القيمة القانونية لنشرات الإنتربول

Abstract EN

Notices of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) act as a linkage between the Interpol, member countries and international entities.

Such notices are meant to fulfill requirements of criminal cooperation at international level as well as ensuring the arrest of wanted persons and preventing crimes.

One of the main functions of Interpol is to provide support to law enforcement agencies by means of Interpol notices which benefit such agencies from a number of aspects: the most important of which is that such notices can help in search, arrest and extradition of wanted persons.

Notices can also be sent for the exchange of information on a criminal investigation, or criminal warnings either from potential criminals or occurrences posing danger to member countries.

Notices are also sent to acquaint member countries with descriptions of criminal modus operandi ; missing persons or unidentified bodies.

This research sheds light on various Interpol notices through setting forth their concepts as international requests for cooperation or international alerts issued by Interpol at the request of National Central Bureaus, international entities or upon an initiative from Secretariat General, and directed to all members countries.

Given the globalization era we are living today which allows people to move freely between different countries, making escape easier, Interpol notices have become of a paramount importance.

Research draws a distinction between Interpol notices and circulars as well as arrest warrants whether internal or international.

It also sheds light on procedures of notices publication and dissemination and the legal value of red notice as the most important among all notices.

Research summed up with that there are no international treaties regulating Interpol notices, and that there is ambiguity as regards red notices and other Interpol's tools.

Among the conclusions is also the need to enact an international treaty binding member countries to act according to notices, especially red notices.

Recommendations of the research include: the need for accurate description of notices published by Interpol, as well the need for disseminating all information contained in the notices by National Central Bureaus.

In addition, enacting an international treaty boosting the legal status of international notices, and concluding bilateral treaties on extradition with countries where wanted persons usually escape to.