Flavia Romiti Matthew Baird John Dourlay

Toxic trading – How to investigate and prosecute waste trafficking: An interactive demonstration

A Talk by John Dourlay , Matthew Baird and Flavia Romiti

About this Talk

This session takes a show and tell approach to outline how to investigate and prosecute waste trafficking cases. Participants take on the role of investigators and have to solve an actual case of transnational waste trafficking. The audience will first receive a briefing on the topic before they are introduced to the specific case. The case starts from its detection by frontline level officers and, as the session progresses, more insights about the case become known to the audience, while relevant legislative considerations are also highlighted in connection with UNODC legislative guide on waste trafficking.

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM

08:30 AM - 09:45 AM

About The Speakers

John Dourlay

John Dourlay

UNODC, UNODC

Hazardous Waste Trainer


Matthew Baird

Matthew Baird

Director, Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law

Environmental lawyer with over 30 years of experience in environmental law and environmental criminal law.


Flavia Romiti

Flavia Romiti

UNODC

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime