Reservations Reservations

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch 4, Pt 33A added by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(1), (4)
Sch 4, Pt 3A added by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(b)(i), Sch 1
Sch 4, Pt 9 rev in pt by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(b)(ii)
Sch 4, Pt 32A added by European Convention on Extradition 2003 art 2(b)(iii), Sch 2
Sch 4, Pt 2A added by European Convention on Extradition (Armenia and Georgia) 2002 art 2(b)(i), Sch 1
Sch 4, Pt 12A added by European Convention on Extradition (Armenia and Georgia) 2002 art 2(b)(ii), Sch 2

In accordance with Article 1 of the Convention, the Russian Federation shall reserve the right to refuse extradition:

(a)

if extradition is requested for the purpose of bringing to responsibility before an ad hoc tribunal or by summary proceedings or for the purposes of carrying out a sentence rendered by an ad hoc tribunal or by summary proceedings when there are grounds for supposing that in the course of these proceedings the person will not be or was not provided with minimum guarantees set forth in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Protocol 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The terms “ad hoc tribunal” and “summary proceedings” do not include any international criminal court with authorities and jurisdiction recognised by the Russian Federation;

(b)

if there are grounds for supposing that the person requested for extradition in the requesting State was or will be exposed to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the course of the criminal proceedings, or the person was not or will not be provided with minimum guarantees set forth in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Protocol 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;

(c)

based on the considerations of humanity, when there are grounds for supposing that the extradition of the person can seriously affect him due to his old age or state of health.