Transit proceedings

Bosnia and Hezegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Criminal Procedure Code 2001 (2018) EN

Chapter 31 Procedure to Extradite Suspects or Accused and Convicted Persons

Section 3 Escort Across the Territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Article 431

Request for Escort and Costs

If a foreign state has requested extradition from another foreign state, and the requested person is to be escorted across the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, upon request of the interested state, escort may be authorized by the Minister of the competent Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina provided that the person in question is not a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and that the extradition is not being carried out for a political or military criminal offense.

Request for escorting a person across the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina must contain all data referred to in Article 416 of this Code.

Under condition of reciprocity, the costs for escorting a person across the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall go to the debit of the funds of the budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Rome Statute

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

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(a) A State Party shall authorize, in accordance with its national procedural law, transportation through its territory of a person being surrendered to the Court by another State, except where transit through that State would impede or delay the surrender.