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Article 5Effect of Foreign Judgments

第五条(外国判決の効力)

Even when a final and binding decision has been rendered by a foreign judiciary against the criminal act of a person, it does not preclude further punishment in Japan with regard to the same act; provided, however, that when the person has already served either the entire or part of the punishment abroad, the execution of the punishment is mitigated or remitted.

外国において確定裁判を受けた者であっても、同一の行為について更に処罰することを妨げない。ただし、犯人が既に外国において言い渡された刑の全部又は一部の執行を受けたときは、刑の執行を減軽し、又は免除する。

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