Clause 25 - Documents having effect as warrants, &c. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
International Criminal Court Bill [Lords]
12:00 pm
Professor Ross Cranston (Solicitor General, Law Officers' Department; Dudley North, Labour)
The legislation appears to deal only with faxes, so it might not be completely up to date. I think that the matter has been debated. The issue of e-mails might be more thoroughly addressed in the future, but they would be covered by the legislation if they were confirmed by fax. However, I concede that we are not up to date. That is generally the case with regard to court procedures: e-mails are not recognised as serving documents. We will have to make progress on such matters.