Palermo Convention

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The Palermo Convention is a major United Nations treaty that provides a global legal framework for preventing and combating transnational organized crime, including related issues like corruption, money laundering, and human trafficking.

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Palermo Protocol 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations convention
international criminal law instrument
multilateral treaty
administeredBy United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime NERFINISHED
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 2000-11-15
adoptionResolution UN General Assembly resolution 55/25
aimsTo promote cooperation to prevent and combat transnational organized crime more effectively
alsoKnownAs Convention of Palermo NERFINISHED
appliesTo offences involving an organized criminal group
offences that are transnational in nature
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
encourages domestic legislative and administrative measures against organized crime
international cooperation in investigations and prosecutions of organized crime
entryIntoForceDate 2003-09-29
fullName United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime NERFINISHED
geographicalScope global
hasProtocol Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition NERFINISHED
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air NERFINISHED
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children NERFINISHED
includesMechanism extradition
joint investigations
law enforcement cooperation
measures for confiscation and seizure of proceeds of crime
mutual legal assistance
protection of victims
protection of witnesses
special investigative techniques
technical assistance and training
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature framework convention
monitoredBy Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime NERFINISHED
openedForSignatureDate 2000-12-12
openedForSignaturePlace Palermo, Italy NERFINISHED
relatedTo United Nations Convention against Corruption NERFINISHED
requires criminalization of corruption
criminalization of laundering of proceeds of crime
criminalization of obstruction of justice
criminalization of participation in an organized criminal group
shortName UNTOC NERFINISHED
subjectMatter corruption related to organized crime
criminalization of participation in organized criminal groups
international cooperation in criminal matters
money laundering
obstruction of justice
transnational organized crime

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Global Report on Trafficking in Persons relatedTo Palermo Convention
this entity surface form: Palermo Protocol