Location, arrest, admissibility and surrender are separate extradition decisions
Georgia's Law on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters regulates extradition, provisional measures, transfer of proceedings and related cooperation. A foreign warrant, Red Notice or request may start contact, but Georgian arrest, restraint, court admissibility and the final surrender decision each require their own legal basis.
Mandate in a criminal case
The process can involve police or INTERPOL channels, the Prosecution Service, a Georgian court, the Ministry of Justice and the requesting state's authorities. Identity, dual criminality, documentation, time limits, human-rights bars, refugee or protection issues and specialty may require separate analysis.
What this page must not imply
An INTERPOL alert is not a Georgian extradition judgment. A Georgian court does not retry the foreign criminal case when deciding extradition, but the process is not automatic. Simplified extradition is a distinct, final consent route with serious consequences and should never be accepted merely to end immediate uncertainty.
Questions and actions that organise the file
Documents to request or preserve
- Arrest and restraint records
- Foreign warrant, charge or judgment
- Extradition request and certified translations
- Protection, asylum or human-rights decisions
- Georgian court and ministerial decisions
Counsel should manage liberty, deadlines, translations and evidence from the first arrest while foreign counsel addresses the underlying case. Consent, waiver, specialty and return assurances require specific advice before any position is recorded.
Primary sources for this guide
Institutional structures, consolidated legislation and procedures can change. Verify the responsible body, current Georgian text and the actual document served before relying on this guide.
Law on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters↗︎Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia↗︎Frequently asked questions
What does Extradition and International Cooperation Law regulate—and what falls outside it?+
Extradition and International Cooperation Law in Georgia: Accessible reference material on Georgia's criminal codes, defence rights, victims' rights, records and international cooperation. The current consolidated text must be read together with the person's status, the procedural stage and any related legislation. A code, certificate or general legal label rarely answers every question in a live case.
Which version of Extradition and International Cooperation Law should be used?+
For Extradition and International Cooperation Law, use the consolidated Georgian text in force at the legally relevant time and check later amendments affecting procedure or remedy. The official English translation is valuable for orientation but may lag or use terminology that does not reproduce every nuance of the Georgian text.
Can a lawyer rely on one article of Extradition and International Cooperation Law in isolation?+
Usually not when applying Extradition and International Cooperation Law. Definitions, General Part rules, related provisions, article parts, transitional rules and the actual procedural decision may all matter. The article should be mapped to each fact and item of evidence instead of cited only by number.
Why can the legal position under Extradition and International Cooperation Law change during a case?+
A position under Extradition and International Cooperation Law can change when the material facts, procedural status, expert findings, legally assessed consequence or controlling article part changes. A defence motion, prosecutorial decision or court ruling can also narrow, reclassify or end an issue without changing the historical event itself.
What should be brought to a consultation about Extradition and International Cooperation Law?+
For advice about Extradition and International Cooperation Law, bring the operative decision, every cited article and part, proof of service, the current deadline, the principal evidence and any earlier ruling. Advice should answer the client's actual decision rather than reproduce a general summary of Georgian law.