Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 Purpose of the Law

1. This Law defines the procedures for rendering legal assistance in criminal cases, for carrying out extradition, for transmitting criminal files or their duly certified copies for the further criminal prosecution of a person, as well as the procedures for enforcing court judgements and for transferring to, or receiving from, the state of nationality persons sentenced to imprisonment.

2. Matters related to the cooperation of Georgia with the International Criminal Court are regulated under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) and the Law of Georgia on the Cooperation of Georgia with the International Criminal Court.