Detention

Principality of Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein - Criminal Code 1987 (2021) EN

ยง 38
Taking account of provisional detention
1) Any administrative and judicial custody as well as pre-trial detention shall be counted toward penalties of imprisonment and monetary penalties if the perpetrator was in detention
1. in proceedings regarding the act for which he is being punished, or
2. otherwise after commission of that act on suspicion of an act carrying a penalty
and in both cases only to the extent that the detention was not already counted toward a different sentence or the detainee was not already compensated for the detention.
2) When counting the provisional detention toward a monetary penalty, the alternative term of imprisonment shall be decisive.

Rome Statute

Article 55 Rights of persons during an investigation

1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:

(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute.

Article 78 Determination of the sentence

2. In imposing a sentence of imprisonment, the Court shall deduct the time, if any, previously spent in detention in accordance with an order of the Court. The Court may deduct any time otherwise spent in detention in connection with conduct underlying the crime.

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

3.

(c) A person being transported shall be detained in custody during the period of transit;

Article 92 Provisional arrest

1. In urgent cases, the Court may request the provisional arrest of the person sought, pending presentation of the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91.

Article 106 Supervision of enforcement of sentences and conditions of imprisonment

1. The enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be subject to the supervision of the Court and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners.

2. The conditions of imprisonment shall be governed by the law of the State of enforcement and shall be consistent with widely accepted international treaty standards governing treatment of prisoners; in no case shall such conditions be more or less favourable than those available to prisoners convicted of similar offences in the State of enforcement.

3. Communications between a sentenced person and the Court shall be unimpeded and confidential.