the Prosecutor under this Statute. The Prosecutor and the Deputy Prosecutors shall be of different nationalities. They shall serve on a full-time basis. ...
... 2. The Office shall be headed by the Prosecutor. The Prosecutor shall have full authority over the management and administration of the Office, including the staff, facilities and other resources thereof. The Prosecutor shall be assisted by one or more Deputy Prosecutors, who shall be entitled to carry out any of the acts required of the Prosecutor under this Statute. The Prosecutor and the Deputy Prosecutors shall be of different nationalities. They shall serve on a full-time basis. ...


ARTICLE-43: The Registry     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. The Registrar shall hold office for a term of five years, shall be eligible for re-election once and shall serve on a full-time basis. The Deputy Registrar shall hold office for a term of five years or such shorter term as may be decided upon by an absolute majority of the judges, and may be elected on the basis that the Deputy Registrar shall be called upon to serve as required. ...


ARTICLE-46: Removal from office     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. A judge, Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutor, Registrar or Deputy Registrar whose conduct or ability to exercise the functions of the office as required by this Statute is challenged under this article shall have full opportunity to present and receive evidence and to make submissions in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. The person in question shall not otherwise participate in the consideration of the matter. ...


ARTICLE-54: Duties and powers of the Prosecutor with respect to investigations     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Fully respect the rights of persons arising under this Statute. ...


ARTICLE-55: Rights of persons during an investigation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Shall, if questioned in a language other than a language the person fully understands and speaks, have, free of any cost, the assistance of a competent interpreter and such translations as are necessary to meet the requirements of fairness; and ...


ARTICLE-59: Arrest proceedings in the custodial State     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. The Pre-Trial Chamber shall be notified of any request for interim release and shall make recommendations to the competent authority in the custodial State. The competent authority in the custodial State shall give full consideration to such recommendations, including any recommendations on measures to prevent the escape of the person, before rendering its decision. ...


ARTICLE-64: Functions and powers of the Trial Chamber     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The Trial Chamber shall ensure that a trial is fair and expeditious and is conducted with full respect for the rights of the accused and due regard for the protection of victims and witnesses. ...


ARTICLE-67: Rights of the accused     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality: ...
... (a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks; ...
... (f) To have, free of any cost, the assistance of a competent interpreter and such translations as are necessary to meet the requirements of fairness, if any of the proceedings of or documents presented to the Court are not in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks; ...


ARTICLE-74: Requirements for the decision     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. The decision shall be in writing and shall contain a full and reasoned statement of the Trial Chamber's findings on the evidence and conclusions. The Trial Chamber shall issue one decision. When there is no unanimity, the Trial Chamber's decision shall contain the views of the majority and the minority. The decision or a summary thereof shall be delivered in open court. ...


ARTICLE-86: General obligation to cooperate     [go to this ARTICLE]
... States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Statute, cooperate fully with the Court in its investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court. ...


ARTICLE-108: Limitation on the prosecution or punishment of other offences     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Paragraph 1 shall cease to apply if the sentenced person remains voluntarily for more than 30 days in the territory of the State of enforcement after having served the full sentence imposed by the Court, or returns to the territory of that State after having left it. ...


ARTICLE-112: Assembly of States Parties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 8. A State Party which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions towards the costs of the Court shall have no vote in the Assembly and in the Bureau if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years. The Assembly may, nevertheless, permit such a State Party to vote in the Assembly and in the Bureau if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the State Party. ...