Adopts the Model Treaty on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters, contained in the annex to the present resolution, as a useful framework that could be of assistance to States interested in negotiating and concluding bilateral or multilateral treaties aimed at improving co-operation in matters of crime prevention and criminal justice;
2
Invites Member States, if they have not yet established treaty relations with other States in regard to transfer of proceedings in criminal matters, or if they wish to revise existing treaty relations, to take the Model Treaty into account whenever doing so;
3
Urges Member States to strengthen international co-operation in criminal justice;
4
Also urges Member States to inform the Secretary-General periodically of efforts undertaken to establish arrangements for the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters;
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Requests the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to conduct periodic reviews of the progress attained in this field;
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Requests the Secretary-General to assist Member States, at their request, in the development of treaties on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters and to report regularly thereon to the Committee.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3 Required Documents
Article 4 Certification and Authentication
Article 5 Decision on the Request
Article 6 Dual Criminality
Article 7 Grounds for Refusal
Article 8 The Position of the Suspected Person
Article 9 The Rights of the Victim
Article 10
Article 11 Effects of the Transfer of Proceedings on the Requested State
Article 12 Provisional Measures
Article 13 The Plurality of Criminal Proceedings
Article 14 Costs
Article 15 Final Provisions
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