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The International Crimes Act, 2008
of a person under article 89 shall, if it also receives a request from any
other State for the extradition of the same person for the same conduct
which forms the basis of the crime for which the Court seeks the person’s
surrender, notify the Court and the requesting State of that fact.
2. Where the requesting State is a State Party, the requested State shall
give priority to the request from the Court if:
(a) The Court has, pursuant to article 18 or 19, made a determination
that the case in respect of which surrender is sought is admissible and that
determination takes into account the investigation or prosecution
conducted by the requesting State in respect of its request for extradition;
or
(b) The Court makes the determination described in subparagraph (a)
pursuant to the requested State’s notification under paragraph 1.
3. Where a determination under paragraph 2 (a) has not been made, the
requested State may, at its discretion, pending the determination of the
Court under paragraph 2 (b), proceed to deal with the request for
extradition from the requesting State but shall not extradite the person
until the Court has determined that the case is inadmissible. The Court’s
determination shall be made on an expedited basis.
4. If the requesting State is a State not Party to this Statute the requested
State, if it is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to
the requesting State, shall give priority to the request for surrender from
the Court, if the Court has determined that the case is admissible.
5. Where a case under paragraph 4 has not been determined to be
admissible by the Court, the requested State may, at its discretion, proceed
to deal with the request for extradition from the requesting State.
6. In cases where paragraph 4 applies except that the requested State is
under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the
requesting State not Party to this Statute, the requested State shall
determine whether to surrender the person to the Court or extradite the
person to the requesting State. In making its decision, the requested State
shall consider all the relevant factors, including but not limited to:
(a) The respective dates of the requests;
(b) The interests of the requesting State including, where relevant,
whether the crime was committed in its territory and the nationality of the
victims and of the person sought; and
(c) The possibility of subsequent surrender between the Court and the
requesting State.
7. Where a State Party which receives a request from the Court for the
surrender of a person also receives a request from any State for the
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