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ARTICLE-7
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... Previous
convictions
pronounced in
foreign States
for
offences
referred to in the present
Convention
shall, to the
extent
permitted by
domestic law
, be taken into
account
for the
purposes
of: ...
ARTICLE-8
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...
Extradition
shall be
granted
in
accordance
with the
law
of the
State
to which the
request
is made. ...
ARTICLE-9
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... In
States
where the
extradition
of
nationals
is not permitted by
law
,
nationals
who have
returned
to their own
State
after the
commission
abroad of any of the
offences
referred to in
articles
1
and
2
of the present
Convention
shall be
prosecuted
in and punished by the
courts
of their own
State
. ...
... In
States
where the
extradition
of
nationals
is not permitted by
law
,
nationals
who have
returned
to their own
State
after the
commission
abroad of any of the
offences
referred to in
articles
1
and
2
of the present
Convention
shall be
prosecuted
in and punished by the
courts
of their own
State
. ...
... In
States
where the
extradition
of
nationals
is not permitted by
law
,
nationals
who have
returned
to their own
State
after the
commission
abroad of any of the
offences
referred to in
articles
1
and
2
of the present
Convention
shall be
prosecuted
in and punished by the
courts
of their own
State
. ...
ARTICLE-10
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... The
provisions
of
article
9
shall not apply when the
person
charged with the
offence
has been tried in a
foreign State
and, if
convicted
, has served his
sentence
or had it
remitted
or reduced in
conformity
with the
laws
of that
foreign State
. ...
... The
provisions
of
article
9
shall not apply when the
person
charged with the
offence
has been tried in a
foreign State
and, if
convicted
, has served his
sentence
or had it
remitted
or reduced in
conformity
with the
laws
of that
foreign State
. ...
ARTICLE-12
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... The present
Convention
does not
affect
the
principle
that the
offences
to which it refers shall in each
State
be defined,
prosecuted
and punished in
conformity
with its
domestic law
. ...
ARTICLE-13
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... (2) By direct
communication
between the
Ministers
of
Justice
of the two
States
, or by direct
communication
from another
competent authority
of the
State
making the
request
to the
Minister
of
Justice
of the
State
to which the
request
is made; or ...
... (2) By direct
communication
between the
Ministers
of
Justice
of the two
States
, or by direct
communication
from another
competent authority
of the
State
making the
request
to the
Minister
of
Justice
of the
State
to which the
request
is made; or ...
... (2) By direct
communication
between the
Ministers
of
Justice
of the two
States
, or by direct
communication
from another
competent authority
of the
State
making the
request
to the
Minister
of
Justice
of the
State
to which the
request
is made; or ...
... (3) Through the
diplomatic
or
consular
representative
of the
State
making the
request
in the
State
to which the
request
is made; this
representative
shall send the
letters of request
direct to the
competent
judicial authority
or to the
authority
indicated by the
Government
of the
State
to which the
request
is made, and shall
receive
direct from such
authority
the
papers
constituting the
execution
of the
letters of request
. ...
... (3) Through the
diplomatic
or
consular
representative
of the
State
making the
request
in the
State
to which the
request
is made; this
representative
shall send the
letters of request
direct to the
competent
judicial authority
or to the
authority
indicated by the
Government
of the
State
to which the
request
is made, and shall
receive
direct from such
authority
the
papers
constituting the
execution
of the
letters of request
. ...
... (3) Through the
diplomatic
or
consular
representative
of the
State
making the
request
in the
State
to which the
request
is made; this
representative
shall send the
letters of request
direct to the
competent
judicial authority
or to the
authority
indicated by the
Government
of the
State
to which the
request
is made, and shall
receive
direct from such
authority
the
papers
constituting the
execution
of the
letters of request
. ...
... In
cases
1 and 3 a
copy
of the
letters of request
shall always be sent to the
superior
authority
of the
State
to which
application
is made. ...
... Unless otherwise
agreed
, the
letters of request
shall be drawn up in the
language
of the
authority
making the
request
, provided always that the
State
to which the
request
is made may require a
translation
in its own
language
,
certified
correct
by the
authority
making the
request
. ...
... Each
Party
to the present
Convention
shall notify to each of the other
Parties
to the
Convention
the
method
or
methods
of
transmission
mentioned above which it will recognize for the
letters of request
of the latter
State
. ...
... Until such
notification
is made by a
State
, its
existing
procedure
in
regard
to
letters of request
shall remain in
force
. ...
ARTICLE-14
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... Such
services
should compile all
information
calculated
to
facilitate
the
prevention
and
punishment
of the
offences
referred to in the present
Convention
and should be in close
contact
with the
corresponding
services
in other
States
. ...
ARTICLE-15
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... To the
extent
permitted by
domestic law
and to the
extent
to which the
authorities
responsible
for the
services
referred to in
article
14
may
judge
desirable
, they shall furnish to the
authorities
responsible
for the
corresponding
services
in other
States
the following
information
: ...
ARTICLE-18
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... The
Parties
to the present
Convention
undertake
, in
accordance
with the
conditions
laid down by
domestic law
, to have
declarations
taken from
aliens
who are prostitutes, in
order
to
establish
their
identity
and
civil
status
and to
discover
who has caused them to
leave
their
State
. The
information
obtained shall be
communicated
to the
authorities
of the
State of origin
of the said
persons
with a
view
to their eventual
repatriation
. ...
... The
Parties
to the present
Convention
undertake
, in
accordance
with the
conditions
laid down by
domestic law
, to have
declarations
taken from
aliens
who are prostitutes, in
order
to
establish
their
identity
and
civil
status
and to
discover
who has caused them to
leave
their
State
. The
information
obtained shall be
communicated
to the
authorities
of the
State of origin
of the said
persons
with a
view
to their eventual
repatriation
. ...
ARTICLE-19
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... (2) To repatriate
persons
referred to in
article
18
who desire to be
repatriated
or who may be claimed by
persons
exercising
authority
over them or whose
expulsion
is ordered in
conformity
with the
law
.
Repatriation
shall take
place
only after
agreement
is reached with the
State
of destination as to
identity
and
nationality
as well as to the
place
and
date
of arrival at
frontiers
. Each
Party
to the present
Convention
shall
facilitate
the passage of such
persons
through its
territory
. ...
... Where the
persons
referred to in the preceding paragraph cannot themselves repay the
cost
of
repatriation
and have neither
spouse
,
relatives
nor
guardian
to
pay
for them, the
cost
of
repatriation
as far as the nearest
frontier
or
port
of
embarkation
or
airport
in the direction of the
State of origin
shall be
borne
by the
State
where they are in
residence
, and the
cost
of the
remainder
of the
journey
shall be
borne
by the
State of origin
. ...
... Where the
persons
referred to in the preceding paragraph cannot themselves repay the
cost
of
repatriation
and have neither
spouse
,
relatives
nor
guardian
to
pay
for them, the
cost
of
repatriation
as far as the nearest
frontier
or
port
of
embarkation
or
airport
in the direction of the
State of origin
shall be
borne
by the
State
where they are in
residence
, and the
cost
of the
remainder
of the
journey
shall be
borne
by the
State of origin
. ...
... Where the
persons
referred to in the preceding paragraph cannot themselves repay the
cost
of
repatriation
and have neither
spouse
,
relatives
nor
guardian
to
pay
for them, the
cost
of
repatriation
as far as the nearest
frontier
or
port
of
embarkation
or
airport
in the direction of the
State of origin
shall be
borne
by the
State
where they are in
residence
, and the
cost
of the
remainder
of the
journey
shall be
borne
by the
State of origin
. ...
ARTICLE-21
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... The
Parties
to the present
Convention
shall
communicate
to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations
such
laws
and
regulations
as have already been promulgated in their
States
, and thereafter annually such
laws
and
regulations
as may be promulgated, relating to the
subjects
of the present
Convention
, as well as all
measures
taken by them
concerning
the
application
of the
Convention
. The
information
received
shall be
published
periodically by the
Secretary-General
and sent to all
Members
of the
United Nations
and to non-
member States
to which the present
Convention
is officially
communicated
in
accordance
with
article
23
. ...
... The
Parties
to the present
Convention
shall
communicate
to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations
such
laws
and
regulations
as have already been promulgated in their
States
, and thereafter annually such
laws
and
regulations
as may be promulgated, relating to the
subjects
of the present
Convention
, as well as all
measures
taken by them
concerning
the
application
of the
Convention
. The
information
received
shall be
published
periodically by the
Secretary-General
and sent to all
Members
of the
United Nations
and to non-
member States
to which the present
Convention
is officially
communicated
in
accordance
with
article
23
. ...
ARTICLE-23
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... The present
Convention
shall be
open
for
signature
on behalf of any
Member
of the
United Nations
and also on behalf of any other
State
to which an
invitation
has been addressed by the
Economic and Social Council
. ...
... The
States
mentioned in the first paragraph which have not
signed
the
Convention
may
accede
to it. ...
... For the
purposes
of the present
Convention
the word "
State
" shall
include
all the
colonies
and
Trust Territories
of a
State
signatory
or
acceding
to the
Convention
and all
territories
for which such
State
is internationally
responsible
. ...
... For the
purposes
of the present
Convention
the word "
State
" shall
include
all the
colonies
and
Trust Territories
of a
State
signatory
or
acceding
to the
Convention
and all
territories
for which such
State
is internationally
responsible
. ...
... For the
purposes
of the present
Convention
the word "
State
" shall
include
all the
colonies
and
Trust Territories
of a
State
signatory
or
acceding
to the
Convention
and all
territories
for which such
State
is internationally
responsible
. ...
ARTICLE-24
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... For each
State
ratifying
or
acceding
to the
Convention
after the deposit of the second
instrument of ratification
or
accession
, the
Convention
shall
enter into force
ninety
days
after the deposit by such
State
of its
instrument of ratification
or
accession
. ...
... For each
State
ratifying
or
acceding
to the
Convention
after the deposit of the second
instrument of ratification
or
accession
, the
Convention
shall
enter into force
ninety
days
after the deposit by such
State
of its
instrument of ratification
or
accession
. ...
ARTICLE-26
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... The
Secretary-General of the United Nations
shall inform all
Members
of the
United Nations
and non-
member States
referred to in
article
23
: ...
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