The Mutual Legal Assistance Request Writer Tool (MLA Tool) was developed by UNODC to assist criminal justice practitioners in drafting expeditiously MLA requests, thereby enhancing cooperation between States and accelerating responses to such requests. In its revised and expanded version, the Tool is an HTML-based stand-alone application, capable of running on all devices. It provides guidance to practitioners through each step of the drafting process and further helps them draft MLA requests by filling in all appropriate and relevant information.
Communications from central authorities regarding working and emergency measures as a result of the health crisis caused by COVID-19. To access the list of emergency measures, please address a request to
unodc-mla.facilitators@un.org and luisfrancisco.dejorgemesas@un.org.
The online directory of Competent National Authorities is a password protected tool, listing over one thousand competent national authorities designated under: (1) the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, (2) the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, (3) the United Nations Convention against Corruption and (4) other applicable legal instruments, such as Security Council resolution 2322 (2016), General Assembly resolution 68/186 and decisions 3/2 and 4/2 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Open the CNA Directory.
Resources for Judicial Regional Platforms of Sahel and Indian Ocean Commission Countries
Compendium of bilateral, regional international agreements on extradition and mutual legal assistance (French).
Practical guide for formulating effective requests for extradition and mutual legal assistance to the five States members of IOC (French).
