International tribunals and courts
Since the middle of the nineties, Sweden has been cooperating with the international criminal tribunals for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, established by the UN Security Council in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Since 2006, Sweden may also cooperate with the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established 2002 by an agreement between the UN and the Government of Sierra Leone. Moreover, since 2002, Sweden also cooperates with the International Criminal Court (ICC), a permanent court established by a multilateral treaty.
This cooperation is governed by different Swedish laws, and the conditions for cooperation vary depending on which one of the courts has made the request. In brief, the Swedish legislation concerns different forms of legal assistance in criminal matters such as interrogation, the taking of evidence, various coercive measures in preliminary investigations etc. The legislation also includes regulations on extradition of persons residing in Sweden and transfer of sentenced persons to Sweden for further enforcement here.
Laws, conventions, agreements, etc.
The Swedish rules can be found in
- The Act (1994:569) on Cooperation between Sweden and the International Tribunals for Violations of International Humanitarian Law (Government Bills 1993/1994:142 and 1995/1996:48)
- The Ordinance (1994:571) on Compensation for Appearance at any of the International Tribunals for Crimes against International Humanitarian Law
- The Cooperation with the International Criminal Court Act (2002:329) (Government Bill 2001/02:88)
- The Cooperation with the International Criminal Court Ordinance (2003:69)
- The Cooperation with the Special Court for Sierra Leone Act (2006:615) (Government Bill 2005/06:93)
- The Ordinance (2006:618) on Compensation for Appearance at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Agreements on transfer of sentenced persons
- Agreement between the Government of Sweden on the Enforcement of Sentences of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (SÖ 1999:25)
- Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sweden on the Enforcement of Sentences of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (SÖ 2004:17)
- Agreement between the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Government of Sweden on the Enforcement of Sentences of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SÖ 2006:10)
Ministry responsible
External links
- - Agreement on Enforcement of Sentences of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (SÖ 1999:25)
- - Agreement on Enforcement of Sentences of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (SÖ 2004:17)
- - Agreement on Enforcement of Sentences of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SÖ 2006:10)
