Extradition

Uzbekistan

Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

GENERAL PART

Section one. Basic provisions

CHAPTER 2. LIMITS OF APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL CODE

Article 12. Application of Criminal Code in Respect of Persons Who Committed Crimes outside Uzbekistan

An Uzbek national may not be extradited for a crime committed on the territory of a foreign State, unless otherwise is not envisaged by international treaties or agreements.

Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

GENERAL PART

SECTION ONE. BASIC PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW

Article 10. Denial of Extradition to Another State

Extradition shall not be permitted if:

1. the person, with respect to whom the extradition request has been entered, is a national of the Republic of Uzbekistan, unless otherwise provided by the international treaties and agreements between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the other States;

2. the crime in question has been committed on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

3. for the same crime a sentence has been rendered and taken legal effect, or the criminal proceedings have been discontinued in respect to the person, who is requested to be extradited;

4. according to the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a criminal case may not be initiated nor a sentence may not be executed due to the expiration of the statutory time limit or on any other legal ground;

5. the act underlying the extradition request is not recognized as a criminal offense under the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

Rome Statute

Article 102 Use of terms

For the purposes of this Statute:

(b) "extradition" means the delivering up of a person by one State to another as provided by treaty, convention or national legislation.