| Signature, Ratification of/Accession to the Rome Statute of the ICC | |
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| Signature Date: | 7 October 1998 |
| Ratification Date: | 5 February 2002 |
| Amendments to the Rome Statute | |
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| Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [poison and expanding bullets in NIAC] (2010): | Yes, ratified on 11 April 2017. |
| Ratification of the Kampala Amendment to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression reflected in Article 8 bis (2010): | Yes, ratified on 11 April 2017. |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 124 of the Rome Statute (2015): | Yes, ratified on 11 April 2017. |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [biological weapons] (2017): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [blinding laser weapons] (2017): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendment to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [non-detectable fragments] (2017): | No |
| Ratification of the Amendments to Article 8 of the Rome Statute on war crimes [starvation as a war crime in NIAC] (2019): | Yes, ratified on 26 May 2021. |
| Adoption of implementation legislation of the Rome Statute of the ICC | |
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Portugal has adopted full implementing legislation of all core crimes under art. 5 of the Rome Statute via Law No. 31/2004, adapting Portuguese criminal legislation to the Statute of the International Criminal Court. Law No. 31/2004 only includes the principles on Responsibility of Commanders and other superiors and the Non-Applicability of Statute of Limitations. Portugal has pre-existing laws on International Judicial Cooperation: Law No. 144/99 of 31 August and Law No. 65/2003 approving the legal regime of the European Arrest Warrant (arts. 2(gg) and 23(4)). |
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| Cooperation Agreements | |
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| Ratification of Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC): | Yes, ratified on 3 October 2007.1 |
| Signature of Agreement of Enforcement Sentences with the ICC: | No |
| Signature of Agreement of Interim and Final Release with the ICC: | No |
| Signature of Bilateral Immunity Agreement with the USA: | No |
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1 Portugal made a declaration in this regard.
