Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations. Foreword. I: Jurisdictional Frame. A. Early Innings. B. Mostly Stalin. C. Khrushchev's Blueprint. D. Perestroika and After. II: Socialist Model. A. First Generation of Treaties on Legal Assistance. B. Second Generation. C. Conclusions. III: Non-Socialist Repertory. IV: Domestic Setting. V: Penal Matters. A. The Effect of the Convention. B. Communication between State Parties. C. Sentences, Pardons and Other Matters. D. The Actual Transfer. E. Commentary. F. Historical Influence. G. Reaction to the Convention. H. Practical Implementation. I. Other, Similar Legal Assistance Treaties. J. Conclusions: the Effect of Recent Events. VI: Russia and the Successor States. Bibliography. Index.