States Parties shall cooperate with the Court in good faith in the investigation, prosecution, trial, sentencing, and enforcement of offences and judgments falling within the jurisdiction of the Court.
Cooperation under this Treaty may be provided without physically transferring a person to the Court.
A State Party may arrest and detain a person subject to a lawful Court warrant within its territory and may retain custody of that person throughout the proceedings.
A State Party may provide a secure location for Court proceedings, including a police station, prison, detention facility, government facility, or other authorised location.
States Parties shall, where reasonably practicable, facilitate secure video-link proceedings so that the Court may conduct investigations, hearings, trials, sentencing proceedings, appeals, and other judicial proceedings while a person remains in State custody.
States Parties shall cooperate, where lawfully authorised, in: a. locating persons; b. arresting and detaining persons; c. securing persons for trial; d. facilitating remote Court proceedings; e. collecting and preserving evidence; f. obtaining witness testimony; g. protecting victims and witnesses; h. serving Court documents and orders; i. enforcing imprisonment; j. enforcing fines and financial penalties; k. enforcing restitution and compensation orders; l. freezing, seizing, confiscating, and recovering criminal proceeds and property; m. enforcing lawful deportation or removal orders; n. preventing escape or evasion of Court sentences; and o. carrying out other lawful Court orders.
States Parties shall designate appropriate national authorities or contact points responsible for communicating with the Court and coordinating requests for cooperation.
Cooperation requests may be transmitted through secure electronic systems where appropriate, and States Parties shall seek to avoid unnecessary administrative or physical delays.
A State Party shall respond to a lawful request from the Court within a reasonable period and shall provide reasons where it is unable to comply.
Where a State Party cannot comply with a request because of a mandatory provision of its national law, it shall notify the Court and, where possible, propose an alternative lawful means of achieving the purpose of the request.
States Parties shall not refuse cooperation solely because: a. the person concerned is a national of that State; b. the person holds public office; c. the person is a monarch, president, minister, military commander, political leader, religious leader, or other public figure; d. the person is wealthy or influential; or e. the person does not recognise the authority of the Court.
States Parties shall take reasonable measures to prevent persons subject to lawful Court warrants or sentences from escaping enforcement by moving between jurisdictions.
States Parties may voluntarily provide greater cooperation than is expressly required by this Treaty.
States Parties may enter into bilateral or multilateral arrangements with one another concerning detention, remote proceedings, evidence, witness protection, transportation, prisoner transfers, financial enforcement, and other matters connected with the work of the Court.
Where several States Parties are able to assist with the same matter, the Court may coordinate their cooperation according to the requirements of justice, practicality, safety, and efficiency.
States Parties shall cooperate in protecting Court judges, prosecutors, investigators, defence representatives, witnesses, victims, Court staff, and Court Enforcement Officers where their participation creates a credible security risk.
States Parties shall cooperate in investigating and prosecuting offences against the administration of the Court, including bribery, intimidation, obstruction, evidence tampering, threats, and interference with proceedings.
A State Party may request assistance from the Court where a matter within its national jurisdiction also involves serious international criminal conduct falling within the jurisdiction of the Court.
Cooperation shall be provided consistently with the fundamental rights and protections established by this Treaty.
Nothing in this Article shall require a State Party to surrender a person to the physical custody of the Court where the State Party is able and willing to lawfully arrest, detain, facilitate remote proceedings, and enforce the Court's judgment or sentence within its own jurisdiction.
Physical transfer or surrender may nevertheless be requested where the Court determines that it is necessary for the administration of justice and cannot reasonably be achieved through State custody and remote proceedings.
The Court may establish secure international communication systems for cooperation between States Parties, including systems for warrants, judicial orders, evidence, custody information, and enforcement records.
States Parties shall protect confidential information received from the Court and shall use such information only for lawful purposes connected with the request, unless otherwise authorised.
A State Party shall not knowingly disclose protected information where disclosure would create an unreasonable risk to a victim, witness, investigation, judicial proceeding, or other protected person.
The Court may recognise and record the cooperation provided by States Parties and may publish information concerning cooperation where doing so does not compromise security, privacy, or ongoing proceedings.
The Rules of the Court shall establish detailed procedures concerning cooperation requests, national contact points, electronic communication, arrest and detention, remote proceedings, evidence, witness protection, enforcement, confidentiality, refusal of cooperation, and dispute resolution.