In the area of Mutual Administrative Assistance, the WCO Council has recently adopted an international Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (Johannesburg Convention), which is now available for accession.

Mutual legal assistance

mutual legal assistance.

mutual legal assistance

Legal and technical assistance to such States would enable them to develop the administrative machinery to participate in mutual legal assistance and information sharing.

Requests for mutual legal assistance

The Mutual Legal Assistance Act

Mutual legal assistance (art. 18)

Mutual assistance in criminal proceedings

Agreement on mutual administrative cooperation to prevent customs violations

(vii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

(viii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

Mutual legal assistance (art. 18, para.

Mutual legal assistance (art. 18, para.

quot Mutual assistance in criminal matters

quot Mutual assistance in criminal proceedings

quot Mutual assistance in criminal matters

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

C. Mutual legal assistance treaties 8 8

Thailand is also in the process of considering becoming a party to the International Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (Johannesburg Convention).

Advised investigative authorities on mutual assistance and extradition

15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

(l) International cooperation, including mutual legal assistance and extradition

(a) Agreement on mutual legal assistance and judicial cooperation

Agreement between the United Mexican States and Spain on mutual administrative assistance with a view to the prevention, investigation and suppression of customs fraud (8 February 1982)

Australia has extensive mutual legal assistance and information exchange mechanisms in place to provide significant assistance to another country in regard to criminal, civil and administrative investigations and proceedings relating to the financing of terrorism.

Report of the informal working group on mutual legal assistance

Development of regional instruments on extradition and mutual legal assistance

Australia's mutual assistance agreements further facilitated cooperation with overseas agencies.

Furthermore, under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal and Related Matters Act 2003, the Attorney General is the central authority for receiving all requests for mutual assistance.

Technical assistance in administrative and customs procedures.

Some described their national legislation on extradition and mutual legal assistance.

Thirdly, we should strengthen mutual assistance and give prominence to Africa.

In 1990, Botswana enacted the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.

Most States (82 per cent) responding in the third reporting period had adopted legislation on mutual legal assistance approximately one third had also reviewed mutual legal assistance procedures.

Strengthening judicial cooperation (such as in the field of administrative and mutual legal assistance, initiation and implementation of joint international investigation proceedings, perhaps stronger involvement of international courts of justice).

(b) Assistance for the administrative and judicial reform

23. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.

23. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.

Organize a specific national training workshop on extradition and mutual judicial assistance

The responses also indicate growing cooperation and mutual assistance between different stakeholders.

IOC has existing programmes on training and mutual assistance of developing countries.

The Convention also stipulates procedures for mutual assistance in case of emergency.

While fewer States were using mutual legal assistance than extradition, there seemed to be fewer legal and formal difficulties in sending and executing requests for mutual legal assistance than for extradition.