
Who are the PC-OC?
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC / Terms of reference / List of Conventions) is the forum in which, since 1981, experts from all member and observer states and organisations come together to elaborate ways to improve international co-operation in criminal matters and identify solutions to practical problems encountered in the application of Council of Europe Conventions in this field. More about the PC-OC
This website is in continuous development becoming more useful for practitioners involved in international co-operation in criminal matters.



During the opening of the PC-OC special session Mr. Erik Verbert, Chairman of the PC-OC; Mr. Jörg Polakiewicz, Director, Directorate of Legal Advice and Public International Law; Mr Vincent Glerum, Counsellor at the Tribunal of Amsterdam; and Anita van de Kar, Secretary of the PC-OC committee explain the importance of this Convention.

Assisting in and developing international co-operation in criminal matters
www.coe.int/tcj
ECHR case law concerning international co-operation
HELP online course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters

