UNAFEI WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2006
I. TRAINING
A. 132nd International Seminar
The 132nd International Senior Seminar, “Strengthening the Legal Regime for Combating Terrorism”,
will be held from 10 January to 9 February 2006. The Seminar will examine the current situation ofterrorism and the legal regime against it and the current problems and challenges in order to come up witheffective strategies and countermeasures, having regard to each country’s resources and individual factors
and the efforts being made by the international community.
B. 133rd International Training Course
The 133rd International Training Course, “Effective Prevention and Enhancement of Treatment for
Sexual Offenders” will be held from 15 May to 22 June 2006. The Course will examine and analyze thecurrent situation of sexual offences, the legal framework for prevention, punishment and treatment ofoffenders and practices and programmes for prevention and treatment. It will identify the current problems
and challenges faced and explore effective measures and strategies to improve prevention and treatment
programmes.
C. 134th International Training Course
The 134th International Training Course, “Challenges in the Investigation, Prosecution and Trial ofTransnational Organized Crime”, will be held from 28 August 5 October 2006. The Course will examine thecurrent situation of transnational organized crime in the respective participant’s countries and their legal
regime to investigate, prosecute and try it. It will also examine the current situation of and problems andchallenges in the investigation, prosecution and trial of these offences in relation to collecting key evidence
and in relation to international cooperation.
D. Eleventh Special Seminar for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People’s Republic of China
The Eleventh Special Seminar for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People’s Republic of China,“Towards a Criminal Justice System that can meet the Challenges of Globalization and Reflects the Citizen’s
Point of View” is scheduled to be held at UNAFEI from 20 February to 9 March 2006. Twelve senior criminal
justice officials and members of the UNAFEI faculty will discuss contemporary problems faced by China andJapan in relation to the above theme.
E. The Second Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia
The Second Seminar on the Criminal Justice System for Central Asia will be held from 27 February to 16March 2006 at UNAFEI. The Seminar is entitled a “Criminal Justice System that Meets the Needs of theNew Epoch”. Fourteen criminal justice officials and members of the UNAFEI faculty will discuss
contemporary problems faced by central Asia and Japan in relation to the above theme.
F. Third Special Training Course on Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Capacity in Thailand
UNAFEI will hold the Third Special Training Course on Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Capacity inThailand for sixteen officials from the Office of the National Counter Corruption Commission (ONCC),Thailand. In this final course of a series of three, participants will discuss various problems relating tocorruption control, expanding their technical and juridical knowledge of the suppression of corruption andasset investigation. The Course will be held from 6 to 27 April 2006.
G. First Seminar on the Revitalization of the Volunteer Probation Aide System for the Philippines
UNAFEI will conduct a new seminar entitled the “First Seminar on the Revitalization of Volunteer
Probation Aide System for the Philippines”, which will be held from 28 June to 11 July 2006. Ten Parole andProbation officers of the Parole and Probation Administration of the Philippines and two Volunteer Probation
Aides will attend.
H. Seventh Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenyan Criminal
Justice Officials
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held around October 2006. The Course will expose Kenyan officials to the workings of the Japanese juvenile
justice and treatment systems through lectures and observation visits to relevant agencies.

I. Ninth International Training Course on Corruption Control in Criminal Justice
UNAFEI will conduct the Ninth International Training Course entitled “Corruption Control in CriminalJustice” from 23 October to 17 November 2006. In this course, foreign and Japanese officials engaged incorruption control will comparatively analyze the current situation of corruption, methods of corruption
prevention and measures to enhance international cooperation in this regard.
J. Fifth JICA-NET Seminar on the Revitalization of the Volunteer Probation Aide System for thePhilippines.
A video teleconference will be held on the Revitalization of the Volunteer Probation Aide System for thePhilippines. The date has not been decided yet.
II. TECHNICAL COOPERATION
A. International Training Course on the Criminal Justice System Reforms in Latin America
UNAFEI will be represented by two professors at a training programme held in cooperation with JICAand ILANUD entitled “International Training Course on the Criminal Justice System Reforms in LatinAmerica”, in El Salvador from 19 to 21 July 2006 and in San Jose, Costa Rica from 24 July to 3 August 2006.
The participants of the training programme will be judges, prosecutors and attorneys (public and private,engaged in defence) and in Costa Rica the Course will be attended by participants from ten countries.
B. Short-Term Experts in Kenya
In August 2006, two UNAFEI professors will be dispatched to Kenya to assist the Children’s Departmentof the Vice-President of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Kenya in a project to develop nationwide standards
for the treatment of juvenile offenders.
C. Second In-Country Training Course on Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Capacity in Thailand
UNAFEI in cooperation with the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) of Thailand will holdan In-Country Training Course in Bangkok, Thailand around November 2006. Sixty Thai participants areexpected to attend.
D. Joint Seminar
UNAFEI will hold a Joint Seminar with Thailand in November 2006. The theme of the Joint Seminar has
yet to be decided.
E. ResearchIn 2006, UNAFEI will complete a research project with the research department of the Research andTraining Institute of the Ministry of Justice concerning measures to combat high-tech crime, including
identity theft.

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