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... Reaffirming the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, ...
... 1. States Parties shall note recruit, use, finance or train mercenaries and
shall prohibit such activities in accordance with the provisions of the present
Convention. ...
... Any State Party having reason to believe that one of the offences set forth
in the present Convention has been, is being or will be committed shall, in
accordance with its national law, communicate the relevant information, as soon
as it comes to its knowledge, directly or through the Secretary-General of the
United Nations, to the States Parties affected. ...
... 3. The present Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised
in accordance with national law. ...
... 1. Upon being satisfied that the circumstances so warrant, any State Party
in whose territory the alleged offender is present shall, in accordance with
its laws, take him into custody or take such other measures to ensure his presence
for such time as is necessary to enable any criminal or extradition proceedings
to be instituted. The State Party shall immediately make a preliminary inquiry
into the facts. ...
... 4. The provisions of paragraph 3 of this article shall be without prejudice
to the right of any State Party having a claim to jurisdiction in accordance
with article 9, paragraph 1 (b), to invite the International Committee of the
Red Cross to communicate with and visit the alleged offender. ...
... The State Party in whose territory the alleged offender is found shall, if
it does not extradite him, be obliged, without exception whatsoever and whether
or not the offence was committed in its territory, to submit the case to its
competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution, through proceedings in
accordance with the laws of that State. Those authorities shall take their decision
in the same manner as in the case of any other offence of a grave nature under
the law of that State. ...
... The State Party where the alleged offender is prosecuted shall in accordance
with its laws communicate the final outcome of the proceedings to the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, who shall transmit the information to the other States
concerned. ...
... 4. The offences shall be treated, for the purpose of extradition between States
Parties, as if they had been committed not only in the place in which they occurred
but also in the territories of the State required to establish their jurisdiction
in accordance with article 9 of the present Convention. ...
... 3. Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph
2 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification
to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...