A/RES/69/193
International cooperation in criminal matters
Recalling its resolutions 45/117 of 14 December 1990 on the Model Treaty on
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and 53/112 of 9 December 1998 on mutual
assistance and international cooperation in criminal matters,
Recalling also its resolutions 45/116 of 14 December 1990 on the Model
Treaty on Extradition and 52/88 of 12 December 1997 on international cooperation
in criminal matters,
Recalling further its resolution 45/118 of 14 December 1990 on the Model
Treaty on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters,
Recalling the Model Bilateral Agreement on the Sharing of Confiscated
Proceeds of Crime or Property,4
Recalling also the adoption by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the
Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders of the Model Agreement on the
Transfer of Foreign Prisoners5 and the recommendations on the treatment of foreign
prisoners,6
Taking into consideration the establishment of regional networks, including
those established with the assistance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime, such as the Central American Network of Prosecutors against Organized
Crime and the Network of West African Central Authorities and Prosecutors against
Organized Crime, whose prime objective is to strengthen regional and international
cooperation in criminal matters, facilitating cooperation in ongoing cases and the
delivery of related legal and technical assistance,
Noting with satisfaction the contributions of the United Nations congresses on
crime prevention and criminal justice in promoting international cooperation by
facilitating, inter alia, the exchange of experience in research, law and policy
development and the identification of emerging trends and issues in crime
prevention and criminal justice among States, intergovernmental organizations,
non-governmental organizations and individual experts representing various
professions and disciplines,
1.
Encourages Member States to promote and strengthen international
cooperation to further develop the capacities of criminal justice systems, including
through efforts to modernize and strengthen relevant legislation related to
international cooperation in criminal matters, and the use of modern technology to
overcome problems that hinder cooperation in a number of areas, such as witness
testimony by videoconference, where applicable, and the exchange of digital
evidence;
2.
Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or
acceding to the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances of 1988,1 the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto,2 the United Nations
Convention against Corruption3 and the international counter-terrorism conventions
and protocols, and calls upon Member States, where necessary, to incorporate the
provisions of those instruments into their national legislation;
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4
Economic and Social Council resolution 2005/14, annex.
Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Milan,
26 August–6 September 1985: report prepared by the Secretariat (United Nations publication, Sales
No. E.86.IV.1), chap. I, sect. D.1, annex I.
6
Ibid., annex II.
5
2/4