Ljubljana - The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and other International Crimes

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Yes	No
France	Yes	No
Germany	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No

Democratic Republic of the Congo

01-01-0001

[...] the Democratic Republic of the Congo shall apply this Convention to the crimes listed in its annexes in accordance with article 2, paragraph 2.

France

01-01-0001

Reservation:
With regard to Article 8, paragraph 3, and by virtue of Article 92, paragraph 3, of this Convention, the French Republic declares that, in accordance with Article 689-11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the French courts may prosecute any person habitually residing in its territory who is guilty of the offences referred to in Article 5 of this Convention. These offences may only be prosecuted at the request of the Public Prosecutor.
Habitual residence on the French territory is defined in article 689-11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as "a sufficient connection with France. This connection is assessed in particular with regard to the actual or foreseeable duration of the presence of the person concerned on the French territory, the conditions and reasons for this presence, the will shown by the person concerned to settle there or to remain there or his family, social, material or professional connections. This reservation is made for a renewable period of three years.
Declarations:
Insofar as the crimes provided for in Article 5 of this Convention are defined identically in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the French Republic refers mutatis mutandis to the declarations it made when ratifying the Rome Statute, as regards the interpretation of the material scope of application of this Convention.
The French Republic declares that it shall ratify this Convention provided that the three language versions referred to in Article 92, paragraph 2, of this Convention are concordant, if necessary after application by the depositary of the procedure provided for in Article 79, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969.

Germany

01-01-0001

Declaration:
The Federal Republic of Germany declares that it shall also apply the Convention to the crimes listed in Annexes A, B, E, F, G and H in relation to any other State Party that has notified the Depositary that it shall apply the Convention to the same crime as listed in the relevant annex, which shall constitute an integral part of the Convention.
Reservation:
The Federal Republic of Germany reserves its right as set down in Article 90, paragraph 5, sentence 2 not to apply the Convention to requests relating to acts or omissions that occurred before the date of the entry into force of the Convention or the relevant annex for the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Federal Republic of Germany shall limit the establishment of jurisdiction pursuant to Article 8, paragraph 3 insofar as the crime of aggression mentioned in Annex H of the Convention is concerned, to which the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply the Convention with a separate notification in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

01-01-0001

Declaration:
The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares in accordance with Article 91, paragraph 1, of the Ljubljana — The Hague Convention on international cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other international crimes, concluded at Ljubljana on 26 May 2023, that the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the European part of the Netherlands, will provisionally apply Part III (Mutual Legal Assistance) of the Convention, pending its entry into force, from 15 February 2024.