О ПЕРЕДАЧЕ ОСУЖДЕННЫХ ЛИЦ. Конвенция. Совет Европы. 21.03.83

CONVENTION
                 ON THE TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS

     The member  States of the Council of Europe and the other States,
signatory hereto,
     Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a
greater unity between its members;
     Desirous of  further developing international co-operation in the
field of criminal law;
     Considering that  such  co-operation  should  further the ends of
justice and the social rehabilitation of sentenced persons;
     Considering that these objectives require that foreigners who are
deprived of their liberty  as  a  result  of  their  commission  of  a
criminal  offence  should  be  given  the  opportunity  to serve their
sentences within their own society; and
     Considering that  this  aim  can  best be achieved by having them
transferred to their own countries,
     Have agreed as follows: