General provision
SECTION III
ABOUT PUNISHMENT
CHAPTER 9
CONCEPT, PURPOSES OF PUNISHMENT AND KINDS OF PUNISHMENTS
Article 55. Imprisonment on a certain term
55.1. Imprisonment on a certain term consists in isolation of condemned from a society by his premise in establishments of a settlement type, in establishments on serving punishments of the general, strict or special mode or in prison. The persons, condemned to imprisonment, but did not reach eighteen to the moment of removal by court of a decision, shall be located in educational establishments of general or strengthened regime.
55.2. Imprisonment on the certain term is established for the term from three months up to fifteen years.
55.3. In case of replacement of public works, corrective works or restriction of freedom to imprisonment, it can be appointed for the term of and less than three months.
55.4. In case of partial or full addition of terms of imprisonment at assignment of punishments on sets of crimes, the maximal term of imprisonment there can not be more than fifteen years, or twenty years.
General provision
SECTION III
ABOUT PUNISHMENT
CHAPTER 9
CONCEPT, PURPOSES OF PUNISHMENT AND KINDS OF PUNISHMENTS
Article 57. Life imprisonment
57.1. Life imprisonment is determined only for commitment of serious crimes against the peace and safety of mankind, war crimes, crimes against the individuality, public safety and public order and government.
57.2. Life imprisonment is not appointed to women, persons, which at the moment of commitment of a crime did not reached age of eighteen, and also to the men who have reached to the moment of removal by court of a decision age of sixteen.
57.3. The court, taking into account the valid served period by condemned which is not less than twenty five years' of punishment period in life imprisonment, as well as not committing by condemned a deliberate crime serving punishment and coming to a conclusion about loss of necessity of the further serving of punishment, can replace life imprisonment by imprisonment with the certain term or conditionally - prescheduled to release him from this punishment.
57.4. Punishment as life imprisonment can be replaced with imprisonment for up to fifteen years, according to the article 57.3 of the present Code.
''Section III. About punishment Chapter 9. Concept, purposes of punishment and kinds of punishments Article 55. Imprisonment on a certain term''
55.1. Imprisonment on a certain term consists in isolation of condemned from a society by his premise a settlement type penitentiary, in establishments on serving punishments of the general, strict or special mode or in prison. The persons, condemned to imprisonment, but did not reach eighteen to the moment of removal by court of a decision, shall be located in educational establishments of general or strengthened regime.
55.2. Imprisonment on the certain term is established for the term from three months up to twenty years.
55.3. In case of replacement of public works, corrective works or restraint of freedom () by imprisonment, it can be appointed also for the term of less than three months.
55.4. In case of partial or full addition of terms of imprisonment at assignment of punishments on sets of crimes, the maximal term of imprisonment there can not be more than twenty years, or twenty five years. (, , , ).
''Section III. About punishment Chapter 9. Concept, purposes of punishment and kinds of punishments Article 57. Life imprisonment''
57.1. Life imprisonment is determined only for commitment of serious crimes against the peace and security of humanity, war crimes, crimes against the individuality, public security and public security and government.
57.2. Life imprisonment is not appointed to women, persons, which at the moment of commitment of a crime did not reached age of eighteen, and also to the men who have reached to the moment of removal by court of a decision age of sixteen.
57.3. The court, taking into account the valid served period by condemned which is not less than twenty five years' of punishment period in life imprisonment, as well as not committing by condemned a deliberate crime serving punishment and coming to a conclusion about loss of necessity of the further serving of punishment, can replace life imprisonment by imprisonment with the certain term or conditionally - prescheduled to release him from this punishment.
57.4. Punishment as life imprisonment can be replaced with imprisonment for up to ten years, according to the article 57.3 of the present Code. (, , ).
SPECIAL PART
SECTION ELEVEN
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER LVIII
PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND OTHER FINAL COURT
DECISIONS
Article 506. Obligation of the courts to ensure the timely and proper enforcement of judgments and other final court decisions by the establishments and authorities responsible for sentence enforcement
506.0. A courts which adopts a judgment or other final court decision (or the judge presiding over the hearing at which they are adopted) shall take the following steps :
506.0.1. give immediate instructions for the enforcement of the final judgment or other court decision ;
506.0.2. supervise the timely and proper enforcement of the judgment or other final court decision while examining the relevant applications at court hearings ;
506.0.3. draw the prosecutor’s attention to any instance of failure to enforce a judgment or other final court decision, or attempt to prevent their enforcement, so that criminal proceedings may be brought against the person who fails to enforce it ;
506.0.4. examine applications from the sentenced person and submissions from the establishment or authority enforcing the sentence and settle on its own initiative any doubts or confusion surrounding the enforcement of the judgment or other final court decision ;
506.0.5. exercise the other powers provided for in this Code.
Article 507. Judges’ instructions on the enforcement of judgments and other final court decisions
507.1. The judge’s instructions on enforcement of the judgment or other final court decision shall as a rule be carried out without delay as soon as the relevant judgment or decision becomes final.
507.2. The judge’s instructions to enforce the court’s acquittal of an accused or exempt him from punishment shall be given immediately after the delivery of the judgment. The accused, if present in the courtroom, shall then be immediately released from detention.
507.3. After the delivery of the court judgment, the accused shall be immediately released from detention on remand in the following cases :
507.3.1. if he was convicted, but not sentenced ;
507.3.2. if he was sentenced to deprivation of liberty but that sentence was suspended or deferred ;
507.3.3. if he was sentenced to a penalty not involving deprivation of liberty ;
507.3.4. if he was sentenced to deprivation of liberty for a period not exceeding that for which he was detained either in custody or under a restrictive measure, or the part of the sentence that he served in this criminal case under a decision set aside by the court of appeal or the Supreme Court.
507.4. The judge’s instructions on the enforcement of the judgment or other final court decision shall be sent to the officials of the establishment or authority responsible for enforcement of the judgment or other final decision. A copy of the relevant judgment or other final decision shall be sent with the judge’s instructions.
507.5. When issuing instructions on sentence enforcement, the judge shall also inform the family of the person in detention and sentenced to deprivation of liberty about the enforcement of the judgment.
507.6. If, on account of the judgment, it is necessary to consider depriving the convicted person of a special or military rank, honorary title or state decoration, the judge shall send the relevant submissions and a copy of the court judgment to the authority which conferred the special or military rank, honorary title or state decoration.
Article 508. Duties of officials responsible for the enforcement of judgments or other final court decisions
508.1. The officials of the relevant establishments or authorities shall properly enforce the judgment or other final court decision without delay and immediately inform the judge who issued the instructions that this has been done.
508.2. The officials of the establishment or authority enforcing the sentence shall immediately inform the judge who issued the instructions, as well as the sentenced person’s family, of the place where he is serving his sentence, of any change of location and of his release.
508.3. In accordance with the requirements of Article 508.1 and 508.2 of this Code, any officials of the relevant authorities who evade enforcement of a judgment or other final court decision or fail to enforce it properly shall incur criminal responsibility under the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Article 509. Guarantee of sentenced persons’ rights during sentence enforcement
509.1. Between the passing of judgment by the court and the completion of the sentence, the sentenced person shall have the right to apply to the court for :
509.1.1. postponement of the sentence ;
509.1.2. release from punishment due to illness or to expiry of the period of sentence enforcement ;
509.1.3. conditional release before completion of the sentence ;
509.1.4. commutation of the part of the sentence not yet served to a less severe penalty ;
509.1.5. change to another type of penal institution or reformatory ;
509.1.6. application of an amnesty or rectification of a failure to apply an amnesty correctly ;
509.1.7. inclusion of a period of custody in a medical institution in the term of the sentence ;
509.1.8. release from imprisonment before completion of the sentence ;
509.1.9. other matters provided for in this Code.
509.2. Applications filed by sentenced persons under Article 509.1 of this Code shall be examined by the court in accordance with Articles 510-520 of this Code.
509.3. During the court’s examination of an application from a sentenced person under Article 509.1 of this Code, the sentenced person and his defence counsel or legal representative shall have the following rights :
509.3.1. to participate in the court hearing ;
509.3.2. to present evidence ;
509.3.3. to file applications and make objections ;
509.3.4. to acquaint themselves with all the documents.
509.4. The legal representative or defence counsel of a minor or person who has physical disabilities or is mentally ill may apply on his behalf to the court regarding the matters provided for in Article 509.1 of this Code relating to enforcement of a judgment or other final court decision. During the examination of such applications, the participation of the legal representative or defence counsel of the person concerned shall be compulsory.
a) Les peines d'emprisonnement sont accomplies dans un État désigné par la Cour sur la liste des États qui lui ont fait savoir qu'ils étaient disposés à recevoir des condamnés.
b) Lorsqu'il déclare qu'il est disposé à recevoir des condamnés, un État peut assortir son acceptation de conditions qui doivent être agréées par la Cour et être conformes aux dispositions du présent chapitre.
c) L'État désigné dans une affaire donnée fait savoir promptement à la Cour s'il accepte ou non sa désignation.
2.
a) L'État chargé de l'exécution avise la Cour de toute circonstance, y compris la réalisation de toute condition convenue en application du paragraphe 1, qui serait de nature à modifier sensiblement les conditions ou la durée de la détention. La Cour est avisée au moins 45 jours à l'avance de toute circonstance de ce type connue ou prévisible. Pendant ce délai, l'État chargé de l'exécution ne prend aucune mesure qui pourrait être contraire à ses obligations en vertu de l'article 110 ;
b) Si la Cour ne peut accepter les circonstances visées à l'alinéa a), elle en avise l'État chargé de l'exécution et procède conformément à l'article 104, paragraphe 1.
3. Quand elle exerce son pouvoir de désignation conformément au paragraphe 1, la Cour prend en considération :
a) Le principe selon lequel les États Parties doivent partager la responsabilité de l'exécution des peines d'emprisonnement conformément aux principes de répartition équitable énoncés dans le Règlement de procédure et de preuve ;
b) Les règles conventionnelles du droit international généralement acceptées qui régissent le traitement des détenus ;
c) Les vues de la personne condamnée ;
d) La nationalité de la personne condamnée ;
e) Toute autre circonstance relative au crime, à la situation de la personne condamnée ou à l'exécution effective de la peine, susceptible de guider le choix de l'État chargé de l'exécution.
4. Si aucun État n'est désigné comme prévu au paragraphe 1, la peine d'emprisonnement est accomplie dans un établissement pénitentiaire fourni par l'État hôte, dans les conditions définies par l'accord de siège visé à l'article 3, paragraphe 2. Dans ce cas, les dépenses afférentes à l'exécution de la peine sont à la charge de la Cour.
1. Sous réserve des conditions qu'un État a éventuellement formulées comme le prévoit l'article 103, paragraphe 1, alinéa b), la peine d'emprisonnement est exécutoire pour les États Parties, qui ne peuvent en aucun cas la modifier.
2. La Cour a seule le droit de se prononcer sur une demande de révision de sa décision sur la culpabilité ou la peine. L'État chargé de l'exécution n'empêche pas le condamné de présenter une telle demande.