Criminal justice, legal responses

Criminal Justice, Legal Responses

The criminal justice sector plays a critical role in combating terrorism. An effective and prevention-focused response to terrorism should include a strong criminal justice element: one that is guided by a normative legal framework and embedded in the core principles of the rule of law, due process, and respect for human rights. The widespread ratification and implementation of the universal legal instruments against terrorism is an essential part of a comprehensive criminal justice response.

Along with relevant GCTF resources, the partner resources highlighted here can contribute to criminal justice approaches to terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism.

Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) ˅˄

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Hedayah ˅˄

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The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ)˅˄

IIJ Good Practices for Central Authorities
This document provides a framework of institutional, legal and practical considerations needed to support durable legal institutions responsible for facilitating international cooperation crucial to combatting terrorism and transnational crime.
IIJ Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide - Addressing Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism | Arabic | French
This document lists good practices for how policymakers and practitioners can address REMVE threats effectively and in compliance with the rule of law. Available in other languages here.

UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) ˅˄

Guidelines to Facilitate the Use and Admissibility of Evidence in National Criminal Courts of Information Collected, Handled, Preserved and Shared by the Military to Prosecute Terrorist Offences.
The Guidelines bring forward the issue of battlefield evidence and address different scenarios in which military personnel may play a role in collecting or processing information that could subsequently be used as evidence.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)˅˄

Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Manual for Judicial Training Institutes Middle East and North Africa | Arabic
The FTF manual aims to better equip investigators, judges and prosecutors to address the FTF threat and carry out investigations and prosecutions of associated criminal offences. It contains real-life case studies, in connection with six countries in the Middle East and Europe, together with analytical tables presenting pertinent figures and descriptions.