What and Where?

We are delighted to announce that the IAP, in close collaboration with [HOST], will host the 18^th IAP European Regional Conference in Malta from 6 – 8 November, 2024.

The conference will be hosted at [VENUE].

Who can attend?

Registration for the 18^th IAP European Regional Conference in Malta is open to IAP Honorary Members, official representatives of IAP Organisational Members, IAP Individual Members, and specially invited observers and guests.

Please note: The IAP reserves the right to refuse registration from members who are not up to date with their membership fee payment.

Online registration will open in [DATE].

Spouse Programme

We acknowledge that some participants will be accompanied by their spouses in Malta. There will be a special tour programme for spouses and they are invited to attend the night programme.

Technical Support Staff

We recognize the need for some participants to attend the meeting accompanied by either security personnel or interpreters, who will be referred to as technical support staff. It is possible to register technical support staff for the full professional and social programme. 

Conference Aim

The original aim of the IAP Regional Conferences was to bring together relatively young and junior prosecutors in an informal atmosphere to join in discussions with colleagues from other countries/jurisdictions and legal systems to gain new insights on problems which they face.

This conference brings together Attorney Generals, Prosecutor Generals and Directors of Public Prosecutions to improve specialised knowledge and to strengthen the prosecutorial networks to continue the sharing of knowledge and experience.

The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) has a longstanding tradition of organising conferences to provide fora for prosecutors to net- work with colleagues from around the world, and exchange best practices and experiences.

The Annual Conference and General Meeting of the IAP is comparable with a travelling theatre. Even though the venue and geographical context change from year to year, the basic content, structure and performance of the conference stay the same. However, this consistency does not mean strict uniformity - the IAP acknowledges that local traditions may vary and differ from the IAP guidelines, and local identity and customs are welcomed.

Organisational members wishing to Host an Annual Conference should be prepared to meet the requirements set out in this manual.

General Information about the IAP

The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is a non-govern- mental, non-political Organisation, and the first and only worldwide or- ganisation for prosecutors. The Association has over 180 Organisational Members, including associations of prosecutors, prosecution authorities and crime prevention agencies. Together with its individual membership the IAP represents over 300.000 prosecutors in over 175 different countries and territories around the world.

The IAP was established on 6 June 1995 at the United Nations Office in Vienna and was formally inaugurated in September 1996 at its first General Meeting in Budapest. The main impetus leading to its formation was the rapid growth in transnational crime, particularly, drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud. An obvious need for enhanced international co-oper- ation between prosecutors was emerging, particularly in the fields of mutual legal assistance, extradition and asset recovery.

The IAP Objects

The IAP Constitution sets out the following Objects of the IAP:

1. To promote the effective, fair, impartial and efficient prosecution of criminal offences.
2. To respect and seek to protect human rights as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.
3. To promote high standards and principles in the administration of criminal justice, including procedures to guard against or address miscarriages, in support of the rule of law.
4. To promote and enhance those standards and principles which are generally recognised internationally as necessary for the proper and independent prosecution of offences.
5. To assist prosecutors internationally in the fight against organised or other serious crime, and for that purpose: 1) to promote international co-operation in gathering and providing evidence; and 2) in tracking, seizing and forfeiting the proceeds of serious crime; and in the prosecution of fugitive criminals.
6. To promote speed and efficiency in such international co-operation.
7. To promote measures for the elimination of corruption in public ad- ministration.
8. To promote the professional interests of prosecutors and to enhance recognition of their crucial role in achieving criminal justice.
9. To promote good relations between individual prosecutors and prose- cution agencies; to facilitate the exchange and dissemination among them of information, expertise and experience; and, to that end, to encourage the use of information technology.
10. To promote examination of comparative criminal law and procedure and to assist prosecutors engaged in justice reform projects.
11. To co-operate with international juridical organisations in furtherance of the foregoing objects.

The IAP Officers and Organs

The Executive Committee is the governing body of the Association, subject to the authority of the General Meeting which is the body of su- preme authority in the Association. The Association elects a President, up to 9 Vice-Presidents and 21 ordinary members of the Executive Committee. The membership of the Executive Committee reflects the regions in the world, where the Association has members.

The Executive Committee appoints a Secretary-General, who is the Chief Executive of the Association, a General Counsel, who is the principal professional representative of the Association responsible for the professional programme of the IAP and provides legal advice and counselling to the Association, and an Executive Director, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Association, to include finances, technical support, communication, membership administration and community outreach.

The Senate of the Association consists of past members of the Executive Committee who elect to join the Senate upon their departure from the Executive Committee, and who are, in the opinion of the President and the Executive Committee, fit and proper persons of good standing and repute in the Association. The Senate operates in conjunction with the President and the Executive Committee. The Senate serves as an advisory body and executes powers to promote the IAP Objects.

The Secretariat of the IAP is based in The Hague, The Netherlands.

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