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Draft United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime

NCJ Number
188256
Date Published
September 2000
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This paper provides an overview of the draft of the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Abstract
The purpose of the draft is to promote the effective international cooperation in the prevention of transnational organized crime. The draft contains 41 articles and included: (1) Statement of Purpose; (2) Use of Terms; (3) Scope of Application; (4) Protection of Sovereignty; (5) Criminalization of Participation in an Organized Criminal Group; (6) Criminalization of the Laundering of Proceeds of Crime; (7) Measures to Combat Money Laundering; (8) Criminalization of Corruption; (9) Measures Against Corruption; (10) Liability of Legal Persons; (11) Prosecution, Adjudication, and Sanctions; (12) Confiscation and Seizure; (13) Internatioal Cooperation for Purposes of Confiscation; (14) Disposal of Confiscated Proceeds of Crime or Property; (15) Jurisdiction; (16) Extradition; (17) Transfer of Sentenced Persons; (18) Mutual Legal Assistance; (19) Joint Investigations; (20) Special Investigative Techniques; (21) Transfer of Criminal Proceedings; (22) Establishment of Criminal Record; (23) Criminalization of Obstruction of Justice; (24) Protections of Witnesses; (25) Assistance to and Protection of Victims; (26) Measures to Enhance Cooperation with Law Enforcement Authorities; (27) Law Enforcement Cooperation; (28) Collection, Exchange, and Analysis of Information on the Nature of Organized Crime; (29) Training and Technical Assistance; (30) Other measures: Implementation of the Convention Through Economic Development and Technical Assistance; (31) Prevention; (32) Conference of the Parties to the Convention; (33) Secretariat; (34) Implementation of the Convention; (35) Settlement of Disputes; (36) Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval, and Accession; (37) Relation with Protocols; (38) Entry into Force; (39) Amendment; (40) Denunciation; and (41) Depositary and Languages.

Corporate Author
Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention
Address

Vienna Austria, Austria

Sale Source
Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention
Address

Vienna Austria, Austria

Publication Format
Document
Publication Type
Legislative Hearing/Committee Report
Language
English
Country
Austria
Note
For related papers, see NCJ 188249-255