Assembly/AU/11 (XIII)
Annex II
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representations made by the latter in relation to the proper conduct of trial
proceedings and conditions of detention in that state.
R14. Where a state which has apprehended a person suspected by a foreign
state of a serious crime of international concern extradites that person to the
requesting state, the latter state should inform the former state on a regular
basis of the progress of the criminal proceedings.
R15. AU Member States should consider establishing judicial ‘contact points’ with
Eurojust, with a view to exploring and strengthening international cooperation in matters of criminal justice between AU Member States and EU
Member States. The AU may wish to consider co-ordinating the appointment
of judicial contact points from an appropriate number of states prepared to
represent the interests of the main regions of Africa, as well as one contact
point from the AU itself.
R16. The EU network of contact points on genocide, crimes against humanity and
war crimes should consider discussing and developing ways forward in
relation to the concerns expressed by AU Member States over the exercise
of universal jurisdiction over African nationals by some EU Member States.
The EU network and the AU Commission should consider establishing cooperation with each other in this regard.
R17. The relevant EU bodies should assist AU Member States in capacitybuilding in legal matters relating to serious crimes of international concern,
for example within the framework of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership.
Such matters might include training in the investigation and prosecution of
mass crimes, the protection of witnesses, the use of appropriate forensic
methods, and so on.
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