4. The present Protocol does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised in accordance with internal law.
Article 5
1. The offences referred to in article 3, paragraph 1, shall be deemed to be included as extraditable offences in
any extradition treaty existing between States Parties and shall be included as extraditable offences in every
extradition treaty subsequently concluded between them, in accordance with the conditions set forth in such
treaties.
2. If a State Party that makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for
extradition from another State Party with which it has no extradition treaty, it may consider the present
Protocol to be a legal basis for extradition in respect of such offences. Extradition shall be subject to the
conditions provided by the law of the requested State.
3. States Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognize such
offences as extraditable offences between themselves subject to the conditions provided by the law of the
requested State.
4. Such offences shall be treated, for the purpose of extradition between States Parties, as if they had been
committed not only in the place in which they occurred but also in the territories of the States required to
establish their jurisdiction in accordance with article 4.
5. If an extradition request is made with respect to an offence described in article 3, paragraph 1, and the
requested State Party does not or will not extradite on the basis of the nationality of the offender, that State
shall take suitable measures to submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution.
Article 6
1. States Parties shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with investigations
or criminal or extradition proceedings brought in respect of the offences set forth in article 3, paragraph 1,
including assistance in obtaining evidence at their disposal necessary for the proceedings.
2. States Parties shall carry out their obligations under paragraph 1 of the present article in conformity with any
treaties or other arrangements on mutual legal assistance that may exist between them. In the absence of such
treaties or arrangements, States Parties shall afford one another assistance in accordance with their domestic
law.
Article 7
States Parties shall, subject to the provisions of their national law:
(a) Take measures to provide for the seizure and confiscation, as appropriate, of:
(i) Goods, such as materials, assets and other instrumentalities used to commit or facilitate offences under the
present protocol;
(ii) Proceeds derived from such offences;
(b) Execute requests from another State Party for seizure or confiscation of goods or proceeds referred to in
subparagraph (a) (i) and (ii);
(c) Take measures aimed at closing, on a temporary or definitive basis, premises used to commit such offences.
Article 8
1. States Parties shall adopt appropriate measures to protect the rights and interests of child victims of the
practices prohibited under the present Protocol at all stages of the criminal justice process, in particular by:
(a) Recognizing the vulnerability of child victims and adapting procedures to recognize their special needs,
including their special needs as witnesses;
(b) Informing child victims of their rights, their role and the scope, timing and progress of the proceedings and
of the disposition of their cases;
(c) Allowing the views, needs and concerns of child victims to be presented and considered in proceedings
where their personal interests are affected, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law;
(d) Providing appropriate support services to child victims throughout the legal process;
(e) Protecting, as appropriate, the privacy and identity of child victims and taking measures in accordance with
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