Examination of places or sites - national proceedings

Republic of Albania

Albania - Law on Jurisdictional Relations with Foreign Authorities 2009 (2013)

CHAPTER II
LETTERS ROGATORY

Article 22
Searching for and sequestration of objects

1. At the request of foreign judicial authorities, a local judicial authority may order the permission of a search of places or the sequestration of items that can be confiscated which are located in the territory of the Republic of Albania in connection with the facts specified in the letter rogatory. The decision may be appealed within 10 days from the day following receipt of knowledge according to the rules of the Coder of Criminal Procedure.
2. The competent local judicial authority performs the search and sequestration in compliance with the rules of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:

(g) The examination of places or sites, including the exhumation and examination of grave sites;