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The European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters is a 1959
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mutual legal assistance treaty A mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) is an agreement between two or more countries for the purpose of gathering and exchanging information in an effort to enforce public or criminal laws. A mutual legal assistance request is commonly used to fo ...
. It has been
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by 50 states including all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. The parties to the Convention agree to offer each other "the widest measure of mutual assistance" in investigating crimes, procuring evidence, and in prosecuting criminal suspects. The Convention specifies the requirements that requests for legal assistance and
letters rogatory {{Short description, Formal request by a court to a foreign court for judicial assistance Letters rogatory or letters of request are a formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance. The most common remedies soug ...
from the "requesting state" to the "requested state" have to meet. The Convention also sets out rules for the enforcement of such letters rogatory by the authorities of the requested state. The Convention was concluded in
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, on 20 April 1959 and entered into force on 12 June 1962. In 2009,
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became the 47th and final member state of the Council of Europe to ratify the Convention, making it one of the few universal Conventions amongst member states of the Council. The Convention has also been ratified by
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European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
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Signatures and ratifications
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European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters The European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters is a 1959 Council of Europe mutual legal assistance treaty. It has been ratified by 50 states including all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. The parties to the Convention ...
Council of Europe treaties
European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters The European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters is a 1959 Council of Europe mutual legal assistance treaty. It has been ratified by 50 states including all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. The parties to the Convention ...
European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters The European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters is a 1959 Council of Europe mutual legal assistance treaty. It has been ratified by 50 states including all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. The parties to the Convention ...
European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters The European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters is a 1959 Council of Europe mutual legal assistance treaty. It has been ratified by 50 states including all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. The parties to the Convention ...
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