Tag «Criminal Justice»

UNODC, China to strengthen crime prevention, criminal justice cooperation through new joint action plan

VIENNA, 15 May 2018 (UN Information Service) — Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Liu Zhiqiang, Vice Minister of Justice of China, today signed a new joint plan of action to enhance strategic cooperation in areas of crime prevention and criminal justice. Mr. Fedotov welcomed the …

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov highlights the need to strengthen criminal justice to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

VIENNA/BANGKOK, 5 March 2018 (UN Information Service) — Yury Fedotov, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), urged governments today to promote greater cooperation to comprehensively address justice, governance and sustainable development. Mr. Fedotov was speaking at the High-Level Conference on Sustainable Development, Crime Prevention and Safe Societies in Bangkok. …

Dutch Blockchain Company Aims to Update Criminal Justice

LegalThings is an Amsterdam-based digital contracts company that’s aiming to update how those accused of a crime move through the justice system by making the law accessible while making judicial record-keeping more open and secure. The justice system is known for many things, but efficiency is not one of them. Neither is being up-to-speed with …

O.P. Jindal Global University Organises 15th Asian Postgraduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice

– The course sees participation from 50 experts and 40 resource faculty from USA, Netherlands, Germany, India, Australia, Belgium and Bangladesh – Participants to deliberate on critical victimology issues and challenges in 40 Sessions over 13 Days New Delhi, 25th October, 2017: O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), in association with World Society of Victimology …