Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad

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The Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad is a regional treaty that allows convicted persons to serve their prison sentences in their home countries within the framework of the Organization of American States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international convention
multilateral treaty
aim to facilitate social rehabilitation of convicted persons
to strengthen cooperation among American states in the enforcement of criminal sentences
appliesTo convicted persons
prison sentences
basedOn respect for human dignity of prisoners
respect for national sovereignty of member states
belongsTo Inter-American system of international law NERFINISHED
beneficiary nationals of OAS member states convicted abroad
category Inter-American treaties NERFINISHED
prisoner transfer agreements
ensures that transferred prisoners continue serving their sentence under conditions of the receiving state
framework Organization of American States NERFINISHED
fullName Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad NERFINISHED
geopoliticalScope member states of the Organization of American States
goal to allow enforcement of foreign criminal judgments through transfer of prisoners
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalArea criminal law
human rights
international law
legalEffect recognition of foreign criminal sentences for purposes of enforcement
mechanism transfer of prisoners to their state of nationality or residence
organization Organization of American States NERFINISHED
principle dual criminality for the offense in both states
non-aggravation of the sentence after transfer
purpose to allow convicted persons to serve their prison sentences in their home countries
region Americas NERFINISHED
relatedTo Inter-American human rights system NERFINISHED
Organization of American States NERFINISHED
international prisoner transfer agreements
requires agreement between the sentencing state and the receiving state
consent of the sentenced person for transfer
shortName Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad NERFINISHED
subjectMatter international cooperation in criminal matters
transfer of sentenced persons
typeOfCooperation judicial cooperation
penal cooperation

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Treaties of the Organization of American States hasPart Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences Abroad