International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme
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International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme.
Milan, Italy
Welcome to the ISPACworldwide Web site! FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT International Conference on ORGANISED CRIMEIN Courmayeur at the initiative of International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the UnitedNationsCrimePrevention and Criminal Justice Programme/ ISPACCentroNazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale/ CNPDS Courmayeur Foundation in cooperation with UnitedNations Office on Drugs and Crime/ UNODC, Within the vast panorama ofinitiatives for the protection of works of art and antiquities, ISPAC’sforthcoming Conference on “Organised crime in The theft, trafficking andfalsification of cultural property/heritage are illegal acts of aparticularly complex nature, with international ramifications and significanteconomic consequences, in which organized criminal groups of various types andorigins are often involved. The Conference will provide a forum in whichacademics and practitioners (enforcement agencies, museums), can get togetherand exchange ideas and forge partnerships with the objective of documenting,studying, curbing the problem. The first session of theConference will define the subject and demonstrate how difficult it is to limitthe area under examination, given the vastness of the issue. The second session will providean empirical overview at both national and international level by examining,among other elements, quantitative and statistical data, information resultingfrom criminal investigations, problems encountered in conflict areas,international cooperation. The third session will bededicated to international criminal policy tools and responses, regarding boththe normative framework for the protection of cultural property and theinternational conventions against organized crime. Policies linked to therestitution of works of art and antiquities will also be touched upon in thissession. The fourth and last session willdeal with the private sector (museums and auction houses) and the actions theyhave to undertake – through the adoption of codes of ethics/conduct – inorder to fight against the illegal trade/acquisition of works of art andantiquities. At the end of the Conference around table discussion will draw the final conclusions and present theprospective developments in this area. Fill out the personal data form +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interested in being part of an ISPAC Working Group? If so, contact:
======================================================== The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime announced that the Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian translations of the Compendium of United Nations Standards and Norms are available at: www.unodc.org/unodc/en/compendium.html It is also on the site in English and Arabic will follow shortly The Compendium of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice contains internationally recognized normative principles and standards developed and promoted by the international community from 1955-2006. Over the years, these standards and norms have provided a collective vision of how criminal justice system should be structured and have helped to promote effective and fair criminal justice systems. ============================================================================ Look in the "About" section of the Web site to see a list of the Board Members
Interested in who is holding what event, when and where? Want to know what religious holiday is on a particular date? Want to know what national days or on a given date? Want to know . . .? - click on the ISPAC calendar tab above. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has developed a "Toolkit" to help countries make their criminal justice systems more efficient. It will also enable advisers from the United Nations and other bodies conduct assessments of the justice systems, bringing them into line with international standards. The Introduction can be viewed (pdf file) at: http://www.unodc.org/pdf/criminal_justice/INTRODUCTION.pdf or for more information you can contact:
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