Ley 250 de 1995 | Ley 250 de 1995 — Colombia law | Esheria

Ley 250 de 1995

This provision says Colombia’s Congress approves the treaty between Colombia and Venezuela on the transfer of convicted persons.

Jurisdiction
Colombia
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Ley 250 de 1995
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
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central authorities commencement criminal justice criminal sentence transfer cross-border transfer cross-border transfer of sentenced persons custody information duties international cooperation international transfer of convicted persons judicial assistance jurisdiction notification penal execution request handling sentenced persons sentenced persons transfer transfer costs transfer documentation transfer of sentenced persons transfers of sentenced persons treaties treaty commencement treaty termination

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About this statute

This provision says Colombia’s Congress approves the treaty between Colombia and Venezuela on the transfer of convicted persons. This article approves the treaty on the transfer of convicted persons between Colombia and Venezuela. This article allows certain sentences to be served across Colombia and Venezuela under the treaty, and requires the states party to cooperate on transfers of sentenced persons. This article defines key terms used in the treaty: the transferring State, the receiving State, and the sentenced person. The transferred person keeps serving the sentence in the receiving state under that state’s laws, without exequatur; the transferring state has exclusive review power, and the receiving state may not retry or increase the sentence.

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