National procedures re enforcement of sentences imposed

Costa Rica

Costa Rica - Criminal Procedure Code 1996 (2020) ES

ARTICULO 485.-

Enfermedad del condenado

Si durante la ejecución de la pena privativa de libertad, el condenado sufre alguna enfermedad que no pueda ser atendida en la cárcel, el tribunal de ejecución de la pena dispondrá, previo los informes médicos necesarios, la internación del enfermo en un establecimiento adecuado y ordenará las medidas necesarias para evitar la fuga.

El director del establecimiento penitenciario tendrá iguales facultades, cuando se trate de casos urgentes; pero la medida deberá ser comunicada de inmediato al tribunal que podrá confirmarla o revocarla.

Estas reglas serán aplicables a la prisión preventiva, en relación con el tribunal que conozca del proceso, y a las restantes penas en cuanto sean susceptibles de ser suspendidas por enfermedad.

El tiempo de internación se computará a los fines de la pena, siempre que el condenado esté privado de libertad.

Rome Statute

Article 103 Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment

1.

(a) A sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a State designated by the Court from a list of States which have indicated to the Court their willingness to accept sentenced persons.

(b) At the time of declaring its willingness to accept sentenced persons, a State may attach conditions to its acceptance as agreed by the Court and in accordance with this Part.

(c) A State designated in a particular case shall promptly inform the Court whether it accepts the Court's designation.

2.

(a) The State of enforcement shall notify the Court of any circumstances, including the exercise of any conditions agreed under paragraph 1, which could materially affect the terms or extent of the imprisonment. The Court shall be given at least 45 days' notice of any such known or foreseeable circumstances. During this period, the State of enforcement shall take no action that might prejudice its obligations under article 110.

(b) Where the Court cannot agree to the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (a), it shall notify the State of enforcement and proceed in accordance with article 104, paragraph 1.

3. In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:

(a) The principle that States Parties should share the responsibility for enforcing sentences of imprisonment, in accordance with principles of equitable distribution, as provided in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

(b) The application of widely accepted international treaty standards governing the treatment of prisoners;

(c) The views of the sentenced person;

(d) The nationality of the sentenced person;

(e) Such other factors regarding the circumstances of the crime or the person sentenced, or the effective enforcement of the sentence, as may be appropriate in designating the State of enforcement.

4. If no State is designated under paragraph 1, the sentence of imprisonment shall be served in a prison facility made available by the host State, in accordance with the conditions set out in the headquarters agreement referred to in article 3, paragraph 2. In such a case, the costs arising out of the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment shall be borne by the Court.