Database of Legislation

Corruption
    Terrorism

      Afghanistan

      Criminal Procedure Code

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      Highlighted articles

      Section 1 - Chapter 2: Rights of the Victim, Plaintiff, Suspect, Accused and Defendant   Article 6  

      Section 1 - Chapter 7: Witness Protection   Article 53-55  

      Section 2 - Chapter 7: Covert Surveillance Measures   Article 112-118  

      Section 2 - Chapter 8: Inspection and Search   Article 136  

      Section 3 - Chapter 1: Authority of the Courts in Proceeding with Criminal Cases   Article 178-181  

       

      UNTOC Articles

      • Organized Crime Convention

      • Article 10: Liability of legal persons
      • Article 15: Jurisdiction
      • Article 18: Mutual legal assistance
      • Article 20: Special investigative techniques
      • Article 24: Protection of witnesses
      • Article 25: Assistance to and protection of victims

      • Trafficking in Persons Protocol

      • Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

      • Firearms Protocol

         

        UNCAC article

        • Article 32. Protection of witnesses, experts and victims - Paragraph 4 of article 32
        • Article 32. Protection of witnesses, experts and victims - Paragraph 1 of article 32
        • Article 46. Mutual legal assistance - Paragraph 18 of article 46
        • Article 50. Special investigative techniques - Paragraph 1 of article 50
         

        Cross-Cutting Issues

        • Jurisdiction

            • • Active principle of nationality (offence committed outside its territory by its nationals)

        • Investigation Procedure

          • Measures

              • • Access by competent authorities to bank, financial or commercial records

          • Special investigative techniques

              • • Electronic or other forms of surveillance
              • Controlled delivery

          • Law Enforcement Measures and Cooperation

              • • Movement of property, equipment or other instrumentalities
              • Movement of proceeds of crime or of property
              • Identity, whereabouts and activities of persons suspected

        • Victims

          • Protection Measures

              • • Right to due process

        • Witnesses

          • Protection Measures

              • • Right to due process
              • Protection of whistleblowers / reporting persons

        • International Cooperation

          • Mutual Legal Assistance

            • Legal Basis

                • • UNCAC
                • Treaty or other agreement or arrangement (multilateral, regional or bilateral)

            • Assistance Types

                • • On asset recovery cases
                • Assistance that does not involve coercive measures, in absence of dual criminality
         

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