New Instruments for International Legal Cooperation in Criminal Matters Dating from the 1970s. Convention on the Transfer of Persons Sentenced to Deprivation of Liberty to Serve Their Sentence in the State of Their Nationality: Historical and Legal Aspects

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Pages: 317-325
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/SZXI6946

Abstract:

This article outlines the history, the nature and the philosophy behind the multilateral transfer agreement signed in Berlin on 19 May 1978 between some socialist countries including Bulgaria (the Berlin Convention). The last part of the article is devoted to the evaluation of the Berlin Convention and its relevance to the present day.

Keywords:

Berlin Convention; transfer of sentenced persons.

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