PART XII
Procedure in criminal cases in international relations
Chapter 62
Judicial assistance and service of documents in criminal cases
Article 585. The actions necessary in criminal proceedings may be conducted by way of judicial assistance, particularly the following :
(6) advising on the law.
PART XII
Procedure in criminal cases in international relations
Chapter 62
Judicial assistance and service of documents in criminal cases
Article 588. § 1. Courts and state prosecutors' offices shall give judicial assistance when requested by letters rogatory, issued by the courts and the state prosecutors' offices of foreign states.
§ 2. The court and the state prosecutors' office shall refuse to give judicial assistance and convey their refusal to the appropriate agencies of the foreign state in question, if the requested action is in conflict with the legal order of the Republic of Poland or constitutes an infringement of its sovereignty.
§ 3. The court and the state prosecutor may refuse to give judicial assistance if :
(1) the performance of the requested action lies beyond the scope of activity of the court or state prosecutor under Polish law,
(2) the foreign state in which the letters rogatory have originated, does not guarantee reciprocity in such matters, or
(3) the request is concerned with an act which is not an offence under Polish law.
§ 4. Polish law shall be applied to the procedural actions performed pursuant to a request from a foreign court or state prosecutor. However, if these agencies require special proceedings or some special form of assistance, their wishes should be honoured, unless this is in conflict with the principles of the legal order of the Republic of Poland.
§ 5. The fees for the judicial assistance shall be established pursuant to Articles 616 through 619.
1. Los Estados Partes, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la presente Parte y con los procedimientos de su derecho interno, deberán cumplir las solicitudes de asistencia formuladas por la Corte en relación con investigaciones o enjuiciamientos penales a fin de:
(j) Proteger a víctimas y testigos y preservar pruebas;
(a) La Corte velará por la protección del carácter confidencial de los documentos y de la información, salvo en la medida en que éstos sean necesarios para la investigación y las diligencias pedidas en la solicitud.
(b) El Estado requerido podrá, cuando sea necesario, transmitir al Fiscal documentos o información con carácter confidencial. El Fiscal únicamente podrá utilizarlos para reunir nuevas pruebas.
(c) El Estado requerido podrá, de oficio o a solicitud del Fiscal, autorizar la divulgación ulterior de estos documentos o información, los cuales podrán utilizarse como medios de prueba de conformidad con lo dispuesto en las partes V y VI y de conformidad con las Reglas de Procedimiento y Prueba.