Paris Conference on Financial Investigations: The Recovery of Assets
Technical Event to Enhance Cooperation |
Paris | France | Western European and other States
The Ambassadors from France and Senegal to The Netherlands, co-facilitators mandated by the Assembly of States Parties on cooperation with the ICC, invited States Parties to the Rome Statute to a conference on "The International Criminal Court and International Cooperation: The Challenges of Asset Recovery." The purpose of this conference was to discuss the state of cooperation in the area of financial investigations, particularly with regard to identifying, locating, freezing or seizing the proceeds of crime, and goods, assets and instruments linked to crime. The conference gathered senior state officials, officials of the ICC, national and international experts in financial investigations and asset recovery, representatives of regional and international organisations, as well as members of civil society. The event provided a unique opportunity for participants to share their experience and best practices on this crucial issue, and discuss concrete ways to strengthen cooperation between the Court and various actors in this matter. The event was made possible thanks to the support of and close cooperation between French authorities, the Ambassadors of France and Senegal to The Netherlands, and the ICC, with funding from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, the École Nationale de la Magistrature in France, and the European Commission.
Report on cooperation challenges faced by the Court with respect to financial investigations, 27 October 2015
ICC technical events focus on enhancing cooperation at operational levels amongst senior legal officials and other experts in Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Ministries of Justice, Ministries of Interior, as well as regional and international organisations, so as to allow the Court to carry out its mandate in an efficient and effective manner. In this regard, the Court’s technical events are specific in nature, focusing in particular on technical issues such as victim and witness protection, cooperation agreements, investigations, freezing of assets, arrest and surrender, enforcement of sentences, implementing legislation, ratification of the Rome Statute, strategies and policies, and the role of national experts in international criminal justice matters.
