In 1996, the OAS member countries adopted the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption (IACAC), the first Anti-Corruption treaty in the world. Now a process is underway to measure how countries that have ratified the treaty are complying with its key provisions. The goal is to strengthen cooperation against corruption in the hemisphere.

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The REMJA is the Meeting of Ministers of Justice or of Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas, which has met periodically under the auspices of the OAS since 1997. Its purpose is to promote legal and judicial cooperation among the States of the western hemisphere.

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The investigation, prosecution and suppression of crime for the protection of the citizen and the maintenance of peace and public order is an important goal of all organised societies. The pursuit of that goal cannot realistically be confined within national boundaries. That has long been the case, but it is increasingly evident today.

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In March 1999, the Ministers of Justice or Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas recommended the Establishment of an intergovernmental experts group on Cyber Crime.

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