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(a)

a review of the Secretariat's activities in the legal field;

(b)

the recognition and enforcement of judgements;

(c)

(d)

(e)

the preparation of 'accession kits' (to facilitate accession to international conventions);

Commonwealth extradition arrangements;

progress in the establishment of a liaison service to assist in combating international 'white collar crime';

the Convention on the International Abduction of Children by a Parent or Guardian;

(f)

(g)

the transfer of convicted offenders;

(h)

(i) the detection and prosecution of criminal offences;

mutual assistance in the administration of justice;

(j)

(k)

the expedition of the despatch of criminal proceedings;

the expedition of the despatch of civil business;

(1)

(m)

the establishment of a special unit within the Secretariat for the promotion of Human Rights;

the special legal needs of small States (the Secretariat's Law Division have already approached us for information, on British legal assistance, to help them in the preparation of the paper which Mr Ramphal mentions here);

(n)

the decision to prosecute;

(0)

the maintenance of public order;

(p)

the handling of complaints against the police;

(q) recent developments in statutory interpretation;

problems in recruiting, training and retaining law draughtsmen;

(r)

(s)

the computerising of legal information;

(t)

attaching the proceeds of crime.

23 July 1982

and

A.K. Goldsmith

A K Goldsmith

Commonwealth Co-ordination

Dept