INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE CREATION AND ACTIVITIES OF JOINT INVESTIGATIVE GROUPS

The article analyzes the international standards for the creation and operation of joint investigative teams (created by mutual consent of the competent authorities of two or more Parties with a specific purpose, for a limited period in one of the Parties, where investigations are expected to be conducted; the composition of the group is determined in the agreement; the head of the group is a representative of a competent body participating in a criminal investigation from the Party in whose territory the group operates; the group performs its actions in accordance with the legislation of the Party in whose territory it operates; the party in whose territory the group operates uses the necessary organizational measures to ensure its work; seconded members of the joint investigative team have the right to be present during investigative activities on the territory of the Party where the group works (the seconded members of the joint investigative team may be instructed by its leader in accordance with the legislation of the Party on the territory of which the team operates and to take certain investigative measures in cases where it was approved by the competent authorities of the Party in whose territory the group operates and the Party that is seconding); in cases where the joint investigative team needs the assistance of a Party that is not one of those that created the team or of a third state, the competent authorities of the state in whose territory the team operates may request assistance from the competent authorities of such another state in accordance with with relevant contracts or agreements).