#2026-528France Publishes Judicial Cooperation Agreement with UN Myanmar Investigation Mechanism
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This decree publishes an international judicial cooperation agreement between France and the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar. The agreement is designed to help investigations into serious international crimes and violations of humanitarian law committed in Myanmar since 2011. In practical terms, it creates a framework for France and the UN mechanism to exchange information, documents, and other assistance under their respective rules. It mainly affects French judicial and government authorities involved in international criminal investigations, as well as UN investigators building case files for possible national, regional, or international proceedings.
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Key Changes
- Publishes the France-UN judicial cooperation agreement for investigations linked to Myanmar
- Sets a framework for mutual exchange of information, documents, evidence, and assistance
- Supports the preparation of case files for possible criminal proceedings before competent courts or tribunals
Obligations
What this law requires
French authorities must cooperate with the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar by providing information or documents in their possession that relate to the Mechanism’s mandate concerning serious international crimes and violations of international humanitarian law in Myanmar since 2011.
French authorities must provide other forms of assistance connected to the Mechanism’s mandate, within the framework of applicable French rules and procedures.
The UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar must collect, consolidate, preserve, and analyse evidence of the most serious international crimes and violations of international humanitarian law committed in Myanmar since 2011 for use in fair and independent criminal proceedings before competent national, regional, or international courts or tribunals.