The contract between the Azerbaijan Republic and the Russian Federation on legal assistance and legal relations on civil, family and criminal cases

of December 22, 1992

The Azerbaijan Republic and the Russian Federation, attaching importance to development of cooperation in the field of rendering legal assistance on civil, family and criminal cases, agreed as follows:

Part one. General provisions

Article 1. Legal protection

1. Citizens of one Contracting Party use in the territory of other Contracting party concerning the personal and property rights the same legal protection, as well as citizens of this Contracting Party.

It concerns as well to legal entities who are created according to the legislation of one of Contracting Parties.

2. Citizens of the Contracting Party have the right freely and freely to turn to the courts, prosecutor's office, notary offices (further the referred to as "organizations of justice") and in other organizations of other Contracting Party within which competence civil, family and criminal cases are, can act in them, initiate petitions, make claims and perform other legal proceedings on the same conditions, as well as own citizens.

Article 2. Legal assistance

1. Organizations of justice of Contracting Parties give mutually legal assistance on civil, family and criminal cases according to provisions of this agreement.

2. Organizations of justice give legal assistance and to other organizations within which competence the cases specified in Item 1 of this Article are.

3. Other organizations within which competence the cases specified in Item 1 of this Article are direct requests for legal assistance through organizations of justice.

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