The League of Arab States established the Arab Convention against Transnational Organised Crime on 21 December 2010.

The main aim of the Convention is to strengthen Arab cooperation in preventing and combating transnational organised crime.

The Convention applies to prevention, investigation and prosecution of certain offences related to organised criminal groups where the offence is transnational.

This Practice Note will provide the reader with a general and non-exhaustive overview of the main and most relevant provisions of the Convention and the legal framework established by the League of Arab States for cooperation against transnational organised crime.

The Convention: The Arab Convention against Transnational Organised Crime.

Organised criminal group: Structured group of three or more persons acting in concert and aiming at committing offences established by the Convention in order to obtain financial or other material benefit.

Proceeds of Crime : Any property derived from or obtained, even indirectly, through the commission of an offence.

Structured Group: Criminal group of three or more persons not randomly formed for the immediate commission of an offence.