{"id":5476,"date":"2026-02-12T07:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/?page_id=5476"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:22:28","slug":"international-legal-affairs-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/index.php\/international-legal-affairs-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"International Legal Affairs Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5476\" class=\"elementor elementor-5476\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72e1c7 innerBanner e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c72e1c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5d88b circleRotate elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb5d88b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/circle.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2862\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e945234 backPage elementor-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e945234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 15\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M0.293084 8.07106C-0.0974403 7.68054 -0.0974403 7.04737 0.293084 6.65685L6.65704 0.292885C7.04757 -0.0976395 7.68073 -0.0976395 8.07126 0.292885C8.46178 0.683409 8.46178 1.31657 8.07126 1.7071L2.4144 7.36395L8.07126 13.0208C8.46178 13.4113 8.46178 14.0445 8.07126 14.435C7.68073 14.8255 7.04757 14.8255 6.65704 14.435L0.293084 8.07106ZM20.6089 7.36395V8.36395H1.00019V7.36395V6.36395H20.6089V7.36395Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a9db0 breadcrumbsList elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"47a9db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e355ac e-con-full legalAffairs e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e355ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f3890 e-con-full legalAffairsTop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5f3890\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23c7f2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b23c7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Legal Affairs Unit (ILA)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f65416 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f65416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><p>The International Legal Affairs Unit (\u201cILA\u201d) is tasked to advise the Government of Belize and associated agencies on legal matters that have international law components, both private and public.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd043ef e-con-full frBox e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd043ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101b53a e-con-full frLeft e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"101b53a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341a289 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"341a289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Functions &amp; Responsibilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3860c75 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3860c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The following functions and responsibilities fall within the remit of the ILA Unit:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Execution of Mutual Legal Assistance\u00a0Request<\/li><li>Execution of Prison\u00a0Transfer<\/li><li>Execution of Extradition\u00a0Request<\/li><li>Review international legal instruments either in force or in negotiation whether in draft form or\u00a0proposals<\/li><li>Represent the Ministry on various Committees\/Commission<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1285f9 e-con-full frRight e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1285f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794503f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"794503f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/international_legal_affairs_unit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/international_legal_affairs_unit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/international_legal_affairs_unit-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/international_legal_affairs_unit-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c0997 e-con-full legalAffairsTop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96c0997\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c607d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07c607d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mutual Legal Assistance Request<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e865c6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e865c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><div><p>Mutual legal assistance requests are guided by the Belize Mutual Legal Assistance and International Co-operation Act, 2014, (\u201cthe Act\u201d) . The Act provides that mutual legal assistance maybe provided to any foreign State whether on the basis of a treaty or not. The Attorney General is designated as the Central Authority under the Act. The Central Authority reviews these mutual legal assistance requests to ensure there are in compliance with the conditions set out in the Act.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29b001 form-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c29b001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/legal_assistance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 26\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M11.625 9.04167H18.7292L11.625 1.9375V9.04167ZM2.58333 0H12.9167L20.6667 7.75V23.25C20.6667 23.9351 20.3945 24.5922 19.91 25.0767C19.4256 25.5612 18.7685 25.8333 18.0833 25.8333H2.58333C1.89819 25.8333 1.24111 25.5612 0.756641 25.0767C0.272172 24.5922 0 23.9351 0 23.25V2.58333C0 1.89819 0.272172 1.24111 0.756641 0.756641C1.24111 0.272172 1.89819 0 2.58333 0ZM8.95125 13.485C9.48083 14.6475 10.1525 15.6033 10.9275 16.2621L11.4571 16.6754C10.3333 16.8821 8.78333 17.2438 7.14292 17.8767L7.00083 17.9283L7.64667 16.585C8.22792 15.4613 8.65417 14.4408 8.95125 13.485ZM17.3213 18.4063C17.5538 18.1738 17.67 17.8767 17.6829 17.5538C17.7217 17.2954 17.6571 17.05 17.5279 16.8433C17.1533 16.2363 16.1846 15.9521 14.5829 15.9521L12.9167 16.0425L11.7929 15.2933C10.9792 14.6217 10.2429 13.4463 9.72625 11.9867L9.77792 11.8058C10.2042 10.0879 10.6046 8.00833 9.75208 7.15583C9.64781 7.05458 9.52447 6.97504 9.38921 6.92182C9.25396 6.86861 9.10948 6.84278 8.96417 6.84583H8.65417C8.17625 6.84583 7.75 7.34958 7.63375 7.84042C7.15583 9.55833 7.44 10.5013 7.91792 12.0642V12.0771C7.595 13.2138 7.18167 14.5313 6.52292 15.8617L5.28292 18.1867L4.13333 18.8196C2.58333 19.7883 1.84708 20.8733 1.705 21.5579C1.65333 21.8033 1.67917 22.0229 1.76958 22.2554L1.80833 22.32L2.42833 22.7204L2.99667 22.8625C4.04292 22.8625 5.23125 21.6354 6.83292 18.8971L7.06542 18.8067C8.39583 18.3804 10.0492 18.0833 12.2708 17.8379C13.6013 18.4967 15.1642 18.7938 16.1458 18.7938C16.7142 18.7938 17.1017 18.6517 17.3213 18.4063ZM16.7917 17.4892L16.9079 17.6313C16.895 17.7604 16.8563 17.7733 16.7917 17.7992H16.74L16.4946 17.825C15.9004 17.825 14.9833 17.5796 14.0404 17.1663C14.1567 17.0371 14.2083 17.0371 14.3375 17.0371C16.1458 17.0371 16.6625 17.36 16.7917 17.4892ZM4.94708 19.375C4.1075 20.9121 3.34542 21.7646 2.76417 21.9583C2.82875 21.4675 3.41 20.615 4.32708 19.7754L4.94708 19.375ZM8.84792 10.4496C8.55083 9.28708 8.53792 8.34417 8.7575 7.80167L8.84792 7.64667L9.04167 7.71125C9.26125 8.02125 9.28708 8.43458 9.15792 9.13208L9.11917 9.33875L8.9125 10.3979L8.84792 10.4496Z\" fill=\"#EF5350\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">GUIDE - How to make a request<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460eb70 e-con-full legalAffairsTop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"460eb70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9be3c4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9be3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mutual Legal Assistance Request from the United States of America<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda5609 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda5609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><div><p>Belize is a party to a treaty between the Government of Belize and the Government of the United States of America on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matter (\u201cThe Treaty\u201d) signed on September 19, 2000 and ratified on January 8, 2001. This Treaty was incorporated in Belize by virtue of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Belize\/USA) Act, Chapter 103.01 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe895d form-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1fe895d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magistracybelize.itechmission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/legal_assistance_usa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"26\" viewBox=\"0 0 21 26\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M11.625 9.04167H18.7292L11.625 1.9375V9.04167ZM2.58333 0H12.9167L20.6667 7.75V23.25C20.6667 23.9351 20.3945 24.5922 19.91 25.0767C19.4256 25.5612 18.7685 25.8333 18.0833 25.8333H2.58333C1.89819 25.8333 1.24111 25.5612 0.756641 25.0767C0.272172 24.5922 0 23.9351 0 23.25V2.58333C0 1.89819 0.272172 1.24111 0.756641 0.756641C1.24111 0.272172 1.89819 0 2.58333 0ZM8.95125 13.485C9.48083 14.6475 10.1525 15.6033 10.9275 16.2621L11.4571 16.6754C10.3333 16.8821 8.78333 17.2438 7.14292 17.8767L7.00083 17.9283L7.64667 16.585C8.22792 15.4613 8.65417 14.4408 8.95125 13.485ZM17.3213 18.4063C17.5538 18.1738 17.67 17.8767 17.6829 17.5538C17.7217 17.2954 17.6571 17.05 17.5279 16.8433C17.1533 16.2363 16.1846 15.9521 14.5829 15.9521L12.9167 16.0425L11.7929 15.2933C10.9792 14.6217 10.2429 13.4463 9.72625 11.9867L9.77792 11.8058C10.2042 10.0879 10.6046 8.00833 9.75208 7.15583C9.64781 7.05458 9.52447 6.97504 9.38921 6.92182C9.25396 6.86861 9.10948 6.84278 8.96417 6.84583H8.65417C8.17625 6.84583 7.75 7.34958 7.63375 7.84042C7.15583 9.55833 7.44 10.5013 7.91792 12.0642V12.0771C7.595 13.2138 7.18167 14.5313 6.52292 15.8617L5.28292 18.1867L4.13333 18.8196C2.58333 19.7883 1.84708 20.8733 1.705 21.5579C1.65333 21.8033 1.67917 22.0229 1.76958 22.2554L1.80833 22.32L2.42833 22.7204L2.99667 22.8625C4.04292 22.8625 5.23125 21.6354 6.83292 18.8971L7.06542 18.8067C8.39583 18.3804 10.0492 18.0833 12.2708 17.8379C13.6013 18.4967 15.1642 18.7938 16.1458 18.7938C16.7142 18.7938 17.1017 18.6517 17.3213 18.4063ZM16.7917 17.4892L16.9079 17.6313C16.895 17.7604 16.8563 17.7733 16.7917 17.7992H16.74L16.4946 17.825C15.9004 17.825 14.9833 17.5796 14.0404 17.1663C14.1567 17.0371 14.2083 17.0371 14.3375 17.0371C16.1458 17.0371 16.6625 17.36 16.7917 17.4892ZM4.94708 19.375C4.1075 20.9121 3.34542 21.7646 2.76417 21.9583C2.82875 21.4675 3.41 20.615 4.32708 19.7754L4.94708 19.375ZM8.84792 10.4496C8.55083 9.28708 8.53792 8.34417 8.7575 7.80167L8.84792 7.64667L9.04167 7.71125C9.26125 8.02125 9.28708 8.43458 9.15792 9.13208L9.11917 9.33875L8.9125 10.3979L8.84792 10.4496Z\" fill=\"#EF5350\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">GUIDE - How to make a request<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9511890 e-con-full legalAffairsTop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9511890\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eed61f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eed61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extradition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3df39 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d3df39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\"><div><p>Extradition is governed by the Belize Extradition Act , Act No. 31 of 2023 Extradition Act 2023. 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