Chapter 1 - Scope of application of the criminal law of Finland

Section 13 - Foreign judgment

(1) Charges may not be brought in Finland if a judgment has already been passed and has become final in the State where the act was committed or in another member state of the European Union and

(1) the charge was dismissed,
(2) the defendant was found guilty but punishment was waived,
(3) the sentence was enforced or its enforcement is still in progress or
(4) under the law of the State where the judgment was passed, the sentence has lapsed. (814/1998)

(2) The provisions of subsection 1 notwithstanding, the Prosecutor-General may order that the charge be brought in Finland if the judgment passed abroad was not based on a request of a Finnish authority for a judgment or on a request for extradition granted by the Finnish authorities and

(1) under section 3, the offence is deemed to be directed at Finland,
(2) the offence is an offence in public office or a military offence referred to in section 4,
(3) the offence is an international offence referred to in section 7, or
(4) pursuant to section 10, the offence is deemed to have been committed also in Finland. However, the Prosecutor-General shall not order charges to be brought for an offence that has been partially committed in the territory of that member state of the European Union where the judgment was passed. (814/1998)

Article 20
Ne bis in idem
1. Except as provided in this Statute, no person shall be tried before the Court with respect to conduct which formed the basis of crimes for which the person has been convicted or acquitted by the Court.
2. No person shall be tried by another court for a crime referred to in article 5 for which that person has already been convicted or acquitted by the Court.
3. No person who has been tried by another court for conduct also proscribed under article 6, 7 or 8 shall be tried by the Court with respect to the same conduct unless the proceedings in the other court:
(a) Were for the purpose of shielding the person concerned from criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court; or
(b) Otherwise were not conducted independently or impartially in accordance with the norms of due process recognized by international law and were conducted in a manner which, in the circumstances, was inconsistent with an intent to bring the person concerned to justice.