www.kenyalaw.org The International Crimes Act, 2008 AN ACT of Parliament to make provision for the punishment of certain international crimes, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and to enable Kenya to co-operate with the International Criminal Court established by the Rome Statute in the performance of its functions PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement. 1. This Act may be cited as the International Crimes Act, 2008, and shall come into operation on 1st January, 2009. Interpretation. 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Appeals Chamber” means the appeals Chamber of the ICC; “forfeiture order” means an order made by the ICC under paragraph 2 (b) of article 77 of the Rome Statute or under the ICC Rules for the forfeiture of property, and includes a forfeiture order that is treated for the purposes of enforcement as a pecuniary penalty order under section 126; “ICC” means the International Criminal Court established by the Rome Statute, and includes any of the organs of the Court that are referred to in that Statute; “ICC prisoner” means a person who is— (a) sentenced to imprisonment by the ICC; or (b) the subject of a request by the ICC under section 166 (1) (b) to be held in custody during a sitting of the ICC in Kenya; “ICC Rules” means the Rules of Procedure and Evidence made under article 51 of the Rome Statute; “international crime” means, in relation to the ICC, a crime in respect of which the ICC has jurisdiction under