Table of contents

• Author: International Criminal Court
• Pages: 2-3

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Five Fundamental Rules .............................................................................................4

Chapter 1. General provisions......................................................................................................... 5

Section 1. Scope of application ........................................................................................... 5

Section 2. Use of terms........................................................................................................ 5

Section 3. Purpose of this Code........................................................................................... 6

Section 4. General principles............................................................................................... 6

Section 5. Relation to other normative texts........................................................................ 6

Section 6. Solemn undertaking and oath of office............................................................... 7

Section 7. Compliance......................................................................................................... 7

Chapter 2. Standards of conduct .....................................................................................................7

Section 1. General standards of professional conduct......................................................... 7

Section 2. Independence...................................................................................................... 8

Section 3. Honourable conduct............................................................................................ 9

Section 4. Faithful conduct.................................................................................................. 9

Section 5. Conscientious conduct...................................................................................... 10

Section 6. Impartiality ....................................................................................................... 10

Section 7. Confidentiality.................................................................................................. 11

Section 8. Public expression and association .................................................................... 12

Section 9. Conflict of interest and other impediments ...................................................... 12

Section 10. Non acceptance of gifts, remunerations and favours from external sources.... 13

Chapter 3. Specific duties............................................................................................................... 14

Section 1. Objective truth-seeking..................................................................................... 14

Section 2. Effective investigation and prosecution ........................................................... 14

Section 3. Disclosure......................................................................................................... 15

Section 4. Handling of information and evidence............................................................. 15

Section 5. Security............................................................................................................. 15

Chapter 4. Working relations......................................................................................................... 16

Section 1. Equal treatment, non-discrimination and non-harassment ...............................16

Section 2. Relations with other organs of the Court.......................................................... 16

Section 3. Relations with victims and witnesses............................................................... 17

Section 4. Relations with persons under investigation and accused persons .................... 18

Section 5. Relations with counsel...................................................................................... 18

Section 6. Conduct in Court .............................................................................................. 18

Chapter 5. Discipline....................................................................................................................... 19

Section 1. Offences and misconduct against the administration of justice ....................... 19

Section 2. Unsatisfactory Conduct .................................................................................... 19