Georgia

Law of Georgia on Cooperation between the International Criminal Court and Georgia

Chapter V
Surrender of a person to the International Court


Article 27. Issuance of a surrender permit

1. A decision on surrender of a prosecuted person as well as for transfer of items and property holding material value, seized and preserved in a proper manner shall be taken by the Responsible Agency.

2. If the prosecuted person or the Responsible Agency is challenging the jurisdiction of the International Court, issuance of the permit will be delayed until the International Court passes its decision on the matter.

3. If a third party, or victim whose residence is in Georgia requests the exercise of his/its ownership right over the property or items holding material value that are seized to be used as evidence, the above property or item items holding material value may be transferred to the International Court providing the latter undertakes to returned them free of charge upon the completion of proceedings.

Keywords

Other forms of cooperation
National procedures for execution of requests for other forms of cooperation
Production of evidence - authority - ICC proceedings
Production of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Search and seizure - authority - ICC proceedings
Search and seizure - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Forfeiture of assets - authority - ICC proceedings
Forfeiture of assets - national procedures for ICC proceedings



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