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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court - A Commentary edited by Cassese, Antonio; Gaeta, Paola; Jones, John RWD (25th July 2002)
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Volume I, s.4 General Principles of International Criminal Law, 24 Defences, Ch.24.3 Official Capacity and Immunities

Paola Gaeta

From: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Edited By: Professor Antonio Cassese, Professor Paola Gaeta, Mr John R.W.D. Jones

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Book content
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Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
25 July 2002
ISBN:
9780198298625

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 15 December 2019

It is common knowledge that under international law, State officials are entitled to immunity from foreign jurisdiction. There are two categories of immunities. The first embraces the so-called immunities ratione materiae, also referred to as functional immunities. They cover activities performed by every State official in the exercise of his functions, regardless of where they are discharged. They do not come to an end when the relevant State organ relinquishes his official position.1 In addition, these immunities are opposable to any foreign State, i.e. have an...
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