International and regional conventions
on judicial cooperation

International conventions

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19 international legal instruments

United Nations resolutions on counter-terrorism 

Regional conventions

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African Union

OAU/AU Treaties, Conventions, Protocols & Charters

 

African Charter on Human and People’s Rights  (1981)

OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism (1999)

Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism (July 2004)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Treaties of ECOWAS

Protocol relating to the mechanism for conflict, prevention, management, resolution, peace-keeping and security (December 1999)

ECOWAS political declaration and common position against terrorism (February 2013) 

West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

Regulation No. 14/2002 / CM / UEMOA on the freezing of funds and other financial resources in the fight against the financing of terrorism (September 2002) – FR only

Directive No. 04/2007/CM/UEMOA on combating the financing of terrorism (July 2007) – FR only

Decision No. 09/2008/CM/UEMOA on the list of persons, entities or bodies affected by the freezing of funds and other financial resources in the fight against the financing of terrorism (amending Decision No. 09/2007/CM/UEMOA of April 06, 2007), 2008 – FR only 

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)

Treaties of the CEMAC – FR only

G5 Sahel

Convention on the creation of the G5 Sahel (February 2014) – FR only

Agreement on the Organization and Operation of the Security Cooperation Platform (December 2015) – FR only 

Strategy for the development and security of G5 Sahel countries (September 2016) – FR only

Resolution 00-01/2017 on the creation of a G5 Sahel Joint Force (February 2017) – FR only 

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Treaties of the ICAO

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Other regional conventions

General Convention on Cooperation in Justice Matters (1961) p.248 – FR only

Convention on Judicial Co-operation between Member States of the Non-Aggression and Defense Assistance Agreement (ANAD) (1987) p.266-284 – FR only 

Convention on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Justice Matters Between the Member States of the Council of the Entente (1997) p.285-306 – FR only 

Convention of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Combatting International Terrorism 

Convention on Mutual Assistance and Extradition against Terrorism (2008) p.325-349 – FR only

Rabat Convention on Judicial Cooperation (August 2008) – FR only 

Mali-Niger-Chad Judicial Cooperation Agreement (May 2017) – FR only

Read also: ONUDC – Recueil d’accords bilatéraux, régionaux et internationaux en matière d’entraide judiciaire et d’extradition (2008) – FR only