Transit proceedings

Albania

Albania - Criminal Procedure Code 1995 (2017) EN

TITLE IX EXECUTION OF DECISIONS
CHAPTER I EXTRADITION
SECTION I EXTRADITION ABROAD
Article 502 Transiting
1. The transit through the territory of the Albanian state of an extradited person from a state to another, is authorised, upon request of the latter, by the Ministry of 2. Justice, if the transfer does not impair the sovereignty, the security or other state interests.
The transit is not authorized:
a) when the extradition is granted for facts which are not provided as criminal offences by the Albanian law;
b) in the cases provided for by article 491, paragraph1;
c) when it is about an Albanian citizen, for whom the extradition in the state requesting the transit, would not be given.
3. The authorization is not required in case the transit is made by air ways and no landing in the Albanian territory is foreseen. But, when a landing occurs, the provisions regulating the precautionary measure shall apply, to the extent compatible .

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

CHAPTER III
EXTRADITION

SECTION II
EXTRADITION FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE

Article 52
Request for transit through the territory of the Republic of Albania and expenses

In the case of transit passage through Albanian territory of a person extradited from one state to another, the rules of article 502 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are applicable.

Rome Statute

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

3.

(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.