Costa Rica - Autoridade Central (Art. 2)
Central Authority(ies):
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
Legal Directorate
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Contact details: |
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| Address: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Legal Directorate Avenida 7-9, Calle 11-13 San José, Costa Rica |
| Telephone: | (506) 2539-5335 |
| Fax: | - |
| E-mail: | [email protected] [email protected] |
| General website: | www.rree.go.cr |
| Contact persons: | International Legal Cooperation Area Legal Directorate Teléfono: (506) 2539-5335 [email protected] Natalia Córdoba Ulate Director, Legal Directorate Teléfono: (506) 2539-5527 [email protected] Shirley Denisse Powell Elizondo International Legal Cooperation Attorney Teléfono: (506) 2539-5340 [email protected] |
| Languages spoken by staff: | Spanish/English Working hours from Monday to Friday - 7:00 to 15:00 |
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Practical Information |
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| Blocking statutes: | |
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Chapter I |
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| Transmission of Letters of Requests: | |
| Authority responsible for informing of the time and place of the execution of Letter of Request (Art. 7): |
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| Presence of judicial personnel at the execution of the Letter of Request (Art. 8): | |
| Privileges and duties existing under the law of States other than the State of origin and the State of execution (Art. 11): |
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| Translation requirements Arts 4(2) and 33): |
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| Costs relating to execution of the Letters of Request (Arts 14(2)(3) and 26): |
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| Time for execution: | |
| Pre-trial discovery of documents Art. 23): |
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| Information about domestic rules on the taking of evidence: | |
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Witness examination under Chapter I |
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| Should Letters of Request include specific questions to be used during witness examination or only a list of matters to be addressed? | |
| Is it a public or private hearing? | |
| Do the judicial authorities "blue-pencil" Letters of Requests (i.e. rephrase, restructure and / or strike out objectionable questions or offensive wording so that a Letter of Request may be executed under the laws of the requested State)? | |
| Is the witness provided in advance with a copy of the questions / matters to be addressed as contained in the Letter of Request? | |
| Are documents produced by the witness authenticated by the court? | |
| Is an oath generally administered to the witness? | |
| Can the witness be made subject to further examination and recall? | |
| Are there sanctions for non-appearance of witness? | |
| Must interpreters who assist with the witness examination be court-certified? | |
| How is the testimony transcribed? | |
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Chapter II |
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| Article 15 | |
| Article 16 | |
| Article 17 | |
| Article 18 | |
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Taking of evidence by video-links |
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Chapter I |
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| Are there legal obstacles to the use of video links? | |
| Technology used: | |
| Level of interpretation required: | |
| Simultaneous or in sequence interpretation: | |
| Interpretation required in which jurisdiction? | |
| Who pays for the interpretation? | |
| How would a request for evidence be handled if witness not willing? | |
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Chapter II |
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| Are there legal obstacles to the use of video links? | |
| Technology used: | |
| Level of interpretation required: | |
| Simultaneous or in sequence interpretation: | |
| Interpretation required in which jurisdiction? | |
| Who pays for the interpretation? | |
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Other Information |
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| Bilateral or multilateral agreements | |
| Useful links: | |
| Competent authorities (Art. 17) | |
| Additional authorities (Art. 24) | |
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