18 U.S.C. § 3507 : US Code - Section 3507: Special master at foreign deposition

Search 18 U.S.C. § 3507 : US Code - Section 3507: Special master at foreign deposition

Upon application of a party to a criminal case, a United States
district court before which the case is pending may, to the extent
permitted by a foreign country, appoint a special master to carry
out at a deposition taken in that country such duties as the court
may direct, including presiding at the deposition or serving as an
advisor on questions of United States law. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a special master appointed under this
section shall not decide questions of privilege under foreign law.
The refusal of a court to appoint a special master under this
section, or of the foreign country to permit a special master
appointed under this section to carry out a duty at a deposition in
that country, shall not affect the admissibility in evidence of a
deposition taken under the provisions of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure.