International Cooperation
and Legal Assistance
Working Group on Technical Assistance
Vienna – 1-2 October 2009
Introduction
As crime becomes more transnational, States must ensure
that they are able to effectively prevent and combat it
• Requires effective international cooperation between States
• UNTOC provides very powerful tools:
– Extradition
– Mutual legal assistance
– International cooperation for the purpose of
confiscation
Regional Trainings
• Regional workshops on extradition, MLA
and international cooperation for the
purpose of confiscation
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Latin America
Central and East Asia
Middle East/North Africa
OSCE Member States
West Africa
Balkans
Caribbean
Training linked to specific crimes
• Training for states affected by particular
drug routes
– South America through Caribbean to West
Africa
– Afghanistan opium route
• Training for international cooperation in
trafficking in persons cases
– Southern Africa
– Southeast Asia
– South Asia
Global cooperation network
Expert Working Group on 9-10 Nov 2009
• Meeting of experts from existing and
developing regional cooperation networks
• Strengthen cooperation between authorities
by learning from existing networks and
identifying gaps in regional coverage, tools
and methods of cooperation
Tools for international cooperation
• CNA Directory:
– Expanded to all Protocols of UNTOC
• MLA Request Writer Tool:
– Additional translations: English, French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Montenegrin (Serbo-Croat)
• Legal library:
– Expanded to include additional legislation covering
UNTOC and its Protocols
• Catalogue of cases:
– Comprehensive software will allow for submission of cases
Legislative Assistance
• UNODC continues to provide legislative
assistance to Member States upon request
– Implementation of UN Drug Conventions
– Implementation of UNTOC and its Protocols
– Legislation or treaties relating to international
cooperation
Thank you for your attention
Organized Crime and Criminal
Justice Section
Division for Treaty Affairs
UNODC