Clause 2 - Request for arrest and surrender
International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]
10:00 am
Mr Des Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Labour)
I am trying to follow the hon. Lady's reasoning. It is not my understanding that, in our domestic law, before people can be arrested, we require police officers to be satisfied ``beyond reasonable doubt''. We require them to be satisfied to different standards, and we do not need to go into those now.
As I understand the Bill, however, no one can be delivered unless the court makes a delivery order. The requirements in clause 5 about the proceedings for the delivery order require the court to be satisfied that the conviction relates to the person before it. Is clause 2 the right place to put the standard of proof, or should the amendment require the authority that makes the delivery order—that is, the court—to be satisfied ``beyond reasonable doubt'', if that is the standard of proof that the hon. Lady requires?