Mutual legal assistance

Unit IV 1 (International Criminal Affairs)

15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

(vii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

(viii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

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23. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.

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21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

(l) International cooperation, including mutual legal assistance and extradition

Malawi stated that the competent authority charged with the responsibility of coordinating and rendering mutual legal assistance was

(c) Training competent authorities in the preparation of requests for mutual legal assistance that meet the requirements of this Convention

Estonia stated that it had designated the Ministry of Justice the central authority to receive the requests for mutual legal assistance

Malta stated that it designated the Attorney General the central authority to receive requests for mutual assistance

3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes

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Mexico stated that the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic had been designated the central authority in matters of mutual legal assistance

Poland stated that the Ministry of Justice had been designated the central authority competent to receive requests for mutual legal assistance

Romania stated that the Romanian central authorities designated to receive the requests for mutual legal assistance were

Lesotho stated that the English language was acceptable for purposes of requests for mutual legal assistance.

South Africa stated that English was the acceptable language for receiving requests for mutual legal assistance.

Malawi stated that the competent authority charged with the responsibility of coordinating and rendering mutual legal assistance was

The majority (82 per cent) of States reporting in the third reporting period (2002 2004) had adopted legislation on mutual legal assistance, with approximately one third having reviewed, simplified or otherwise strengthened procedures for mutual legal assistance.

Colombia stated that the central authorities designated to receive requests for mutual legal assistance and either to execute them or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution, and to formulate requests for legal assistance, would be as follows

3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes

Finland stated that the Ministry of Justice was the central authority competent to receive, execute or transmit requests for mutual legal assistance

New Zealand stated that English had been designated as the acceptable language in which to make requests for mutual legal assistance.

Most States (82 per cent) responding in the third reporting period had adopted legislation on mutual legal assistance approximately one third had also reviewed mutual legal assistance procedures.

8. States Parties shall not decline to render mutual legal assistance pursuant to this article on the ground of bank secrecy.

8. States Parties shall not decline to render mutual legal assistance pursuant to this article on the ground of bank secrecy.

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(a) The Office of the Prosecutor General, to receive and execute or transmit requests for mutual legal assistance made by other States parties and to formulate requests for legal assistance to other States parties in the case of investigations being handled by that Office

Its reform agenda placed special emphasis on strengthening regional and international cooperation in matters of mutual legal assistance.

The Cook Islands stated that the Attorney General had been designated the central authority that would have responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance. Costa Rica stated that it did not have a central authority designated to receive, respond to and process requests for mutual legal assistance. Croatia stated that its central authority was as follows

25. Mutual legal assistance may be postponed by the requested State Party on the ground that it interferes with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding.

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Slovenia stated that the central authority would be the Ministry of Justice. South Africa stated that the Director General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development had been designated the central authority to receive requests for mutual legal assistance

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia stated that the central authority for receiving requests for mutual legal assistance would be the Ministry of Justice. Tunisia stated that its central authority was as follows

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25. Mutual legal assistance may be postponed by the requested State Party on the ground that it interferes with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or judicial proceeding.

Chile stated that it had designated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the central authority for purposes of receiving requests for mutual legal assistance. China stated for the Mainland Region that it did not have a central authority designated to receive, respond to and process requests for mutual legal assistance.