| Abstract: | To ensure respect for human rights and international humanitarian law and thus fight impunity, states must establish judicial cooperation mechanisms, as the means available to each country in isolation to deal with international crimes and/or serious human rights violations are relatively inadequate. between Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC, there are judicial cooperation agreements on extradition, mutual legal assistance and information exchange. however, certain forms of judicial cooperation such as the transfer of criminal proceedings, the investigation of corruption, economic and financial crime have not been integrated into the treaty framework. also, Burundi does not have a law on judicial cooperation, and that of the DRC dates back to the 19th century. moreover, there seems to be a kind of 'consensus' on impunity among these states, given the lack of will on their part to fight against impunity for international and transnational crimes. it will therefore be necessary to complete the conventional framework, to adopt national laws that integrate the conventional obligations, and to carry out advocacy with the states, by the social actors of the region, to fully implement all forms of judicial cooperation, and thus fight against impunity for international crimes and human rights violations. |
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