United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

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The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is a major international treaty that provides a comprehensive legal framework for countries to cooperate in preventing and combating organized criminal activities that cross national borders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty
international convention
multilateral treaty
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 2000-11-15
adoptionPlace New York City
aim to promote cooperation to prevent and combat transnational organized crime more effectively
alsoKnownAs United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
surface form: UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
category United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice treaty
depository Secretary-General of the United Nations
developedUnder United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
encourages information exchange between States Parties
prevention measures against organized crime
technical assistance and training
enteredIntoForceDate 2003-09-29
focusesOn international cooperation in criminal matters
hasProtocol Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature legally binding on States Parties
monitoredBy Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
openedForSignatureDate 2000-12-12
openedForSignaturePlace Palermo
providesFor confiscation and seizure of proceeds of crime
extradition
joint investigations
law enforcement cooperation
mutual legal assistance
protection of victims
protection of witnesses
special investigative techniques
requires criminalization of corruption
criminalization of money laundering
criminalization of obstruction of justice
criminalization of participation in an organized criminal group
establishment of jurisdiction over covered offences
liability of legal persons for participation in serious crime
scope offences that are transnational in nature and involve an organized criminal group
shortName Palermo Convention
UNTOC
subject international criminal law
transnational organized crime

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United Nations General Assembly treaties hasExample United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings relatedTo United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
this entity surface form: United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime supportsTreaty United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
40 Recommendations influenced United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
this entity surface form: United Nations AML/CFT-related instruments
United Nations crime suppression conventions includesInstrument United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime alsoKnownAs United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
this entity surface form: UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime category United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice treaty
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons relatedTo United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances complements United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Council of Europe conventions on money laundering and terrorist financing cooperatesWith United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
this entity surface form: United Nations conventions against transnational organized crime