AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENTOF JAPAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASIAAND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION
OF CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF
OFFENDERS(in English and Japanese)

Signed at New York, March 15, 1961
Entered into force, June 5, 1961

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPANFOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OFTHE ASIA AND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME

AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERSThe United Nations (hereinafter called "the Organization") and the Government ofJapan (hereinafter called "the Government"), desiring to give effect to the unanimous
resolution passed by the First United Nations Asia and Far East Seminar on thePrevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held in Rangoon in 1954, which
recommended the establishment of an Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention ofCrime and the Treatment of Offenders, have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
Establishment, Purposes and Activities of the Institute
1. The Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment ofOffenders shall be established in Japan by the Organization and the Government underthe terms of this Agreement.
2.

The purposes of this Institute shall be the training of personnel, studies andresearch in the field of the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders, as well as
in that of prevention of juvenile delinquency and treatment of juvenile delinquents.

3. The main activities of the Institute shall be:(a) To carry out the training programme, with the aim of providing a soundbackground in the principal theories and practices of criminology, penology andjuvenile delinquency and allied disciplines, including sociology, psychology,psychiatry and penitentiary social assistance.
The training programme shall include a comprehensive study of the mainprinciples for an adequate legislation and administrative regulations
concerning the status of prisoners and juvenile offenders;(b) To maintain relations with Governments and similar Institutions of the region
supplying them, as far as possible, with all the necessary information andcooperating in the implementation of the preventive services of theGovernments by the collection of data, classification of material anddissemination of results within the activities of the Institute;(c) To carry out practical training at the appropriate institutions of Japan.
ARTICLE II
Organization of the Institute and Method of Instruction
1.

The Institute shall have the following staff:(a) A Director appointed by the Organization in consultation with the Governmentand remunerated by the Organization.

He shall be responsible to theOrganization and shall keep it informed of the activities of the Institute. His
functions shall be;i. To plan and direct in consultation with the Deputy Director, the training
and research programmes of the Institute, including their implementationin the institutions referred to in Article I, paragraph 3, (c), above;ii.

To organize and direct, in consultation with the Deputy Director, theadministration of the Institute and to select, in consultation with theDeputy Director, professional and administrative staff of the Institute to
be provided by the Government under this Agreement and also the staff
nominated by other Governments of the region in accordance with thearrangements to be made with these Governments;

iii. To disseminate training and research material in the region including, if
advisable, the publication of the results of research projects;

iv.

To promote the exchange of information on the activities of the Institutewith similar national, as well as international, organizations andauthorities;v.

To submit, on the completion of the first year, and each year thereafter, tothe Organization and the Government and annual report on the activitiesof the Institute and on the programme for the following year.

(b) A Deputy Director assigned by the Government in consultation with the0rganization. He shall assist the Director in the discharge of the latter'sfunctions, including the liaison with the proper authorities of the Government
with a view to furthering the development of the Institute. In the absence ofthe Deputy Director, the senior Japanese staff member shall act as interim
Deputy Director.
(c) A Senior Adviser appointed by the Organization in consultation with theGovernment and remunerated by the Organization. He shall supervise theimplementation of the programme and research of the Institute and shall also
be responsible for the publications of the Institute. In the absence of theDirector, the Senior Adviser shall act as interim Director.
(d) The necessary teaching, research, language and administrative staff.
2. The Institute shall have accommodation for the Direction and Administration andfor teaching, language and research facilities.
3. The method of instruction shall primarily consist of lectures and discussions orseminars. The teaching material to be used at the Institute shall preferably be basic
manuals, case situations and visual aids, supplemented by visits to institutions andexperimental courses therein.

The Institute shall, moreover, undertake short-term

special and refresher courses and ad hoc training courses to meet such problems as mayarise.
4.

The working languages of the Institute shall be English and Japanese.

Anyteaching, research or training conducted in Japanese shall be simultaneouslyinterpreted into English. Teaching material and any other data provided in Japanese
shall be made available in English.
5. With a view to furthering its character and purposes, the Institute will endeavour tosecure the co-operation of other countries of the region in its activities.
6. The regulations of the Institute shall be drawn up by the Director and the Deputy
Director.

7. The Organization may, if necessary, assign a qualified official or expert to visit theInstitute and submit a report on its functioning to the Organization.
ARTICLE III
Obligations of the Organization
The Organization shall provide, subject to the availability of funds, for a period notexceeding five years, the following technical assistance for the Institute:(a) In 1961 – The services of the Director and of a Senior Adviser, and five to ten
fellowships for countries of the region other than Japan.

Also

equipment, technical literature and other reference material in theamount of US $1,000.-;(b) In 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965
In each year, the services of the Director and Senior Adviser, theservices of three short-term experts for special refresher or ad hoc
training courses, and ten fellowships for countries of the region otherthan Japan. Also equipment, technical literature and other referencematerial in the amount of US$2,500.- each year.
ARTICLE IV
Obligations of the Government
1. The Government shall provide, in accordance with national laws and within thelimits of budgetary appropriations:(a) The personnel referred to in Article II, paragraph 1,(b) and (d);(b) Furnished and equipped premises and maintenance thereof necessary for thefulfilment of the Institute's purposes;(c) Facilities for the printing of publications of the Institute;(d) Facilities in institutions for training, research and demonstration purposes.
The institutions used by the Institute and its staff shall not be considered as
forming administratively part of the Institute;(e) Such equipment, technical literature and other reference material as may berequired by the programme and research of the Institute;

(f) Anyothercontribution

which

maybe

necessaryforthesuccessful

implementation of the programme of the Institute, including transportfacilities;(g) Medical and hospital assistance to the staff internationally recruited by theOrganization.
2.

The Government shall make the Institute available to eligible United Nations

fellowship holders or other persons from the region, and for this purpose shall facilitatein accordance with national laws and regulations their entry into Japan and theirsojourn there.
ARTICLE V
Privileges and Immunities
1. Officials and experts of the Organization appointed to serve on the Institute shall beaccorded privileges and immunities provided under Articles V, VI and VII of theConvention on the Privilieges and Immunities of the United Nations.
2. Those Articles of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United
Nations which are referred to in the preceding paragraph are reproduced in the Annex
to this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
Entry into Force, Duration and Termination
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date the Secretary-General of theOrganization receives from the Government a note indicating its acceptance of thisAgreement. It shall remain in force until the end of the fifth year as provided in Article
III.
2.

Either the Organization or the Government may propose the extension of thepresent Agreement at the latest one year before its expiration.
3. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by either party upon written notice.
The termination shall be effective four months after the receipt of such notice.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Representatives of the Organization and theGovernment, duly authorized thereto, sign the present Agreement.
DONE in duplicate, in the English language, at New York on the l5th day of March,
nineteen hundred and sixty-one.
For the Government of Japan
Koto Matudaira

For the United Nations
W. Martin Hill

Permanent Representative of Japan

Acting Under-Secretary forto the United Nations

Economic and Social Affairs