The Mutual Legal Assistance Request Writer Tool (MLA Tool) was developed by UNODC to assist criminal justice practitioners in drafting expeditiously MLA requests, thereby enhancing cooperation between States and accelerating responses to such requests. In its revised and expanded version, the Tool is an HTML-based stand-alone application, capable of running on all devices. It provides guidance to practitioners through each step of the drafting process and further helps them draft MLA requests by filling in all appropriate and relevant information.
The online directory of Competent National Authorities is a password protected tool, listing
over one thousand competent national authorities designated under: (1) the 1988
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, (2) the United
Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, (3) the United
Nations Convention against Corruption and (4) other applicable legal instruments, such as Security
Council resolution 2322 (2016), General Assembly
resolution 68/186 and decisions 3/2 and 4/2 of the Conference of the
Parties to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Open the
CNA Directory.
Handbook on the International Transfer of Sentenced Persons (2012): English
Practical Guide for Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders (2019): English
Resources for Judicial Regional Platforms of Sahel and Indian Ocean Commission Countries
Compendium
of bilateral, regional international agreements on extradition and mutual legal assistance (French).
Practical
guide for formulating effective requests for extradition and mutual legal assistance to the five States members of IOC (French).
