Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

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OAS convention international treaty multilateral treaty mutual legal assistance treaty

The Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters is a regional treaty among member states of the Organization of American States that facilitates cooperation in investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses across borders.

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Label	Occurrences
Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	OAS convention ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ mutual legal assistance treaty ⓘ
aimsTo	combat transnational crime ⓘ facilitate mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ strengthen international cooperation in criminal investigations ⓘ strengthen international cooperation in criminal prosecutions ⓘ
appliesTo	criminal matters ⓘ investigation of criminal offenses ⓘ prosecution of criminal offenses ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	dual criminality (subject to treaty terms) ⓘ non-intervention in internal affairs ⓘ respect for sovereignty of states ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf	Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	central authorities for mutual legal assistance ⓘ language and translation of requests ⓘ limitations and conditions for assistance ⓘ use and admissibility of evidence obtained ⓘ
establishes	obligations of requested state ⓘ obligations of requesting state ⓘ
geopoliticalScope	Inter-American system NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParty	member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalDomain	criminal law ⓘ international criminal cooperation ⓘ mutual legal assistance ⓘ
providesFor	confidentiality of requests and evidence ⓘ exchange of evidence in criminal cases ⓘ execution of searches and seizures upon request ⓘ identification and location of persons ⓘ service of documents in criminal proceedings ⓘ taking of testimony and statements ⓘ transfer of persons in custody for testimony ⓘ
regionalScope	Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates	channels for transmission of mutual legal assistance requests ⓘ costs of executing mutual legal assistance requests ⓘ form and content of mutual legal assistance requests ⓘ grounds for refusal of assistance ⓘ
relatedTo	Inter-American conventions against organized crime NERFINISHED ⓘ extradition treaties ⓘ
sponsoredBy	Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	cooperation in complex and transnational criminal cases ⓘ cross-border collection of criminal evidence ⓘ

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Treaties of the Organization of American States → hasPart → Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters ⓘ