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Uluslararası Adli İşbirliği
Federal
Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
(Act on International Criminal Assistance, IMAC)
of 20 March 1981 (status as of 1 January 2010)
The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation,
based on articles 103 and 114bis of the Federal Constitution, after examining ... [the] message
by the Federal Council of 8 March 1976,
resolves [as follows]:
First Part: General Provisions
Chapter 1: Scope of Application
Section 1: Subject and Limits of Cooperation
Art. 1 Subject
(1) Provided that international agreements do not provide otherwise, this act shall govern all
procedures of international cooperation in criminal matters, especially
(a) the extradition of persons who are the subjects of criminal prosecution or convicted
(second part);
(b) assistance aimed at supporting criminal proceedings abroad (third part);
(c) the transfer of proceedings and punishment of offences (fourth part);
(d) the execution of foreign criminal judgments (fifth part).
(2) ...
(3) This act shall apply only to criminal matters in which an appeal to a judge can be made
according to the law of the requesting State.
(4) This act shall confer no right to demand international cooperation in criminal mat-ters.
Art. 1a Limitation of Cooperation
In the application of this act, the sovereignty, security, public order or similar essen-l interests
of Switzerland shall be taken into account.
Section 2: Exclusion of Requests
Art. 2 Foreign Proceeding
A request for cooperation in criminal matters shall not be granted if there are reasons to beli-