Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air

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The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air is a United Nations treaty that supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime by establishing international measures to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants while protecting their rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty
international treaty
protocol to a convention
administeredBy United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime NERFINISHED
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 2000-11-15
adoptionPlace New York City NERFINISHED
aimsTo combat the smuggling of migrants
prevent the exploitation of smuggled migrants
prevent the smuggling of migrants
promote cooperation among States Parties
protect the rights of smuggled migrants
alsoKnownAs Migrant Smuggling Protocol NERFINISHED
category United Nations crime prevention instrument
concludedAt Palermo NERFINISHED
contains provisions on confidentiality and data protection
provisions on information campaigns to prevent migrant smuggling
provisions on return of smuggled migrants
depositedWith Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED
emphasizes humane treatment of smuggled migrants
non-criminalization of migrants for having been smuggled
safety and life of migrants at sea
entryIntoForceDate 2004-01-28
fullName Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air NERFINISHED
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor national legislation on migrant smuggling in many States
obligesStatesTo adopt legislative and other measures to establish migrant smuggling as a criminal offence
cooperate in preventing and suppressing the smuggling of migrants by sea
exchange information to combat migrant smuggling
provide or strengthen training for immigration and other relevant officials
strengthen border controls to prevent and detect migrant smuggling
openedForSignatureDate 2000-12-12
openedForSignaturePlace Palermo NERFINISHED
partOf Palermo Protocols NERFINISHED
protects rights of smuggled migrants
relatedInstrument Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition NERFINISHED
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children NERFINISHED
requiresStatesTo criminalize enabling a person to remain illegally in a State
criminalize producing fraudulent travel or identity documents
criminalize the smuggling of migrants
shortName Smuggling of Migrants Protocol NERFINISHED
subjectMatter smuggling of migrants
transnational organized crime
supplements United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime NERFINISHED

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United Nations crime suppression conventions includesInstrument Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime hasProtocol Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air