States Parties shall consider concluding bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements whereby, in relation to matters that are the subject of investigations, prosecutions or judicial proceedings in one or more States, the competent authorities concerned may establish joint investigative bodies.

Each State Party shall, to the extent necessary, initiate, develop or improve specific training programmes for its law enforcement personnel, including prosecutors, investigating magistrates and customs personnel, and other personnel charged with the prevention, detection and control of the offences covered by this Convention.

For example, the article titled 'He pushed his finger into her vagina and rubbed his erect penis against her body' deals with a sexual offender who was not retained in custody by the investigating authority.

The mentioning of names and the publication of photographs of victims or offenders in reports about accidents, investigation or judicial procedures is not justifiable in principle.

No Judge or Advocate- General may take part in the disposal of any case in which he has previously taken part as agent or adviser or has acted for one of the parties, or in which he has been called upon to pronounce as a member of a court or tribunal, of a commission of inquiry or in any other capacity.

(1) If the Office has a well-founded reason to believe that a certain person is in possession of information or data necessary for the issuing of the decision, it may propose to the misdemeanours judge to approve a personal body search, or it may apply to obtain a warrant for the search of residential or business premises from the competent investigative judge.

In addition to crime news, the media also carry commentaries on the response of the judicial system to violent crimes, with some authors openly expressing their shock at the negligence of investigating authorities about taking suspects into custody, or about the incomprehensible lenience of courts which pass mild, sometimes suspended sentences, for serious crimes.

the protection of the public interest (e.g. public safety, international relations, monetary stability, legal proceedings, inspection and inquiry activities),

the protection of the public interest (in particular public security, international relations, monetary stability, court proceedings, inspections and investigation),

A temporary committee of inquiry may not investigate matters at issue before a national or Community court of law until such time as the legal proceedings have been completed.

the confidentiality of preliminary investigation proceedings or of current legal proceedings,

This Regulation is without prejudice to existing rights of access to documents for Member States, judicial authorities or investigative bodies.

Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not impede the use, in any legal actions or proceedings subsequently instituted in respect of non-compliance with the law on agricultural matters, of information obtained pursuant to this Regulation.

in this connection, welcomes the fact that preliminary, examining Gacaca have taken place and led to the release of a number of prisoners against whom no case could be brought.

to ensure that their appropriate authorities take prompt action to conduct the investigations necessary to obtain evidence of apparent infringements of NAFO conservation and enforcement measures and to ensure immediate judicial or administrative action as appropriate;