1. The Challenge of Effective Judicial Cooperation
presentation by CTED GENERAL LEGAL ISSUES GROUP, INCLUDING LEGISLATION, EXTRADITION, AND MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE

2. Specific challenges Enabling Legislation Instruments for cooperation
Know-how
Technical and human resources
Priorities

3. Specific challenges (Cont. )
Monitoring
Differences in legal systems
Political difficulties
Human rights guarantees

4. Monitoring implementation
“Afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal investigations or criminal proceedings…”(resolution 1373).
“…the requested Party shall make every effort to comply with the request” (COE MLA second additional protocol)
“Countries should rapidly, constructively and effectively provide the widest possible range of mutual legal assistance” (FATF Rec.)

5. CTED’s role in Promoting Judicial Cooperation
Identify needs
Promote ratification and implementation of CT and MLA instruments.
Build states capacity to effectively cooperate with each other.
Promote international cooperation.

6. CTED’s role in Promoting Judicial Cooperation
Promoting international best practices and tools
Regional best practices
Providing a regional and global analysis
Protection of human rights

7. Judicial and prosecutorial networks
Improve co-operation between Competent Authorities in Member States
Bring better co-ordination of cross-border investigations and prosecutions
Exchange information expeditiously
Build bridges between different legal systems

8. Best practices – Judicial networks
International association of prosecutors
G8: 24/7
EUROJUST and the European judicial network
IBERO-American prosecutors network (IBER-RED)
OAS: The Hemispheric Information Exchange Network for Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Extradition
COE conference of prosecutors generals