Albania

Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Courts for Serious Crimes

Article 5- Competencies of the courts for serious crimes

1. The courts for serious crimes and the courts of appeal for serious crimes judge, in the first and second instances, on criminal acts that are provided in article 75 (a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

2. When during the trial the legal character of the criminal act changes and for this reason the jurisdiction belongs to another court, the trial continues and is completed by the court for serious crimes while applying the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

3. The court for serious crimes and the court of appeal for serious crimes review requests and complaints of the parties which have been made during the preliminary investigations on matters for which they have jurisdiction. The determination and evaluation of the security measures for cases of arrest in the act and of arrest of the suspect can be made by a judge of the judicial district where the criminal act was committed or where the detention took place.

Keywords

Crimes against humanity
Genocide
War crimes



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