NCJ Number
185920
Date Published
March 2000
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This document contains a Revised Draft Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Abstract
The draft protocol contains articles relevant to: application of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime; definitions; purposes; criminal liability of migrants; criminalization; scope of application; jurisdiction; cooperation and mutual assistance; measures against the smuggling of migrants by sea; safeguard clauses; application; compliance measures and arrangements; additional legislative and administrative measures; information; prevention; security and control of documents; legitimacy and validity of documents; training; return of smuggled migrants; saving clause; implementation; settlement of disputes; signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession, and reservations; entry into force; amendment; denunciation; and languages and depositary. Notes