Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials

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DIANE Publishing, 1998

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Page xi - Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another...
Page xii - ... without exception whatsoever and whether or not the Offence was committed in its territory, to submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution. Those authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of any ordinary offence of a serious nature under the law of that State.
Page 9 - Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State. 3 States Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize such offences as extraditable offences between themselves subject to the conditions provided by the law of the requested State.
Page xiv - Organization to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. Article...
Page iii - To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification...
Page 5 - Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences covered by this Convention when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite such person solely on the ground that he or she is one of its nationals.
Page 10 - This Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Page 4 - Controlled delivery" shall mean the technique of allowing illicit or suspect consignments to pass out of, through or into the territory of one or more States, with the knowledge and under the supervision of their competent authorities, with a view to the investigation of an offence and the identification of persons involved in the commission of the offence; (j) "Regional economic integration organization...
Page xiii - State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the second instrument of ratification, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification or accession.
Page 8 - Mutual legal assistance 1 . States Parties shall afford one another the widest measure of mutual legal assistance in investigations, prosecutions and judicial proceedings in relation to the offences covered by this Convention as provided for in article...

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