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ome statute of the international criminal court 271<br />

3. When the person has served two thirds of the sentence, or 25 years in the<br />

case of life imprisonment, the <strong>Court</strong> shall review the sentence to determine<br />

whether it should be reduced. Such a review shall not be conducted be<strong>for</strong>e that<br />

time.<br />

4. In its review under paragraph 3, the <strong>Court</strong> may reduce the sentence if it<br />

finds that one or more of the following factors are present:<br />

(a) <strong>The</strong> early and continuing willingness of the person to cooperate with the<br />

<strong>Court</strong> in its investigations and prosecutions;<br />

(b) <strong>The</strong> voluntary assistance of the person in enabling the en<strong>for</strong>cement of the<br />

judgmentsandordersofthe<strong>Court</strong>inothercases,andinparticularproviding<br />

assistance in locating assets subject to orders of fine, <strong>for</strong>feiture or reparation<br />

which may be used <strong>for</strong> the benefit of victims; or<br />

(c) Other factors establishing a clear and significant change of circumstances<br />

sufficient to justify the reduction of sentence, as provided in the Rules of<br />

Procedure and Evidence.<br />

5. If the <strong>Court</strong> determines in its initial review under paragraph 3 that it is<br />

not appropriate to reduce the sentence, it shall thereafter review the question of<br />

reduction of sentence at such intervals and applying such criteria as provided<br />

<strong>for</strong> in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.<br />

Article 111<br />

Escape<br />

If a convicted person escapes from custody and flees the State of en<strong>for</strong>cement,<br />

that State may, after consultation with the <strong>Court</strong>, request the person’s surrender<br />

from the State in which the person is located pursuant to existing bilateral<br />

or multilateral arrangements, or may request that the <strong>Court</strong> seek the person’s<br />

surrender. It may direct that the person be delivered to the State in which he or<br />

she was serving the sentence or to another State designated by the <strong>Court</strong>.<br />

Part 11<br />

Assembly of States Parties<br />

Article 112<br />

Assembly of States Parties<br />

1. <strong>An</strong>AssemblyofStatesPartiestothisStatuteisherebyestablished.EachState<br />

Party shall have one representative in the Assembly who may be accompanied<br />

by alternates and advisers. Other States which have signed this Statute or the<br />

Final Act may be observers in the Assembly.

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