International criminal law from a Swedish perspective / Iain Cameron [and others].
2011
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Title
International criminal law from a Swedish perspective / Iain Cameron [and others].
Published
Cambridge ; Portland : Intersentia, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KKV1644 .I58 2011
Former Call Number
Swe 715 In8 2011
ISBN
9789050959810
9050959814
9050959814
Description
xvii, 277 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)505421218
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-272) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
v
About the authors
vii
Abbreviations
xv
1.
Introduction
1
1.1.
Why study international criminal law from a Swedish perspective?
1
1.2.
The structure of the book and its delimitations
3
1.3.
Constitutional issues, the legislative process and the role of the courts
5
1.3.1.
The system of government
5
1.3.2.
Constitutional documents
5
1.3.3.
Law-making power
6
1.3.4.
Treaty-making power and the transfer of law-making and decision-making power
7
1.3.5.
Rights
7
1.3.6.
The legislative process
10
1.3.7.
The position of the travaux preparatoires in the hierarchy of legal sources and something on the judicial culture
11
1.3.8.
The organization of the courts and the judiciary
12
1.4.
Basic facts about Sweden and demographics in Sweden
14
1.5.
Basic institutions in the Swedish criminal justice system
15
1.5.1.
Generally
15
1.5.2.
The Central Authority
16
1.5.3.
The organization of the police
17
1.5.4.
The organization of the prosecuting authorities in general
18
1.5.5.
International Prosecution Offices
20
1.6.
Something on Swedish criminal policy, crime rates and prisons
21
1.7.
Nordic cooperation
23
1.8.
The influence of the EU on the Swedish system of international criminal law
25
1.9.
A note on statistics and empirical methodology
29
2.
Relevant Aspects of Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law
31
2.1.
Introduction
31
2.2.
The investigation and prosecution of an offender
32
2.3.
Trial and alternatives to trial
35
2.4.
The structure of the Penal Code and special and general criminal law
38
2.5.
The ambit of the Swedish criminal law and nationally limited crimes
39
2.6.
Criminal responsibility
42
2.7.
Legal persons
42
2.8.
The structure of criminal offences
43
2.9.
Dependent offences
44
2.10.
Offences under the freedom of the press and freedom of expression acts
46
2.11.
Implementation of crimes created by treaty in the Swedish Penal Code
47
2.12.
Multiplicity of offences
50
2.13.
Penalties
50
2.14.
Statutes of limitation (prescription)
52
3.
Jurisdiction
53
3.1.
Some words on jurisdiction generally
53
3.2.
An overview of Chapter 2 of the Penal Code
57
3.3.
Territory and localization
58
3.4.
Conditional jurisdiction
62
3.4.1.
Double criminality and the problems it can cause
62
3.4.2.
Conditional active personality and representational jurisdiction
68
3.5.
Unconditional jurisdiction
72
3.5.1.
Generally
72
3.5.2.
Flag jurisdiction
72
3.5.3.
Jurisdiction over the military, police, customs and coast guard
72
3.5.4.
Protective jurisdiction
75
3.5.5.
Passive personality jurisdiction
76
3.5.6.
Universal principle jurisdiction
77
3.5.7.
Universality/representation jurisdiction
81
3.6.
Jurisdiction on the basis of transfer of prosecution
82
3.7.
Special statutory rules on jurisdiction
84
3.8.
Obstacles to exercising jurisdiction
89
3.8.1.
Generally on public international law and Swedish prosecutions for intra and extraterritorial crimes
89
3.8.2.
Immunities
90
3.8.3.
Effect of foreign judgments: ne bis in idem
92
3.9.
Prosecution
95
3.10.
Proposals for changes in the system of jurisdiction
100
4.
Matters
101
4.1.
Introduction
101
4.1.1.
General remarks on international legal assistance
101
4.1.2.
Swedish accession to multilateral agreements
102
4.1.3.
Swedish accession to bilateral agreements
104
4.1.4.
Overview of the Swedish legislation on international legal assistance
104
4.2.
The ILA Act - Requests for legal assistance in Sweden
105
4.2.1.
The general principles of the Act
105
4.2.2.
What forms of assistance can be afforded?
107
4.2.3.
In connection with what types of proceedings can assistance be afforded?
108
4.2.4.
Double criminality (in certain cases)
109
4.2.5.
Special provisions on the different forms of legal assistance
111
4.2.5.1.
Introduction
111
4.2.5.2.
Examination and hearing in conjunction with preliminary investigation
111
4.2.5.3.
Taking of evidence before Swedish courts
112
4.2.5.4.
Hearing by telephone conference
112
4.2.5.5.
Hearings by video conference
113
4.2.5.6.
Seizure and provisional attachment
113
4.2.5.7.
Search of premises, body search and body examination
115
4.2.5.8.
Interception of telecommunications (secret wiretapping and secret telecommunications surveillance)
116
4.2.5.9.
Technical assistance with interception of telecommunications
118
4.2.5.10.
Permission for cross-border secret interception of telecommunications
119
4.2.5.11.
Secret camera surveillance
121
4.2.5.12.
Electronic eavesdropping
121
4.2.5.13.
Transfer of persons deprived of liberty for the purpose of hearing etc
122
4.2.5.14.
Forensic medical examination of the body of a deceased person
122
4.2.6.
Obstacles to granting assistance
123
4.2.6.1.
Introduction
123
4.2.6.2.
Mandatory obstacles
124
4.2.6.3.
Non-mandatory obstacles
124
4.2.6.3.1.
Political offences
124
4.2.6.3.2.
Military offences
125
4.2.6.3.3.
Res Judicata (ne bis in idem)
125
4.2.6.3.4.
Refusal due to other circumstances
127
4.2.7.
Requests and ways of communication
127
4.2.7.1.
Which authorities can make a request?
127
4.2.7.2.
Where should requests be sent?
128
4.2.8.
Procedure when executing a request
131
4.2.9.
Bank secrecy and limitation on use
132
4.3.
Swedish requests for legal assistance abroad
134
4.4.
The Act (2003:1174) on Certain Forms of International Cooperation in Criminal Investigations
135
4.4.1.
Introduction
135
4.4.2.
Joint Investigation Teams
138
4.4.2.1.
The setting up of a JIT
138
4.4.2.2.
The taking of investigative measures
141
4.4.2.3.
Limitation on use
142
4.4.2.4.
Difficulties regarding the setting up and the operation of a JIT
143
4.4.3.
Controlled delivery
143
4.4.4.
Covert investigations
145
4.5.
The Act on Recognition and Execution of EU Freezing Decisions
147
4.5.1.
Introduction
147
4.5.2.
The recognition and execution in Sweden of foreign freezing decisions
149
4.5.2.1.
The first stage: A freezing decision and its transmission
149
4.5.2.2.
The second stage: The declaration of executability
150
4.5.2.3.
The third stage: The execution of a freezing decision
153
4.5.2.4.
The fourth stage: The judicial review
155
4.5.2.5.
The fifth stage: the subsequent treatment of the frozen property
156
4.5.2.6.
Appeals against decisions by the court
157
4.5.3.
The issuing and transmission of freezing decisions from Sweden
157
4.6.
Legal assistance to international criminal tribunals
158
4.7.
Concluding remarks on future prospects
160
5.
Extradition for Criminal Offences
165
5.1.
Introduction
165
5.1.1.
General remarks on Swedish extradition
165
5.1.2.
Sweden's bilateral and multilateral treaties on extradition
168
5.1.3.
International tribunals and courts
169
5.1.4.
Human rights
170
5.1.5.
Procedure
171
5.1.6.
Coercive measures
172
5.2.
Conditions for extradition
173
5.2.1.
Double criminality
173
5.2.2.
Demands for a certain degree of seriousness of the crime and the length of the punishment
175
5.2.3.
Accessory crimes
176
5.2.4.
Military offences
176
5.2.5.
Political offences
177
5.2.6.
Nationality
179
5.2.7.
Persecution
180
5.2.8.
Humanitarian reasons
181
5.2.9.
Proving the basis for extradition
183
5.2.10.
Ne bis in idem
186
5.2.11.
Statutes of limitation (prescription)
188
5.2.12.
Temporary obstacles to extradition
188
5.2.13.
Ad hoc trials
189
5.2.14.
Death penalty
189
5.2.15.
Simultaneous requests from different states
190
5.2.16.
Speciality principle
190
5.3.
Concluding remarks
193
6.
Surrender in Accordance with a European Arrest Warrant
197
6.1.
Introduction
197
6.1.1.
General remarks on the European Arrest Warrant
197
6.1.2.
The Framework Decision
200
6.1.3.
The European experience
203
6.1.4.
Swedish statutory material and official information sources
209
6.1.5.
Competent authorities in Sweden
210
6.2.
Surrender instead of extradition
212
6.3.
The implementation process in Swedish law
214
6.4.
Surrender from Sweden to other Member States of the EU
216
6.4.1.
General scope and conditions for surrender
216
6.4.2.
Grounds for non-execution
220
6.4.3.
Special conditions for surrender
226
6.4.4.
Procedure, time-limits and coercive measures
227
6.4.5.
Enforcement
231
6.5.
Surrender to Sweden from other Member States of the European Union
232
6.5.1.
General conditions for the issue of a European arrest order
232
6.5.2.
Domestic challenges to the Swedish judicial decision
235
6.5.3.
Procedure
236
6.6.
The Nordic Arrest Warrant
237
6.7.
Concluding remarks
238
Appendix Chronological table of selected treaties in international criminal law and related matters ratified by Sweden
241
Bibliography
247
Index
273