Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
| Type | Mutual legal assistance treaty |
|---|---|
| Signed | June 25, 1996 |
| Location | San Luis, Argentina |
| Signatories | |
| Depositaries | Government of Paraguay |
| Languages |
Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (or Protocol of San Luis) is a MERCOSUR treaty signed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay adopted in San Luis province, Argentina, on 25 June 1996,[1] with the goal of establishing a system of international criminal judicial cooperation among the States part of the treaty in criminal matters at the several levels of criminal cooperation excluding extradition, which has been regulated in the Agreement on Extradition between the States Parties of MERCOSUR of 1998.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ García Moreno, José Miguel (19 December 2013). "La cooperación judicial penal en el ámbito iberoamericano". Revista de Jurisprudencia (2). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Cervini, Raúl (2010). "Principios de cooperación judicial penal internacional en el protocolo del MERCOSUR". Instituto de Derecho Penal (1). Montevideo: Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de la República: 23. Retrieved 12 November 2017.