A/RES/52/88 Page 2 Commending also the International Association of Penal Law and the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences for providing support for the Expert Group Meeting and the Governments of Finland, Germany and the United States of America and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute for their cooperation in its organization, Recognizing that the work of the Intergovernmental Expert Group could not be fully completed given the limited amount of time available and that its work was therefore ultimately limited to the field of extradition,3 Determined to implement section I of Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/27, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to convene a meeting of an intergovernmental expert group to explore ways of increasing the efficiency of extradition and related mechanisms of international cooperation, I MUTUAL ASSISTANCE 1. Requests the Secretary-General to convene, using extrabudgetary funds already offered for this purpose, a meeting of an intergovernmental expert group to examine practical recommendations for the further development and promotion of mutual assistance in criminal matters; 2. Recommends that the expert group should, in accordance with section I of Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/27, explore ways and means of increasing the efficiency of this type of international cooperation, having due regard for the rule of law and the protection of human rights, including by drafting alternative or complementary articles for the Model Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters,4 developing model legislation and providing technical assistance in the development of agreements; 3. Also recommends that the expert group submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice no later than at its eighth session; II EXTRADITION 1. Welcomes the report of the Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting on Extradition, held at Siracusa, Italy, from 10 to 13 December 1996;1 2. Decides that the Model Treaty on Extradition2 should be complemented by the provisions set forth in the annex to the present resolution; 3. Encourages Member States, within the framework of their national legal systems, to enact effective extradition legislation, and calls upon the international community to give all possible assistance in achieving that goal; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to elaborate, in consultation with Member States and subject to extrabudgetary resources, for submission to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, model legislation to assist Member States in giving effect to the Model Treaty on Extradition in order to enhance 3 See E/CN.15/1997/6 and Corr.1, annex, section IV. 4 Resolution 45/117, annex. /...