(j) States should consider sharing expertise with other States in the global effort to comply with international treaty obligations and the measures for countering money laundering adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session.

The third law (Law No. 10.886 2004) adds provisions to Article 129 of the Penal Code to typify domestic violence as a crime.

But also exacerbating the matter is the absence and lack of recognition of Mob Justice (and its many variations) as a crime in our Federal Laws, most particularly our CRIMINAL CODE ACT, CAP C38 LFN 2004.

What Section 147 b does, with respect to the financing of terrorist acts, is to establish this as a self standing offence as well and thus to highlight the grave nature of such financing.

4. Also stresses the need to treat all forms of violence against women and girls of all ages as a criminal offence punishable by law, including violence based on all forms of discrimination

The ICC is meant to ensure that the perpetrators of such crimes as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity will be tried either in their national jurisdictions or through the ICC.

The Committee has consistently expressed the view that the crime of torture is qualitatively distinguishable from the various forms of homicide and assault that exist and therefore should be separately defined as a crime.

Acknowledging the establishment of the International Criminal Court in accordance with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and that genocide is defined in the Rome Statute among the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole,

4. Also stresses the need to treat all forms of violence against women and girls of all ages as a criminal offence punishable by law, including violence based on all forms of discrimination

As mentioned above, since Law 9613 establishes terrorism and (as amended) its financing as a predicate offence for money laundering, Brazilian courts have authority to freeze and seize, and confiscate the suspected objects of terrorism or terrorist financing offences.

The Brazilian authorities expect that such amendment will ensure significant progress in the combat against money laundering and expedite the recovery of assets illegally obtained or put into use for the preparation of crimes, such as terrorism.

Acknowledging the establishment of the International Criminal Court in accordance with the Rome Statute (A CONF.183 9), and that genocide is defined in the Rome Statute among the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole,