International Cooperation

The Ministry of Justice acts as the central authority for 19 Conventions adopted within the framework of the UN, the Council of Europe, the CIS and the Hague Conference. These Conventions regulate legal aid in civil, family and criminal matters, payment of alimony, submission of judicial and extrajudicial documents, recognition and enforcement of foreign court and arbitration decisions, apostille, extradition (surrender), transfer of convicted persons, transnational organized crime, cybercrime and other issues.

On behalf of our country, the Ministry of Justice has concluded more than 40 bilateral agreements on legal aid in civil, family, commercial and criminal matters, extradition (surrender) and transfer of prisoners to serve their sentences with Turkey, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Lithuania, China, Moldova, Pakistan, Morocco, India and Algeria.

In order to deepen legal cooperation with foreign countries, develop mutual activities and friendly relations between judicial bodies and lawyers, the Ministry of Justice of our country has signed cooperation documents with judicial bodies of Western Europe (Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France), Eastern Europe (Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Serbia, Estonia), CIS (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan), Asia (China, Vietnam, Iran, India, Pakistan), Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Egypt) and the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Jordan) (a total of 35 countries).

The listed activities are carried out by the Ministry’s General Department of International Cooperation.

The extradition proceedings of the convict are initiated after the Ministry of Justice, which is the authorized body for international treaties in this area, receives an application.

Thus, in the event that a citizen applies for the extradition of a convict who is a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan serving a sentence in a foreign country, the issue is considered in accordance with the “Rules of Procedure for the Admission of Persons Sentenced to Imprisonment to the Republic of Azerbaijan to Serve the Remaining Part of the Sentence” approved by the decision No. 3-N of the Collegium of the Ministry of Justice dated February 15, 2017. In this case, the application (application) is drawn up in written form and reflects information on the convict’s name, surname, patronymic, place and date of birth, the exact address of the place where the sentence is served, and the degree of kinship if the applicant is a close relative of the convict.

The following documents are attached to the application:

- a copy of the legally effective verdict on the convict;

- a copy of the passport or identity card of the convicted person who is a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and in relation to stateless persons permanently residing in the Republic of Azerbaijan, a copy of the identity card issued to the stateless person for use within the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan or for leaving the borders of the Republic of Azerbaijan (in the absence of these documents, a relevant document reflecting these data);

- a document confirming the identity and the right to practice law in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, if the application is made by a lawyer, as well as a warrant of the lawyer's organization;

- documents confirming the identity and the powers of the legal representative, if the application is made by a legal representative. In accordance with the Rules, the citizen's application and the documents attached to it must be addressed to the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice, and the reception of citizens in these cases is also carried out by the service.

Proceedings related to the transfer of foreign convicts serving sentences in our country to the countries of which they are citizens are carried out only by the Main Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice in accordance with the requirements of international treaties. In this case, it is sufficient for the citizen or prisoner to apply to the General Directorate of International Cooperation with an application and it is not required to attach any documents to the application.

If there is a legal assistance agreement between a foreign state and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the documents are submitted through the official bodies of that foreign country, apostille or legalization of the relevant documents is not required. Documents must be apostille or legalized when submitted personally by citizens (their legal representative, agent and attorney).

Documents for the recognition of foreign court decisions are submitted by citizens to the Ministry of Justice. After checking that the documents are drawn up in accordance with the requirements of the legislation and existing international treaties, the Ministry of Justice sends them to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which is authorized to recognize and enforce foreign court decisions in our country, for consideration on their relevance.

If there is a treaty with the relevant state in the field of recognition and enforcement of court decisions, local court decisions may be directed for compulsory enforcement after being recognized by the competent court of a foreign state. In this regard, the interested person may apply to the court that issued the decision for the collection and preparation of the necessary court documents in an appropriate manner.

If there is no treaty with the relevant state, the interested person may apply to the competent court of that foreign state in person or through his representative and lawyer regarding the recognition and enforcement of the local court decision.

If there is an agreement on legal assistance with the requested state, the location and income of the defendant (debtor) in a foreign state in connection with the execution of an enforcement document can be determined on the basis of a request for legal assistance by the enforcement officer.

In accordance with the requirements of the Convention “On the International Rules for the Collection of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance” dated 23.11.2007, the Ministry of Justice (as the central authority) may send a “request for special measures” to determine the exact location, property, if any, and income of the debtor in the states that are members of that Convention.

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