Chapter 5 Transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of persons sentenced to imprisonment for the purpose of serving a sentence
Article 47 Enforcement of a judgement of a competent court of Georgia in a foreign state
1. Where there are relevant legal grounds, a competent court of Georgia may request the Ministry of Justice of Georgia to enforce its judgement in a foreign state.
2. A judgement of a competent court of Georgia shall be enforced in a foreign state in accordance with the legislation of that State.
3. A judgement delivered against a convicted person may not be enforced in Georgia with respect to that part of the judgement for the enforcement of which a request has been submitted to the foreign competent authority through the Ministry of Justice of Georgia.
4. The procedure specified in paragraph 3 of this article shall not apply if a convicted person has been sentenced to imprisonment and that person is in custody in the territory of Georgia at the moment of submitting a request to the relevant foreign competent authority for the enforcement of the judgement in a foreign state.
5. Except as provided for by paragraph 4 of this article, the competent authorities of Georgia may themselves enforce the judgement transmitted to a foreign state for enforcement if:
a. the judgement transmitted for enforcement to a foreign state has been withdrawn by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia before receiving a notification of enforcement from the foreign state concerned;
b. the foreign state has refused to enforce the judgement delivered by a competent court of Georgia;
c. under the agreement between the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the relevant authority of the foreign state, the foreign state has waived its right to enforce the judgement delivered by a competent court of Georgia;
d. the possibility of enforcing a judgement of a competent court of Georgia in a foreign state no longer exists.
6. If a judgement of a competent court of Georgia, which has been sent to a foreign state for enforcement, has been modified or repealed due to newly discovered or identified circumstances, or the person convicted under the said judgement has been granted amnesty based on an act of amnesty or pardon in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, the competent foreign authority shall be immediately notified through the Ministry of Justice of Georgia.
7. If a convicted person was in custody in Georgia and then was transferred by a competent court of Georgia to a foreign state for the enforcement of the judgement, a request of the foreign state for consent to prosecute or enforce a judgement against this person for a different crime committed by him/her before the transfer shall be considered by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia.
8. The Ministry of Justice of Georgia shall grant the request of a foreign state specified in paragraph 7 of this article if the new crime is subject to extradition under the legislation of Georgia or is not subject to extradition only due to its failure to meet the requirements established with respect to the measure of punishment.
Chapter 5 Transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of persons sentenced to imprisonment for the purpose of serving a sentence
Article 48
Form of request for the enforcement of a judgement of a competent court of Georgia in a foreign state and accompanying documents
A request for the enforcement of a judgement of a competent court of Georgia in a foreign state shall be prepared in writing. It shall be accompanied by the following documents:
a. the original, or a duly certified copy, of the judgement to be transmitted for enforcement in the territory of a foreign state;
b. upon the request of a foreign state, relevant criminal case files or their duly certified copies.
Chapter 5 Transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of persons sentenced to imprisonment for the purpose of serving a sentence
Article 49
Conditions for transmitting a judgment of a competent court of Georgia to a foreign state for enforcement
Where there are relevant legal grounds, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia may submit to a competent foreign authority a request for the enforcement in a foreign state of a judgement delivered by a competent court of Georgia:
a. if the convicted person has domicile in the foreign state concerned;
b. if the enforcement of a judgement delivered by a competent court of Georgia will contribute to the convicted person's social rehabilitation;
c. if the judgement under which the person is sentenced to imprisonment can be enforced in the territory of the foreign state after that person has served another prison sentence imposed on him/her under the judgement delivered by the competent foreign authority;
d. if the foreign state concerned is the country of origin of the person convicted by a competent court of Georgia and it undertakes to enforce the judgement;
e. if the relevant Georgian authorities consider that, even with the possibility of extradition, they cannot ensure the enforcement of the judgement and the foreign state is able to enforce the judgement delivered by a competent court of Georgia;
f. in other cases provided for by an international or individual agreement of Georgia.
(a) La pena privativa de libertad se cumplirá en un Estado designado por la Corte sobre la base de una lista de Estados que hayan manifestado a la Corte que están dispuestos a recibir condenados;
(b) En el momento de declarar que está dispuesto a recibir condenados, el Estado podrá poner condiciones a reserva de que sean aceptadas por la Corte y estén en conformidad con la presente Parte;
(c) El Estado designado en un caso determinado indicará sin demora a la Corte si acepta la designación.
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(a) El Estado de ejecución de la pena notificará a la Corte cualesquiera circunstancias, incluido el cumplimiento de las condiciones aceptadas con arreglo al párrafo 1, que pudieren afectar materialmente a las condiciones o la duración de la privación de libertad. Las circunstancias conocidas o previsibles deberán ponerse en conocimiento de la Corte con una antelación mínima de 45 días. Durante este período, el Estado de ejecución no adoptará medida alguna que redunde en perjuicio de lo dispuesto en el artículo 110;
(b) La Corte, si no puede aceptar las circunstancias a que se hace referencia en el apartado (a), lo notificará al Estado de ejecución y procederá de conformidad con el párrafo 1 del artículo 104.
3. La Corte, al ejercer su facultad discrecional de efectuar la designación prevista en el párrafo 1, tendrá en cuenta:
(a) El principio de que los Estados Partes deben compartir la responsabilidad por la ejecución de las penas privativas de libertad de conformidad con los principios de distribución equitativa que establezcan las Reglas de Procedimiento y Prueba;
(b) La aplicación de normas de tratados internacionales generalmente aceptadas sobre el tratamiento de los reclusos;
(c) La opinión del condenado;
(d) La nacionalidad del condenado; y
(e) Otros factores relativos a las circunstancias del crimen o del condenado, o a la ejecución eficaz de la pena, según procedan en la designación del Estado de ejecución.
4. De no designarse un Estado de conformidad con el párrafo 1, la pena privativa de libertad se cumplirá en el establecimiento penitenciario que designe el Estado anfitrión, de conformidad con las condiciones estipuladas en el acuerdo relativo a la sede a que se hace referencia en el párrafo 2 del artículo 3. En ese caso, los gastos que entrañe la ejecución de la pena privativa de libertad serán sufragados por la Corte.