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Art. 37 Bundesgesetz vom 20. März 1981 über internationale Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen (IRSG) - Ablehnung

IRSG; Zweiter Teil: Auslieferung; 1. Kapitel: Voraussetzungen

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Art. 37 IRSG · Ablehnung

Die Auslieferung kann abgelehnt werden, wenn die Schweiz die Verfolgung der Tat oder die Vollstreckung des ausländischen Strafentscheides übernehmen kann und dies im Hinblick auf die soziale Wiedereingliederung des Verfolgten angezeigt erscheint.

Die Auslieferung wird abgelehnt, wenn dem Ersuchen ein Abwesenheitsurteil zugrunde liegt und im vorausgegangenen Verfahren nicht die Mindestrechte der Verteidigung gewahrt worden sind, die anerkanntermassen jedem einer strafbaren Handlung Beschuldigten zustehen; ausgenommen sind Fälle, in denen der ersuchende Staat eine als ausreichend erachtete Zusicherung gibt, dem Verfolgten das Recht auf ein neues Gerichtsverfahren zu gewährleisten, in dem die Rechte der Verteidigung gewahrt werden.

Die Auslieferung wird auch abgelehnt, wenn der ersuchende Staat keine Gewähr bietet, dass der Verfolgte im ersuchenden Staat nicht zum Tode verurteilt oder dass eine bereits verhängte Todesstrafe nicht vollstreckt wird oder der Verfolgte nicht einer Behandlung unterworfen wird, die seine körperliche Integrität beeinträchtigt.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (122)

RH.2026.3 (Art. 37 Abs. 1 IRSG)

Italy Extradition: Flight Risk Overrides Swiss Ties

Cited as a ground for refusing extradition, related to the possibility of Switzerland taking over the execution of the foreign criminal sentence.

RR.2025.180 (Art. 37 Abs. 1 IRSG)

Switzerland Upholds Extradition to Poland, Dismissing Article 8 and Article 6/3 ECHR Claims

Cited as a ground for appeal, concerning the possibility of refusing extradition if Switzerland can take over prosecution or enforcement.

RR.2026.11 (Art. 37 Abs. 2 IRSG)

Extradition to Slovakia Conditioned on Fair Trial Assurances

Basis for the condition that the requested state must guarantee the right to a new trial with respect to the defense rights, as the extradition is based on an absence judgment.

RR.2025.191 (Art. 37 Abs. 1 IRSG)

Switzerland Upholds Extradition Request Despite Applicant's Claims of Minimal Involvement and Social Integration

Cited as a provision that allows refusal of extradition if Switzerland can take over prosecution, particularly for social reintegration, but is not applicable under the EAUe.

RR.2025.162 (Art. 37 Abs. 3 IRSG)

Switzerland v. Argentina: Extradition for Cocaine Trafficking Upheld

Cited as a prohibition against extraditing a person to a state where they face torture or other cruel and inhuman treatment or punishment.

RR.2025.138 (Art. 37 al. 2 EIMP)

Federal Court Approves Extradition to Romania Amidst Prison Condition Concerns

This provision states that extradition can be refused if the judgment procedure did not respect the minimum rights of the defense, unless assurances are given for a new trial.

RR.2025.163 (Art. 37 Abs. 2 IRSG)

Extradition Upheld Despite In Absentia Trial Concerns

Cited to address the possibility of extradition based on an in absentia judgment.

RR.2025.161 (Art. 37 cpv. 2 AIMP)

Switzerland Extradition Appeal Dismissed: No Service in Switzerland, Italian Proceedings Valid

Cited as equivalent to Art. 3 n. 1 PA II CEEstr regarding the refusal of extradition for judgments rendered in absentia if defense rights were not respected.

RR.2025.103 (Art. 37 al. 3 EIMP)

Extradition to Austria Confirmed Despite Alibi and Safety Claims

Specifies that extradition must be refused if the requesting state does not guarantee the person will not be subjected to treatment infringing their physical integrity.

RR.2025.126 (art. 37 cpv. 1 AIMP)

Federal Court Upholds Extradition to Italy for Facilitating Illegal Immigration

Cited to explain the conditions under which Switzerland can assume prosecution or execution of a foreign penal decision, but ultimately found not applicable to the case.

RR.2025.126 (art. 37 cpv. 3 AIMP)

Federal Court Upholds Extradition to Italy for Facilitating Illegal Immigration

Cited to explain that extradition is denied if the requesting state does not guarantee against death penalty, execution, or ill-treatment, but found not applicable to threats from private individuals.

RR.2025.119 (Art. 37 Abs. 2 IRSG)

Extradition to Poland Upheld Despite Claims of Inadequate Defense and Family Life Violations

Cited regarding the refusal of extradition based on an absence judgment where defense rights were not respected.

RR.2025.54 (Art. 37 al. 2 EIMP)

Extradition Appeal Rejected: Right to Fair Trial Not Violated by Italian Proceedings

The court considered whether the trial proceedings met minimum defense rights, a condition for refusing extradition of a person tried in absentia.

RR.2024.152 (Art. 37 Abs. 2 IRSG)

Extradition to Poland upheld despite claims of unfair trial.

This provision is discussed in the reasoning regarding the rejection of extradition in cases of absence judgments where minimum defense rights were not respected, but ultimately not applied in the final order.

RR.2025.10 (Art. 37 Abs. 2 IRSG)

Extradition to Germany Upheld Despite Defense Rights Appeal

Cited as a potential ground for refusing extradition if minimum defense rights were not respected, but found not to apply in this case.