Competent national judicial authority

Bosnia and Hezegovina

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

Chapter 30 Procedure to Render International Legal Aid and to Enforce International Agreements in Criminal Matters

Article 408

Requests of the Court or the Prosecutor for legal aid in criminal matters shall be communicated to foreign authorities by diplomatic channels, in that the Court or the Prosecutor shall deliver such requests to the competent Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Chapter 31 Procedure to Extradite Suspects or Accused and Convicted Persons

Article 417

Delivery of Request for Extradition

The competent authority of the state requesting the extradition shall deliver the request for extradition of an alien via the competent Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Upon receipt of the request, the competent Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall have to deliver that request to the Prosecutor without delay.

Upon receipt of the request, the Prosecutor shall examine whether the request for extradition has been submitted in line with Article 416 of this Code. If the Prosecutor has established that the request is not complete, it shall request the competent Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina to inform the foreign state thereon as well as the competent authority of the state requesting extradition to remove the shortcomings.

Rome Statute

Article 87 Requests for cooperation: general provisions

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(a) The Court shall have the authority to make requests to States Parties for cooperation. The requests shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or any other appropriate channel as may be designated by each State Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Subsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.