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What it is

Spain's cooperation with the International Tribunal for Rwanda

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 9 October 1997. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Organic Government bill on cooperation with the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000085· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. Spain agrees to fully cooperate with the International Tribunal for Rwanda, created by the UN to try genocide and other serious violations of humanitarian law. Cooperation follows Resolution 955 of 1994, the Tribunal's Statute, and this Law.
  2. The Ministry of Justice processes cooperation requests, and only the National Court (Audiencia Nacional) bodies have jurisdiction in this matter.
  3. If a Spanish judge is trying acts that also fall under the Tribunal's jurisdiction, the case continues until the Tribunal requests that it be handed over; then the National Court yields the case. A person tried in Spain can be tried again by the Tribunal if the Spanish ruling was not based on the offenses in the Statute.
  4. The Law regulates the detention and transfer of accused persons without formal extradition, the mandatory appearance of witnesses and experts with expenses advanced by the Ministry of Justice, and the serving in Spain of sentences imposed by the Tribunal, which cannot exceed the maximum under Spanish law.

Who it affects

  • People accused by the Tribunal who are in Spain: They can be detained and transferred without extradition proceedings.
  • Witnesses and experts summoned by the Tribunal: They must appear, with expenses paid by the Ministry of Justice.
  • Spanish judges and courts: They must suspend their cases and hand them over when the Tribunal requests it.
  • Ministry of Justice and National Court (Audiencia Nacional): They are the authorities in charge of handling and deciding on cooperation.

Words worth knowing

Inhibición
When a judge gives up a case in favor of another body found to be competent.
Non bis in idem
Rule that no one can be tried twice for the same acts; here there is an exception.
Prisión provisional
Temporary imprisonment while the case is being resolved.
Indulto
A decision that pardons or reduces an imposed sentence.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced9 October 1997Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted14 October 1997The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments17 October 1997Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee25 November 1997A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary21 April 1998All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate30 April 1998The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE9 June 1998It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Oct 1997Nov 1997Dec 1997Jan 1998Feb 1998Mar 1998Apr 1998May 199811. 9 October 1997: Presentación22. 14 October 1997: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Publicación desde 14/10/1997 hasta 17/10/199733. 14 October 1997: Calificación44. 17 October 1997: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Enmiendas desde 17/10/1997 hasta 25/11/199755. 25 November 1997: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Informe desde 25/11/1997 hasta 01/04/199866. 1 April 1998: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Dictamen desde 01/04/1998 hasta 21/04/199877. 21 April 1998: Pleno Aprobación desde 21/04/1998 hasta 30/04/199888. 30 April 1998: Senado desde 30/04/1998 hasta 09/06/199899. 9 June 1998: Concluido - (Aprobado sin modificaciones) desde 09/06/1998 hasta 21/07/1998

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Organic Law 4/1998, of July 1, for Cooperation with the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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