2018 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 81 - International Criminal Court
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 7402 - Prohibition on extradition or transfer of United States citizens to the International Criminal Court

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 7402 (2018)
Section Name §7402. Prohibition on extradition or transfer of United States citizens to the International Criminal Court
Section Text (a) Prohibition on extradition

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to extradite a United States citizen to a foreign country that is under an obligation to surrender persons to the International Criminal Court unless that foreign country confirms to the United States that applicable prohibitions on reextradition apply to such surrender or gives other satisfactory assurances to the United States that the country will not extradite or otherwise transfer that citizen to the International Criminal Court.

(b) Prohibition on consent to extradition by third countries

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to provide consent to the extradition or transfer of a United States citizen by a foreign country to a third country that is under an obligation to surrender persons to the International Criminal Court, unless the third country confirms to the United States that applicable prohibitions on reextradition apply to such surrender or gives other satisfactory assurances to the United States that the third country will not extradite or otherwise transfer that citizen to the International Criminal Court.

(c) Definition

In this section, the term "International Criminal Court" has the meaning given the term in section 7401(c) of this title.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VII, §706], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–461.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly set out as a note under section 262–1 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 81 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 7402 - Prohibition on extradition or transfer of United States citizens to the International Criminal Court
Contains section 7402
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 113 Stat. 1536
Public Law References Public Law 106-113
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