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11. Reiterates its invitation to Member States to provide the Secretary-General with copies of relevant
laws and information on practices related to international cooperation in criminal matters and in particular
to extradition, as well as updated information on central authorities designated to deal with requests;
12. Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) Subject to extrabudgetary resources, to regularly update and disseminate the information mentioned
in paragraph 11 above;
(b) To continue to provide advisory and technical cooperation services to Member States requesting
assistance in the development, negotiation and implementation of bilateral, subregional, regional or
international treaties on extradition, as well as in the drafting and application of appropriate national
legislation, as necessary;
(c) To promote regular communication and exchanges of information between central authorities of
Member States dealing with requests for extradition and to promote meetings of such authorities on a regional
basis for Member States wishing to attend;
(d) To provide, taking into account the recommendations for a training programme6 contained in the
report of the Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting, in cooperation with relevant intergovernmental
organizations, with the participation of interested Member States at the intergovernmental organizational
meeting referred to in the recommendations and subject to extrabudgetary resources, training for personnel
in appropriate governmental agencies and central authorities of requesting Member States on extradition law
and practice designed to develop necessary skills and to improve communications and cooperation aimed at
enhancing the effectiveness of extradition and related practices;
13. Also requests the Secretary-General, subject to extrabudgetary resources and in cooperation with
other relevant intergovernmental organizations, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research
Institute and the other institutes comprising the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Programme network, to develop appropriate training materials for use in providing to requesting Member
States the technical assistance referred to above;
14. Commends the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences for its offer to organize
and host a coordination meeting for the purpose of developing the training material referred to in paragraph
13 above, as well as training courses on extradition law and practice;
15. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of the provisions of the present
resolution, and urges Member States and funding agencies to assist the Secretary-General in implementing
the present resolution through voluntary contributions to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice Fund;
16. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit the report of the Intergovernmental Expert Group
Meeting on Extradition together with the present resolution to the Preparatory Committee on the
Establishment of an International Criminal Court for consideration.
70th plenary meeting
12 December 1997
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Ibid., appendix III.
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