Finland

Act on the Implementationa of the provisions of a legislative nature of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and on the application of the Statute No. 1284/2000

Section 2

(1) The Ministry of Justice shall have the authority to receive requests for cooperation made by the International Criminal Court, concerning the investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, including requests for the arrest and surrender of persons and for the enforcement of orders of the Court, and shall execute the requests either itself or with the help of other competent authorities.
(2) Replies to the International Criminal Court shall be delivered through the Ministry of Justice even in cases where the Ministry of Justice has not itself executed the request, unless otherwise provided in the request for cooperation.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), the International Criminal Court may also contact competent Finnish authorities directly or through the diplomatic channels, or through the International Criminal Police Organization or any other appropriate regional organization.

Section 3

(1) Upon a request made by the International Criminal Court, a person found in the territory of Finland must be arrested and surrendered to the Court in accordance with the request.
(2) The procedure applied to the surrender of persons shall otherwise be governed by the provisions of the Extradition Act (456/1970), where applicable.

Keywords

Surrender - procedures



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