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Immunity of Heads of State and Senior State Officials from Subpoenas and Witness Summonses
Criminal Law Forum Pub Date : 2019-03-29 , DOI: 10.1007/s10609-019-09368-8
Maria Pichou

Although the law on immunities under international law is a very rich field of study, not much analysis has been done on the immunities of Heads of State from acts other than prosecution, namely from witness summonses and subpoenas in international criminal law. This article poses the question whether international law allows for Heads of State and Senior State officials to be subpoenaed or summonsed to testify as witnesses, and seeks to answer it by systemizing the relevant case law of international criminal courts and tribunals. After defining the types and the application of subpoenas and witness summonses in international criminal proceedings, the article examines whether the immunity of Heads of State is upheld when such requests are filed before international and national courts. The case law of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals shows that when the tribunal had to adjudicate a request to compel a witness to appear, it adapted the legal standard by considering the type and the object of the subpoena, the status of the prospective witness, and the court’s role and mandate. The International Criminal Court iterated its power to compel the appearance of witnesses. As the immunities that are attached to the office of Heads of State and Senior State officials are largely sourced in rules of customary international law, the article maps the content of the customary rule governing specifically the immunity from subpoenas and witness summonses in international criminal law.

中文翻译:

国家元首和高级国家官员免于传票和证人传票

尽管国际法下的豁免法是一个非常丰富的研究领域,但对国家元首免于起诉以外的行为,即国际刑法中的证人传票和传票的豁免,并没有太多分析。本文提出国际法是否允许传唤或传唤国家元首和高级国家官员作证的问题,并试图通过将国际刑事法院和法庭的相关判例法系统化来回答这个问题。在界定了国际刑事诉讼中传票和证人传票的类型和应用之后,本文研究了在向国际和国内法院提出此类请求时是否支持国家元首豁免。特设国际刑事法庭的判例法表明,当法庭不得不裁定强迫证人出庭的请求时,它通过考虑传票的类型和对象、准证人的地位、以及法院的作用和任务。国际刑事法院重申其强制证人出庭的权力。由于国家元首和高级国家官员办公室的豁免主要来自习惯国际法规则,因此本文描绘了专门管辖国际刑法中的传票和证人传票豁免的习惯规则的内容。它通过考虑传票的类型和对象、准证人的地位以及法院的作用和任务来调整法律标准。国际刑事法院重申其强制证人出庭的权力。由于国家元首和高级国家官员办公室所附的豁免主要来自习惯国际法规则,因此本文描绘了专门管辖国际刑法中的传票和证人传唤豁免的习惯规则的内容。它通过考虑传票的类型和对象、准证人的地位以及法院的作用和任务来调整法律标准。国际刑事法院重申其强制证人出庭的权力。由于国家元首和高级国家官员办公室的豁免主要来自习惯国际法规则,因此本文描绘了专门管辖国际刑法中的传票和证人传票豁免的习惯规则的内容。
更新日期:2019-03-29
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