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''UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum - Opportunities for Engagement'' Maria Lorenzo Sobrado

''UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum - Opportunities for Engagement'' Maria Lorenzo Sobrado Terrorism Prevention Branch, UNODC Vienna, 8-10 January 2013. UNODC’s Role in Terrorism Prevention.

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''UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum - Opportunities for Engagement'' Maria Lorenzo Sobrado

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  1. ''UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum - Opportunities for Engagement'' Maria Lorenzo Sobrado Terrorism Prevention Branch, UNODC Vienna, 8-10 January 2013

  2. UNODC’s Role in Terrorism Prevention • Strong General Assembly mandates to assist Member States adhere to the international legal framework against terrorism; • Close cooperation with Security Council and other UN agencies; • Active participation in CT international and regional Fora (GICNT, GCTF).

  3. Strengthening the legal regime against terrorism • Ratification and implementation of international CT conventions and implementation of UN Security Council resolutions; • Harmonization of national laws with international obligations in the framework of the rule of law; • Building national capacity to implement CT laws; • Strengthening international cooperation; • Building legal expertise in specialised areas (CBRN, Transportation security, Financing of Terrorism, Victims, Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes) • Addressing complex legal issues arising from the links between terrorism and other crimes (illicit trafficking, money laundering, cyber crime, piracy etc).

  4. Resolution 1540 (2004) • Adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter • Inter alia, all States must adopt and enforce legislation prohibiting non-state actors to manufacture, acquire, posses, develop, transport, transfer or use: • nuclear, chemical and biological weapons (WMD) • means of delivery • In particular for terrorist purposes

  5. International Legal Instruments against Terrorism United Nations Conventions Instruments related to civil aviation Maritime agreements IAEA Conventions

  6. United Nations Conventions

  7. Instruments related to civil aviation

  8. Maritime agreements

  9. IAEA Conventions

  10. Common points to the Conventions • Establish offences • Require States to criminalize offences • Establish the principle aut dedere aut judicare = “either extradite or prosecute” • Provide for international cooperation mechanisms

  11. Is the incrimination of terrorism necessary? The Conventions • Do not require the incrimination of the offence of “terrorism” • Require the incrimination of certain offences independently of terrorist motivation The terrorist motivation may be considered as an aggravating circumstance

  12. Impact Measurement

  13. Sustainability

  14. Examples of work with civil society • VERTIC • INSEN network • Universities

  15. Thank you! UNODC Terrorism Prevention Branch Maria Lorenzo Sobrado Focal Point for CBRN Terrorism P.O. Box 500 A - 1400 Vienna Austria Tel: + 43 1 26060 5433 Fax: + 43 1 26060 75433 Web: http://www.unodc.org E-mail: maria.lorenzo-sobrado@unodc.org

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