Sentences with phrase «mutual legal assistance treaties»

The prosecutors (through the Ministry of Justice and / or Ministry of Foreign Affairs) may also utilise mutual legal assistance treaties, the Council of Europe's Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, and other informal channels to request evidence (including documents) from foreign authorities.

Canada, the United States and most western democracies engage in a very high level of cooperation that includes mutual legal assistance treaties and ad hoc information sharing.

Retained as legal expert on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties («MLATs») and letters rogatory in «Bahia Emerald» case.

The criminality in question may involve corruption, extortion and other crimes committed by public officials and others in very challenging high risk jurisdictions where there may not be mutual legal assistance treaties or information sharing agreements.

Accordingly, the mutual legal assistance treaties (MLATs) and other agreements entered into by States should ensure that, where the laws of more than one state could apply to Communications Surveillance, the available standard with the higher level of protection for individuals is applied.

Despite the foregoing, foreign authorities may obtain access to protected data only in the following circumstances: (i) if CVM and the foreign authority have an agreement regulating the exchange of information; (ii) via cooperation treaties (eg, mutual legal assistance treaty, MLAT); or (iii) if a foreign court order is issued and validated in Brazil via due process of law.

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Under the previous version of the Stored Communications Act (SCA), it was necessary to have a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), essentially a treaty negotiated by a foreign nation and ratified by the Senate.

Other than the IMAC, Switzerland has also adhered to a wide range of bilateral and multilateral treaties in matters of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters (see question 13).