«Статус Европейской конвенции о международной действительности судебных решений по уголовным делам (ETS N 70) (Гаага, 28 мая 1970 года)» [рус., англ.] (по состоянию на 24.01.2011)

/> Period covered: 26/7/1974 -
The preceding statement concerns Article(s): 64
Information contained in a document from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, dated 25 May 1973, handed to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 21 June 1973 - Or. Fr.
List of sanctions whose enforcement may be requested by a Swedish authority within another State signatory to the European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments, together with information on the enforcement of sentences involving deprivation of liberty.
1. Sentences involving deprivation of liberty
1.1 Imprisonment (Chapter 26 of the Swedish Penal Code and Act of 6 May 1964 on treatment in penal institutions)
Imprisonment is ordered for life or for a specified term, according to the provisions concerning the offence in question. The general provisions on minimum and maximum fixed terms of imprisonment state that imprisonment cannot be ordered for less than one month or more than ten years. In the case of cumulative penalties for different offences, the maximum term may be extended to twelve years.
Any prisoner serving a fixed term sentence is released conditionally on expiry of two-thirds of the term or, where particular circumstances warrant it, after having served half the sentence. In no case shall he be released before the expiry of four months of the prison term.
Life imprisonment is usually commuted by a pardon to a specific term of 12 - 15 years. The provisions governing conditional release thus become applicable, and the life prisoner is generally released conditionally after serving 8 - 10 years of his sentence.
A person sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three months is usually placed in an open institution. Those sentenced to longer terms are first committed to a closed institution and later transferred to an open institution. Closed institutions are usually surrounded by a high wall and provided with various security measures to prevent escapes and outside contacts. Open institutions are without a wall and in many cases even without a fence.
1.2 Approved schools (Chapter 29 of the Penal Code and 1964 Act on treatment in penal institutions).
Any person over 18 and under 21 years of age may be sent to an approved school if this seems appropriate in view of his personal development, his conduct and his general background. Exceptionally, persons under 18 or over 21 but not yet 23 years of age may be placed in approved schools.
Committal to an approved school is not for a fixed term. Persons detained in approved schools are however usually released after one year and they should not normally be kept for more than three. Their release is conditional and they are subject to surveillance for at least two years. If their behaviour is unsatisfactory they may be returned to an institution.
Approved schools may be either open or closed institutions.
1.3 Preventive treatment (Chapter 30 of Penal Code and 1964 Act on treatment in penal institutions).
Preventive treatment is imposed on habitual criminals in order to protect society from the serious crimes which they might continue to commit if left at liberty.
Preventive detention is of indeterminate length. The minimum term in an institution is fixed by the court at not less than one year and not more than twelve years. Without specific authorisation by the court, inmates may not be kept in such institutions for more than three years beyond the minimum term or, if the minimum term was set at three years or more, for more than five years longer. If the detainee has not committed further offences or if his behaviour is not grossly reprehensible, he is usually released at the end of the minimum term. He is then subject to surveillance for three years at least.
Detention takes place in

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