Mechanism facilitating judicial cooperation in criminal matters with the Sahel countries.
Mission
The PCJS facilitates communication between magistrates and national central authorities in charge of international cooperation in criminal matters. Its mission has three main components:
Tools
Tailor-made tools have been designed for use by practitioners to help them facilitate the processing of their requests for international judicial cooperation.
Meetings
The PCJS holds annual meetings and technical meetings of focal points each year in one of the member countries to:
Exchange on cases of judicial cooperation, possible challenges and solutions
Share best practices in judicial cooperation
Sensitization
Outreach missions in the Sahel countries are conducted by focal points to:
Facilitate and strengthen judicial cooperation
Promote the use of the PCJS among the criminal justice stakeholders