Aprova o Acordo entre a República Portuguesa e as Nações Unidas sobre a Execução de Sentenças do Tribunal Penal Internacional para a Ex-Jugoslávia, feito na Haia em 19 de Dezembro de 2007
Objecto e âmbito do Acordo
O presente Acordo regula as questões relacionadas com ou suscitadas por todos os pedidos de execução das penas impostas pelo Tribunal Internacional dirigidos a Portugal.
Processo
Execução
Transferência da pessoa condenada
O Secretário deverá efectuar as diligências necessárias à transferência da pessoa condenada entre o Tribunal Internacional e as autoridades competentes de Portugal. O Secretário deverá informar a pessoa condenada sobre o conteúdo do presente Acordo antes da sua transferência.
Non bis in idem
A pessoa condenada não pode ser julgada por um tribunal em Portugal por actos que constituem violações graves do direito internacional humanitário, nos termos do Estatuto do Tribunal Internacional, e pelos quais já tenha sido julgada pelo Tribunal Internacional.
Monitorização das condições de reclusão
Informações
Perdão, amnistia e comutação de penas
Cessação da execução
Impossibilidade de executar a sentença
Se, em qualquer momento, após ter sido tomada a decisão de executar a sentença, por quaisquer razões legais ou práticas, a continuação da execução se tornar impossível, Portugal deverá informar de imediato o Secretário. Este deverá tomar as providências adequadas à transferência da pessoa condenada. As autoridades competentes de Portugal não deverão adoptar outras medidas relativas ao assunto antes de decorridos pelo menos 60 dias após a notificação ao Secretário.
Despesas
Salvo acordo em contrário das Partes neste Acordo, o Tribunal Internacional deverá suportar as despesas relacionadas com a transferência da pessoa condenada de e para Portugal, e Portugal deverá suportar todas as outras despesas decorrentes da execução da sentença.
Entrada em vigor
O presente Acordo entra em vigor após a notificação enviada por Portugal ao Tribunal Internacional de que foram cumpridos os requisitos de direito interno necessários para o efeito.
Vigência do Acordo
Em fé do que, os abaixo assinados, devidamente autorizados para o efeito, assinam o presente Acordo.
Feito na Haia aos 19 de Dezembro de 2007, em dois exemplares, nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa, fazendo os dois textos igualmente fé.
Pela República Portuguesa:
(ver documento original)
Pelas Nações Unidas:
(ver documento original)
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA.
The Portuguese Republic, hereinafter called «Portugal», and the United Nations, acting through the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, hereinafter called «the International Tribunal»:
Recalling article 27 of the Statute of the International Tribunal adopted by Security Council Resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, according to which imprisonment of persons sentenced by the International Tribunal shall be served in a State designated by the International Tribunal from a list of States which have indicated to the Security Council their willingness to accept convicted persons;
Taking into consideration the declaration made by Portugal in accordance with the said article 27 and with Portuguese national law by which it declares its willingness to accept persons convicted by the International Tribunal in order to enforce the imprisonment sentences;
Taking into account the fact that Portugal has adopted a law that establishes norms on the cooperation between Portugal and the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (Law no. 102/2001, of 25 August 2001);
Recalling the provisions of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners approved by ECOSOC resolutions 663 C (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2067 (LXII) of 13 May 1977, the Body of Principles for the Protection of all Persons under any Form of Detention or Imprisonment adopted by General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988, and the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/111 of 14 December 1990;
In order to give effect to the judgements and sentences of the International Tribunal;
have agreed as follows:
Article 1
Purpose and scope of the Agreement
This Agreement shall regulate matters relating to or arising out of all requests to Portugal to enforce sentences imposed by the International Tribunal.
Article 2
Procedure
Article 3
Enforcement
Article 4
Transfer of the convicted person
The Registrar shall make appropriate arrangements for the transfer of the convicted person from the International Tribunal to the competent authorities of Portugal. Prior to his or her transfer, the convicted person will be informed by the Registrar of the contents of this Agreement.
Article 5
Non bis in idem
The convicted person shall not be tried before a court of Portugal for acts constituting serious violations of international humanitarian law under the Statute of the International Tribunal, for which he or she has already been tried by the International Tribunal.
Article 6
Monitoring of the conditions of imprisonment
Article 7
Information
Article 8
Pardon and amnesty and commutation of sentences
Article 9
Termination of enforcement
Article 10
Impossibility to enforce sentence
If, at any time after the decision has been taken to enforce the sentence, for any legal or practical reasons, further enforcement has become impossible, Portugal shall promptly inform the Registrar. The Registrar shall make the appropriate arrangements for the transfer of the convicted person. The competent authorities of Portugal shall allow for at least sixty days following the notification of the Registrar before taking other measures on the matter.
Article 11
Costs
Unless the parties to this Agreement agree otherwise, the International Tribunal shall bear the expenses related to the transfer of the convicted person to and from Portugal, and Portugal shall pay all other expenses incurred by the enforcement of the sentence.
Article 12
Entry into force
This Agreement shall enter into force upon notification by Portugal to the International Tribunal that the necessary internal requirements for that purpose have been met.
Article 13
Duration of the Agreement
In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement.
Done at The Hague on this 19th day of December 2007, in duplicate, in Portuguese and English, both texts being equally authoritative.
For the Portuguese Republic:
(ver documento original)
For the United Nations:
(ver documento original)