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The criminal legislation currently in force in Ukraine makes mercenary activity a criminal offence.

Member of the Commission set up to amend criminal legislation

It is also recommended that administrative provisions should complement criminal legislation.

Legislation should be passed to make marital rape a criminal offence.

It also provides for assistance in the reform of the criminal legislation.

Queries were expressed concerning the effectiveness of criminal legislation in combating racial discrimination.

Elements recommended for inclusion in model legislation on mutual assistance in criminal matters

Ministry of Justice Counsellor of Legislation (responsible for drafting criminal and procedural legislation), 1970 1972, and Director of Legislative Affairs, 1972 1979.

(ii) Strengthening the capacity of Governments to reform their legislation and criminal justice systems

(b) Review their domestic criminal legislation to ensure that such abuses are adequately addressed.

By way of example, specific legislation on domestic violence was absent from the Criminal Code.

2. A reform of criminal legislation is currently taking place in the Republic of Croatia.

Algeria noted that its legislation was one of the few that already criminalized criminal association.

(c) Development of model legislation for family, criminal and labour law for the Latin American Parliament

Further to the recommendation concerning the inclusion of corruption and bribery among the predicate offences foreseen by legislation against money laundering, criminal legislation should be strengthened by making the laundering of proceeds from corruption and bribery a criminal offence.

Positive aspects The Committee notes with satisfaction the enactment of new legislation containing anti discrimination provisions, including the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure.

In 2004, Slovenia had amended its criminal legislation to combat corruption, ensuring that all mandatory offences of the Convention were covered by the Slovenian Criminal Code.

In spite of relatively solid legislation concerning the criminal code and family relations, practice is, however, different.

Other model laws, such as anti corruption legislation and codes of criminal procedure could also be developed.

(b) The commitment to the development of both substantive and procedural national legislation against transnational criminal organizations and their activities, in convergence with the legislation of other States

Greece reported that it had enacted legislation protecting women against a number of criminal offences, particularly sex offences.

Their role in the latter area shall be specified in the criminal procedure legislation applicable in New Caledonia.

Conventions including penalty provisions, for example, require the drafting of legislation to define the nature of such penalties and criminal acts in accordance with the principle of criminal legitimacy .

It is intended to develop a common criminal policy aimed at the protection of society against cybercrime, inter alia by adopting appropriate criminal legislation and fostering international co operation.

Moreover, the absence in national legislation of a minimum age for criminal responsibility causes deep concern to the Committee.

(c) To assist Governments, at their request, in reviewing, evaluating and revising their criminal justice systems, including their criminal legislation, on the basis of the Model Strategies and Practical Measures

The investigations concerning the accused person have been conducted in strict compliance with the applicable Russian legislation governing criminal procedure.

The Committee encourages the State party to review its legislation with a view to raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Other pieces of legislation had been recently amended that made money laundering a separate criminal offence and introduced corporate liability.

quot (c) To assist Governments, at their request, in reviewing, evaluating and revising their criminal justice systems, including their criminal legislation, on the basis of the Model Strategies and Practical Measures

(a) Criminal and or public health legislation should not include specific offences against the deliberate and intentional transmission of HIV but rather should apply general criminal offences to these exceptional cases.

Worked on the policy development, drafting and presentation before Parliament of the implementing legislation for the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and general war crimes legislation, which became law in 2000

The Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters 1987 legislation also provides a basis for Australia's extensive network of mutual assistance treaties and arrangements which enable exchange of intelligence and evidence in criminal matters.

(6) The Committee welcomes the adoption of new legislation relevant for the protection and implementation of human rights, inter alia, the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the recent Family Code.

In order to draw women victims out of their homes, legislation and criminal proceedings must be adjusted by combining civil and criminal remedies to ensure that they are given the necessary relief.

Criminal legislation should also address related crimes not as a substitute for, but in addition to, the separate crime of trafficking.

SSSC, which was created under 1963 emergency legislation, is not bound by the rules of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure.

In particular, it notes that it is now considering the introduction of legislation punishing that crime under the Colombian Criminal Code.

It is suggested that the report should state that the review of legislation concerned the Criminal Code of the Federal District.

Human rights expert for the Committee which drafted new legislation concerning the review of judgements in criminal cases (NOU 1992 28).

In accordance with the legislation of Ukraine (article 255, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) the above persons bear criminal responsibility notwithstanding the grounds provided for in article 26 of the Convention.

7. As regards the reform of criminal legislation, the aim of the programme is specifically to bring the provisions of the new Haitian criminal law into line with those of international human rights instruments.

Each Contracting State shall consider establishing in its domestic penal legislation the possibility of criminal liability of corporate persons who derive profits from organized crime or function as a cover for the criminal organization.