Cape Verde Legislative Decree 4/2003 of 18 November 2003 - PENAL CODE

VOLUME I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE I - GUARANTEES AND APPLICATION OF PENAL LAW

Article 4
(Deeds committed outside Cape Verdean territory)

1.Except as otherwise provided by international agreement, Cape Verdean penal law shall apply to deeds committed outside Cape Verdean territory in the following cases:

(d) if the deeds are committed by Cape Verdeans, or by foreign nationals against Cape Verdeans, provided that the perpetrator is found in Cape Verde, that the deeds are also punishable under the legislation of the place where they were committed, and that they constitute a crime for which the law permits extradition but for which extradition cannot be granted;

Article 102
Use of terms
For the purposes of this Statute:
(a) "surrender" means the delivering up of a person by a State to the Court, pursuant to this Statute.
(b) "extradition" means the delivering up of a person by one State to another as provided by treaty, convention or national legislation.