The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Former Yugoslavia) Order 1996

Immunities and privileges

22.—(1) The International Tribunal, the judges, the Prosecutor and his staff and the Registrar and his staff shall enjoy the immunities and privileges set out in the United Nations and International Court of Justice (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1974(1) (“the 1974 Order”) as follows—

(a)the International Tribunal shall enjoy the immunities and privileges set out in articles 5 to 13 of the 1974 Order as they apply to the United Nations;

(b)the judges, the Prosecutor and the Registrar shall enjoy the immunities and privileges set out in article 15(1) and (2) of the 1974 Order as they apply to high officers of the United Nations;

(c)staff of the Prosecutor and of the Registrar shall enjoy the immunities and privileges set out in article 16 of the 1974 Order as they apply to officers of the United Nations.

(2) Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity is waived by the International Tribunal, counsel, advocates, solicitors and witnesses shall enjoy immunity from suit and legal process in respect of words spoken or written and documents or other evidence submitted by them before or to the International Tribunal.