Useful Tools
In line with the Guidelines for conducting the country reviews, governmental experts are encouraged to prepare themselves by:
(a) Thoroughly studying the Convention and the relevant Protocols, as well as the procedures and rules for the functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto and the present guidelines for conducting the country reviews;
(b) Familiarizing themselves with the official records of the negotiation of the Convention and the relevant Protocols, particularly those parts pertaining to the articles that are the subject of the relevant review phase. The Secretariat will make available on the web page of the Implementation Review Mechanism and on the secure module of SHERLOC a list of useful publications and tools 1 to support governmental experts in the review process;
(c) Familiarizing themselves with the legal system of the State party under review, including, where applicable, relevant judicial decisions issued by higher national courts of that State. For this purpose, the governmental experts conducting the review may seek support from the State party under review in enhancing their understanding of the legal system of that State;
(d) Familiarizing themselves with any reservation to or declaration on the Convention and its Protocols formulated by the State party under review.
Below experts can find a list of useful publications and tools to support them in the review process:
1) Texts of Convention and Protocols
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
- Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
- Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
- Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
2) Travaux Préparatoires of the negotiations for the elaboration of the United Nations Convention against Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto (2006) Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
3) Status of adherence to Convention and Protocols + Declarations and Reservations
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime English
- Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children English
- Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air English
- Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition English
4) Compilation of Recommendations on the UNTOC Review Mechanism Made by the UNTOC COP Working Groups and the Observations by the Chairs of the Constructive Dialogues on the UNTOC and Protocols' Review Process (English)
5) Legislative guides
- Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2017 English French Russian Spanish
- Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2004 Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
(Introduction and list of experts Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish)
- Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish (Legislative Guide on Trafficking in Persons, 2020 update: English)
- Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
- Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
6) Model legislative provisions
- Model Legislative Provisions against Organized Crime, 2nd Edition, 2021 Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
- Model legislative provisions against organized crime, 1st Edition, 2012 Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
- Model Legislative Provisions against Trafficking in Persons, 2020, English
- Model Law against Smuggling of Migrants, 2010 Arabic English French Russian Spanish
- Model Law on Illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, 2011 Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
7) Glossaries of terms of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Multilingual
- Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children Multilingual
- Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air Multilingual
- Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition Multilingual
8) Manual - REVMOD - Focal Point and Expert (English)
9) Guide - Preliminary Consultation English | French
10) E learning module on the UNTOC Review Mechanism and the use of REVMOD Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish
For information on the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime click here. To access additional relevant publications relating to transnational organized crime, click here.