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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME I

7. Each State Party shall have one vote. Every effort shall

be

made

to

reach

decisions

by

consensus

in

the

Assembly and in the Bureau. If consensus cannot be

reached, except as otherwise provided in the Statute:

(a) Decisions on matters of substance must be approved

by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting

provided that an absolute majority of States Parties

constitutes the quorum for voting;

(b) Decisions on matters of procedure shall be taken by a

simple majority of States Parties present and voting.

8. A State Party which is in arrears in the payment of its

financial contributions towards the costs of the Court

shall have no vote in the Assembly and in the Bureau if

the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of

the contributions due from it for the preceding two full

years. The Assembly may, nevertheless, permit such a

State Party to vote in the Assembly and in the Bureau if it

is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions

beyond the control of the State Party.

9. The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

10. The official and working languages of the Assembly

shall be those of the General Assembly of the United

Nations.

PART 12. FINANCING

ARTICLE 113

Financial Regulations

Except as otherwise specifically provided, all financial

matters related to the Court and the meetings of the

Assembly of States Parties, including its Bureau and

subsidiary bodies, shall be governed by this Statute and

the Financial Regulations and Rules adopted by the

Assembly of States Parties.

ARTICLE 114

Payment of expenses

Expenses of the Court and the Assembly of States Parties,

including its Bureau and subsidiary bodies, shall be paid

from the funds of the Court.

ARTICLE 115

Funds of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties

The expenses of the Court and the Assembly of States

Parties, including its Bureau and subsidiary bodies, as

provided for in the budget decided by the Assembly of

States Parties, shall be provided by the following sources:

(a) Assessed contributions made by States Parties;

(b) Funds provided by the United Nations, subject to the

approval of the General Assembly, in particular in relation

to the expenses incurred due to referrals by the Security

Council.

ARTICLE 116

Voluntary contributions

Without prejudice to article 115, the Court may receive

and utilize, as additional funds, voluntary contributions

from

Governments,

international

organizations,

individuals, corporations and other entities, in accordance

with relevant criteria adopted by the Assembly of States

Parties.

ARTICLE 117

Assessment of contributions

The contributions of States Parties shall be assessed in

accordance with an agreed scale of assessment, based on

the scale adopted by the United Nations for its regular

budget and adjusted in accordance with the principles

on which that scale is based.

ARTICLE 118

Annual audit

The records, books and accounts of the Court, including

its annual financial statements, shall be audited annually

by an independent auditor.

PART 13. FINAL CLAUSES

ARTICLE 119

Settlement of disputes

1. Any dispute concerning the judicial functions of the

Court shall be settled by the decision of the Court.

2. Any other dispute between two or more States Parties

relating to the interpretation or application of this Statute

which is not settled through negotiations within three

months of their commencement shall be referred to the

Assembly of States Parties. The Assembly may itself seek

to settle the dispute or may make recommendations on

further means of settlement of the dispute, including

referral to the International Court of Justice in conformity

with the Statute of that Court.

ARTICLE 120

Reservations

No reservations may be made to this Statute.

ARTICLE 121

Amendments

1. After the expiry of seven years from the entry into force

of this Statute, any State Party may propose amendments

thereto. The text of any proposed amendment shall be

submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,

who shall promptly circulate it to all States Parties.

2.

No sooner than three months from the date of

notification, the Assembly of States Parties, at its next

meeting, shall, by a majority of those present and voting,

decide whether to take up the proposal. The Assembly

may deal with the proposal directly or convene a Review

Conference if the issue involved so warrants.

3. The adoption of an amendment at a meeting of the

Assembly of States Parties or at a Review Conference on

which consensus cannot be reached shall require a

two-thirds majority of States Parties.

4. Except as provided in paragraph 5, an amendment

shall enter into force for all States Parties one year after

instruments of ratification or acceptance have been

deposited

with

the

Secretary-General

of

the United

Nations by seven-eighths of them.

5. Any amendment to articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Statute

shall enter into force for those States Parties which have

accepted the amendment one year after the deposit of

their instruments of ratification or acceptance. In respect

of a State Party which has not accepted the amendment,

the Court shall not exercise its jurisdiction regarding a

crime covered by the amendment when committed by

that State Party's nationals or on its territory.

6. If an amendment has been accepted by seven-eighths

of States Parties in accordance with paragraph 4, any

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