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DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CRIME

DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CRIME. Domestic measures. What do we do? Sign international agreements About crimes against the international community The Geneva Conventions The Rome Statute 1998 The Parlermo Protocol 2000

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DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CRIME

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  1. DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CRIME • Domestic measures • What do we do? • Sign international agreements • About crimes against the international community • The Geneva Conventions • The Rome Statute 1998 • The Parlermo Protocol 2000 • Extradition treaties (to send criminals back to be prosecuted) and mutual assistance agreements • The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 • The Extradition Act 1988 • 34 bilateral treaties with other countries + the London Scheme (multilateral extradition agreements) = 129 countries

  2. DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CRIME • Domestic measures • What do we do? • Pass laws in Australia to reflect these international agreements • Geneva Conventions Act 1957 • ICC Act 2002 • ICC (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 • Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Act 2013

  3. DEALING WITH INTERNATIONAL CRIME • Domestic measures • What do we do? • Fund law enforcement agencies to deal with international crime • The AFP (Australian Federal Police) • The ACC (Australian Crime Commission) • The Attorney-General’s Department • (THE COURTS, which are often forgotten!!!)

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