Strengthening existing offences and creating new offences

All Federal indictable offences are money laundering predicate offences.

Terrorist offences

Firearm incidents rose from 3 offences in 2002 to 11 offences in 2003.

Several indictments filed during 2004 included organized crime offences as well as trafficking offences.

(e) Economic offences

Create new offences for

Investigation of money laundering offences

New legislation on sexual offences

The Penal Code combines the offences of procuring and pimping in one article, even though they are separate offences.

(b) To make these offences punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account the grave nature of these offences.

Under no circumstances may extradition be stipulated for political offences, even where common crimes are the result of such offences ,

Grave offences are premeditated offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for more than five years but not exceeding 10 years.

Especially grave offences are premeditated offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for more than 10 years or the death penalty.

Offences of this type have greatly increased in China over recent years, and children are easily enticed to commit offences.

The Nuclear Materials (Offences) Act (1983) and the Atomic Energy Act (1946) establish civil criminal penalties for offences in this area.

In 2002, the Victims of Offences' Rights Regulations, 5762 2002 ( Victims of Offences' Rights Regulations ), further implementing the Law, were promulgated.

(a) To establish as criminal offences under its domestic law the offences set forth in article 2 of the present Convention

These ordinances are Offences against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 Offences of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 Offences of Qazf (Enforcement of Had) Ordinance, 1979 and Execution of the punishment of Whipping Ordinance, 1979.

Less grave offences are premeditated offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for more than three years but not exceeding five years and offences committed through negligence and punishable by deprivation of liberty for more than five years.

Trafficking offences are also included as predicate offences in the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760 2000 ( Prohibition on Money Laundering Law ).

Criminal offences against marriage and family (protection)

Title IX Crimes and offences committed abroad

Chart 1 Sexual Violence Offences, 1996 2003

3. The offences established in accordance with article 5 of this Protocol shall be regarded as offences established in accordance with the Convention.

3. The offences established in accordance with article 6 of this Protocol shall be regarded as offences established in accordance with the Convention.

The Victims of Offences' Rights Law, 5761 2001 ( Victims of Offences' Rights Law ) and regulations are gradually assimilated into the various relevant bodies.

Offences that do not pose a great danger to society are premeditated offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for not more than three years and offences committed through negligence and punishable by deprivation of liberty for not more than five years.

(b) Each State Party shall include as predicate offences at a minimum a comprehensive range of criminal offences established in accordance with this Convention

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

The offences of terrorism and related acts are introduced into the category of serious offences, making it impossible for release on bail to be granted.

The maximum penalty for these offences is life imprisonment.

Most of the related offences are characterized as felonies.

C. Statutes of limitations for offences of this type

3. Each of the offences to which this article applies shall be deemed to be included as an extraditable offence in any extradition treaty existing between States Parties. States Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to be concluded between them.

6. States Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize offences to which this article applies as extraditable offences between themselves.

7. States Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize offences to which this article applies as extraditable offences between themselves.

organizes or directs others to commit one of these offences

Freezing, seizure and confiscation of proceeds of drug trafficking offences

These concerns include definitions of terrorism and terrorist related offences.

Section 233BAB provides for penalties for offences under S.233.

Act on Criminal Responsibility for Terrorist Offences (SFS 2003 148).

Stipulates that serious criminal offences are prosecuted ex proprio motu.

5. Each State Party shall take into account the gravity of the offences concerned when considering the eventuality of early release or parole of persons convicted of such offences.