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The International Crimes Act, 2008
performed by the Prosecutor or any order or warrant issued by the Court
prior to the making of the challenge.
10. If the Court has decided that a case is inadmissible under article 17,
the Prosecutor may submit a request for a review of the decision when he
or she is fully satisfied that new facts have arisen which negate the basis
on which the case had previously been found inadmissible under article
17.
11. If the Prosecutor, having regard to the matters referred to in article 17,
defers an investigation, the Prosecutor may request that the relevant State
make available to the Prosecutor information on the proceedings. That
information shall, at the request of the State concerned, be confidential. If
the Prosecutor thereafter decides to proceed with an investigation, he or
she shall notify the State to which deferral of the proceedings has taken
place.
Article 20
Ne bis in idem
1 Except as provided in this Statute, no person shall be tried before the
Court with respect to conduct which formed the basis of crimes for which
the person has been convicted or acquitted by the Court.
2. No person shall be tried by another court for a crime referred to in
article 5 for which that person has already been convicted or acquitted by
the Court.
3. No person who has been tried by another court for conduct also
proscribed under article 6, 7 or 8 shall be tried by the Court with respect to
the same conduct unless the proceedings in the other court:
(a) Were for the purpose of shielding the person concerned from
criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(b) Otherwise were not conducted independently or impartially in
accordance with the norms of due process recognized by international law
and were conducted in a manner which, in the circumstances, was
inconsistent with an intent to bring the person concerned to justice.
Article 21
Applicable law
1. The Court shall apply:
(a) In the first place, this Statute, Elements of Crimes and its Rules of
Procedure and Evidence;
(b) In the second place, where appropriate, applicable treaties and the
principles and rules of international law, including the established
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