Vanuatu

Chapter 150 - Geneva Conventions

PART 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF PROTECTED PERSONS

9. Reduction of sentence

When a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee is convicted of an offence, the court shall–

(a) in fixing a term of imprisonment in respect of the offence, deduct from the term which it would otherwise have fixed any period during which the convicted person has been in custody in connection with that offence before the trial; and
(b) in fixing any penalty other than imprisonment in respect of the offence, take that period of custody into account.

Keywords

Sentencing - national proceedings
Reduction of national sentence following pre-trial detention - national proceedings



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