The convention on transfer of convicts to imprisonment for further serving sentence

of March 6, 1998

The State Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States which are referred to as further with Contracting Parties

proceeding from the principle of the state sovereignty,

wishing to develop the developed relations of mutual respect and cooperation,

considering that serving condemned punishments in the state which citizens they are, and the persons without citizenship who are constantly living in its territory promotes more effective goal achievement of execution of the punishment,

being guided by the principle of humanity,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

For goal achievement of this Convention stated below terms mean:

a) "State of adjudgement" - The contracting Party which court pronounces sentence about condemnation of person to custodial sanction;

b) "State of execution of sentence" - The contracting Party which is given for serving sentence person condemned to imprisonment;

c) "competent authority" - state body which according to the national legal system and this Convention makes decisions on transfer of convicts to imprisonment for further serving sentence;

d) "convict" - person condemned by court of one of Contracting Parties for crime execution to custodial sanction;

e) "close relatives" - persons consisting in relationship according to the existing national legal system of Contracting Parties.

Article 2

Citizens of each of Contracting Parties, and also the persons without citizenship who are constantly living on its territories condemned to imprisonment in other Contracting Party can be given according to provisions of this Convention for serving sentence to the Contracting Party which citizens they are or in the territory of which constantly live (if are stateless persons).

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