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Legal Aid

Mutual legal assistance

Unit IV 1 (International Criminal Affairs)

Department of Asset Recovery and International Legal Cooperation (DRCI)

Requests for mutual legal assistance

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C. Office of Staff Legal Assistance

15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

(vii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

(viii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

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The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

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Legal assistance institutional framework and practice

Mr. Aresio Valiente, Center for Popular Legal Assistance

13. Recalls paragraph 23 of its resolution 61 261, reiterates its support for the strengthening of professional legal assistance for staff in order for staff to continue to receive legal assistance, and decides to establish the Office of Staff Legal Assistance to succeed the Panel of Counsel

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

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21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

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

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.

The State party observes that it is important for due process reasons that evidence be of a certain probity before being put to the courts in criminal proceedings.

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

(d) Provide persons under 18 with legal or other assistance at an early stage of judicial proceedings

Achieving the optimum balance between assistance requirements and donors' priorities should ensure an additional input of funds.

With respect to Free Legal Assistance, the Bill provides for the possibility of full legal assistance, including legal counseling or information on the rights of women as a means of guaranteeing access to justice.

Developed policies for implementation of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

The lump sum system of payment under the legal aid programme has been evaluated by both tribunals.

Fifteen medico legal centers have been established to facilitate easier access to medico legal aid.

Assistance is also provided in relation to accommodation, sustenance, medical care, psychological support, ensuring the existence of a legal advisor and an interpreter.

The Family Violence Prevention Legal Services units deliver legal assistance, case work and court support to victims of family violence.

From 2000 to the end of 2002, of the beneficiaries to the legal assistance provided by legal aid organizations, ethnic minorities and women accounted for 23 and 42.9 respectively.

15. Also decides that staff at all duty stations shall continue to have access to legal assistance

21. Recognizes that the Office of Staff Legal Assistance and the Ombudsman have two distinct functions

This section will be called International legal assistance in criminal matters and will define the following

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

An Office of Public Counsel for Victims will offer necessary legal assistance to victims.

States referred to a number of other impediments leading to the refusal of requests for extradition, such as the absence of dual criminality, statute of limitations, the political nature of the offence and procedural or formal deficiencies.

With regard to legal aid, the State of Viet Nam has paid attention to increase legal aid activities, especially for poor people, people subject to State priority policies and women.

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

(ii) Enhancing international cooperation and mutual legal assistance in cases involving money laundering

Benin requested assistance for the implementation of legal instruments on protection against nuclear terrorism.