Department of Legal Cooperation

OAS/REMJA Cybercrime Workshop for Prosecutors of the region

From August 9th to 11th in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 40 judges from 5 countries of the region will participate in a training workshop on the technical and legal aspects of cybercrime

Hemispheric Network for Legal Cooperation on Criminal Matters

Learn about the Essential Aspects to Request Mutual Legal Assistance from the OAS Member States. Access the Hemispheric Network for Legal Cooperation on Criminal Matters

OAS/REMJA Cybercrime Workshop for Prosecutors of the Caribbean

From May 17th to 19th in Miami, 36 prosecutors from 12 countries of the Caribbean will participate in a training workshop organized by the OAS/REMJA, in coordination with the US Department of Justice.

Learn about the anti-corruption best practices of the States

The open session will be held with the objective of making known the best practices of the States Parties in the prevention and fight against corruption.

Connect to the open session ‘Corruption and Gender’!

The objective is to reflect on the relationship between corruption and gender and learn about the developments and studies on the matter.

Workshop on Ransomware for Prosecutors in the region

On February 8 to 10, 2023, the OAS/REMJA toghether with the United States Department of Justice will train prosecutors in the region.

Meeting of the REMJA Working Group on Cybercrime

On April 28-29, 2022 the REMJA Working Group on Cybercrime to meet to further strengthen international cooperation against these crimes.

MESICIC experts visited Chile

From April 17 to 22, the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism carried out the virtual Visit to Chile within the framework of the review process of this country.

MESICIC experts visited Panama

From April 4 to 8, the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism carried out the virtual Visit to Panama within the framework of the review process of this country.

MESICIC experts visited El Salvador

From March 28 to April 1st, the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism carried out the virtual Visit to El Salvador within the framework of the review process of this country.

Exchange of best practices, experiences and developments on whistleblower protection

In the framework of the Meeting of the MESICIC, there will be two sessions with the objective of anticorruption best practices of the States Party and about other mechanisms’ experiences and developments in protecting whistleblowers who report acts of corruption.

Specialized workshop on cybercrime for prosecutors: Ransomware and international legal cooperation

From November 30 to December 2, the OAS/REMJA toghether with the United States Department of Justice will train prosecutors in the region in investigative techniques and the most common Ransomware infection methods for investigating and punishing cybercrimes.

Workshop on Cryptocurrencies, the Dark Web and international legal cooperation for Prosecutors

From August 23 to August 25, the OAS/REMJA together with the United States Department of Justice carry out a specialized cybercrime workshop on cryptocurrencies and the Dark Web for prosecutors in the region.

REMJA XI: New technologies at the service of justice and international legal cooperation in the Americas

Learn more about the conclusions and recommendations of the REMJA XI here.

The Department of Legal Cooperation adapted to continue fulfilling its mandate to Member States

Learn about the actions the DLC carried out in 2020.

First Forum of Representatives of the Judiciary on Cooperation against Corruption

E-book with the Executive Summary and the Conclusions of this First Forum

34th Meeting of the MESICIC Committee of Experts

From March 9th to 12th, the MESICIC Committee will meet to advance in its consolidation as a hemispheric forum for anticorruption cooperation.

MESICIC experts visit Trinidad and Tobago

From April 2 to 4, the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism will visit Trinidad and Tobago as part of the review process of this country.

MESICIC experts visit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

From March 26 to 28, the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism will visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines as part of the review process of this country.

32nd Meeting of the MESICIC Committee of Experts

From March 11th to 14th, the MESICIC Committee will meet to adopt the anticorruption reports of Antigua & Barbuda, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis and United States.

OAS/REMJA Cybercrime Regional Workshop

The OAS and US Department of Justice to hold Regional Cybercrime Workshop for Judges of Central America and the Dominican Republic.

The MESICIC visits the United States and Saint Kitts & Nevis

Experts of OAS Anticorruption Mechanism are visiting the United States and Saint Kitts and Nevis from October 16 to 18

OAS Anti-Corruption Mechanism Visited Haiti.

As part of the MESICIC, experts from Argentina and Panama, together with legal officers from the OAS Department of Legal Cooperation, visited Haiti.

MESICIC's Technical Secretariat presented its developments

MESICIC’s Technical Secretariat made a presentation to the OAS Permanent Council regarding the hemispheric cooperation against corruption.

Meeting of OAS Anticorruption Mechanism

The meeting of the OAS Anti-Corruption Mechanism (MESICIC) underscored the need to boost efforts to deal with the corruption problem in the Hemisphere.

We inaugurate a new Anticorruption Portal of the Americas

This web page forms part of the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism (MESICIC). Its objective is to provide full information about the work done to combat corruption.

The MESICIC meets to increase joint efforts against corruption

As a hemispheric forum, the Committee of experts and experts of the MESICIC will meet for the second time in 2018 in order to increase cooperation in anti-corruption matters.

Three days of training for judges in Cybercrime Investigation Techniques

From August 8 to 10 more than 35 judges participated in the Regional Workshop for Judges of the Caribbean on Cybercrime Matters of the OAS / REMJA and the United States Department of Justice.

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