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ADMISSION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULINGS FOR REPARATIONS TO VICTIMS OF CRIME
SECTION 29
A ruling concerning reparations to victims of crime made by the International Criminal Court and which has entered into final force, applies in Sweden and shall upon application be enforced here, unless otherwise prescribed by the second paragraph.
Such ruling does not apply in Sweden and may not be enforced here
1. if the recognition or enforcement of the ruling is manifestly incompatible with the fundamental principles of the Swedish legal system, or
2. if a ruling that has entered into final force concerning the same matter has been made in Sweden before such time.
An application in accordance with the first paragraph may be made by the person who has been awarded reparations by the ruling. The International Criminal Court may also make such an application if it has been decided that reparations to victims of crime should be paid out through a special trust fund for victims of crime.
SECTION 30
If an action for reparations has been instituted at a Swedish court in a matter that is already the subject of proceedings at the International Criminal Court and if the proceedings at the Court may result in a ruling that applies in Sweden according to Section 29, the action shall be dismissed or a stay of the proceedings declared pending the ruling of the International Criminal Court entering into final force.
SECTION 31
An application for enforcement in accordance with Section 29 shall be considered by Svea Court of Appeal. The application may relate to part of the ruling.
The original ruling or a certified copy, together with a certificate that the ruling has entered into final force, shall be appended to the application.
An application for enforcement may not be granted unless the person ordered to make reparations has been given an opportunity to state his or her views on the application.
Enforcement shall take place in the same way as applies to a judgment of a Swedish court that has entered into final force.