Mutual Legal Assistance, Extradition and Recovery of Proceeds of Corruption in Asia and the Pacific
Subtitle: Frameworks and Practices in 27 Asian and Pacific Jurisdictions – Preliminary Report
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Asian Development Bank
Contributors: Asian Development Bank
Series: ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9789264041325
Subjects: Governance
Description: This report presents an overview of the policies, legislation and institutions involved in MLA and extradition in corruption cases in the Initiative’s members. The study covers three main areas: the legal basis and preconditions for extradition and MLA; procedures and measures that facilitate international cooperation; and the mechanisms for recovering proceeds of corruption. The report is based primarily on independent research, information that members of the Initiative provided in writing to the Secretariat, and on the findings of the March 2006 technical seminar on Denying Safe Haven to the Corrupt and the Proceeds of Corruption and the November 2006 Steering Group meeting, during which the draft report was discussed and adopted. The final report of the thematic review, which will include both a cross-regional analysis and country-specific reports, is expected to be available by end 2007.