Final judgments and sentences of the Court shall be binding upon the parties and shall be enforced in accordance with this Treaty.
States Parties shall cooperate with the Court in the enforcement of lawful judgments and sentences.
Enforcement may be carried out directly by a State Party within its territory without requiring the convicted person to be physically transferred to the Court.
A State Party may arrest and detain a person subject to a lawful Court warrant and may retain custody of that person throughout investigation, trial, sentencing, appeal, and enforcement where authorised under this Treaty.
The Court may conduct proceedings by secure video link while the accused or convicted person remains in State custody.
A State Party may enforce a sentence imposed by the Court through: a. imprisonment; b. fines; c. restitution or compensation; d. confiscation or forfeiture of criminal proceeds or property; e. recovery or removal of property connected to an offence; f. lawful deportation or removal; g. restrictions imposed by the Court; h. other lawful penalties authorised by the Court; and i. capital punishment where permitted and lawfully authorised under this Treaty and the law of the enforcing State.
Where a State Party is legally unable to enforce a particular penalty, it shall notify the Court and cooperate in identifying an alternative lawful enforcement arrangement.
A State Party may refuse to carry out a particular sentence where its national law prohibits that penalty. Such refusal shall not automatically invalidate the Court's judgment or sentence.
Where a State refuses to enforce a particular sentence, the Court may seek another State Party that is legally able and willing to enforce it.
Where a person is subject to a valid death sentence and enters, or is lawfully transferred to, a State Party whose law permits and authorises enforcement of that sentence, that State may enforce the sentence in accordance with this Treaty and its applicable law.
A State Party shall not release a person solely because another State does not permit the sentence imposed by the Court, where the Court has authorised another lawful basis for continued custody or enforcement.
Nothing in this Article shall require a State Party to violate its own mandatory domestic law. States Parties shall nevertheless make reasonable efforts to give effect to Court judgments through lawful means.
States Parties shall cooperate in locating persons subject to judgments and sentences and may use lawful national law-enforcement powers for that purpose.
The Court may request assistance from Court Enforcement Officers, where established and lawfully available, for: a. arrests; b. detention; c. transportation; d. securing persons; e. seizure or recovery of property; f. confiscation and enforcement of financial orders; g. deportation or removal; h. protection of victims and witnesses; and i. other lawful enforcement functions authorised by the Court.
Court Enforcement Officers operating within a State Party shall act in accordance with this Treaty, the Court's lawful orders, and applicable cooperation arrangements with that State.
States Parties shall take reasonable measures to prevent persons subject to lawful Court judgments from escaping enforcement by moving between jurisdictions.
States Parties may notify other States Parties of persons subject to outstanding arrest warrants, sentences, or enforcement orders through secure international systems.
A State Party may request another State Party to assist in locating, arresting, detaining, transferring, or otherwise enforcing a Court judgment against a person within its jurisdiction.
States Parties shall cooperate concerning the identification, freezing, seizure, confiscation, and recovery of proceeds of crime and property connected to offences within the Court's jurisdiction.
Property recovered through enforcement shall be dealt with according to the judgment of the Court, including orders concerning restitution to victims or other lawful disposition.
The Court may establish arrangements with States Parties concerning prisons, detention centres, police facilities, secure remote-trial facilities, transportation, prisoner transfers, financial enforcement, and other enforcement matters.
A person serving a sentence imposed by the Court shall be treated humanely and shall retain the fundamental rights guaranteed by this Treaty.
Conditions of imprisonment shall be subject to reasonable oversight to ensure that the sentence is enforced lawfully and that prisoners are not subjected to torture, cruel treatment, or other prohibited treatment.
The Court may review complaints concerning the unlawful or improper enforcement of its judgments or sentences.
Where a State Party fails to comply with a binding enforcement obligation without lawful justification, the Court may issue further orders, seek diplomatic or judicial cooperation, or take other measures authorised by this Treaty.
The enforcement of a sentence shall not prevent the Court from exercising jurisdiction over additional offences committed by the convicted person.
No person shall be punished twice for the same final offence merely because enforcement occurs in more than one State.
Where enforcement is transferred between States Parties, the Court shall maintain a record of the sentence, custody, transfer, and remaining period or requirements of enforcement.
The Court may establish procedures for recognising and enforcing its judgments where a person or property is located outside the territory of States Parties, where jurisdiction and applicable international law permit.
Nothing in this Article shall prevent a State Party from providing greater assistance to the Court than the minimum obligations established by this Treaty.
The Rules of the Court shall establish detailed procedures governing enforcement, State custody, imprisonment, fines, confiscation, restitution, property recovery, deportation, capital sentences, prisoner transfers, Court Enforcement Officers, international cooperation, and oversight of enforcement.