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REGIONAL WRAP-UP A b.c. prosecuTor TaKes a global vieW oF crime ect aimed at helping local authorities analyze and gather information on drug trafficking in Central America, Mexico, s Canada announced in July that it was kicking in US$1.5 million to an INTERPOL proj- and the Caribbean, those lawyers tak- ing on international assignments real- ize its full significance. B.C. Crown prosecutor Trevor Shaw, who spent five months with INTERPOL's legal affairs department in the last half of 2011, says: The Osgoode January 28 - April 22, 2013 5 Modules over 13 Weeks Osgoode Professional Development Downtown Toronto Conference Centre 2012 program sold out quickly. Register today! Developed by mining lawyers and mining executives for those who need a comprehensive understanding of the critical business and legal issues in today's dynamic mining industry. Module 1 – January 28 Introduction to Mining Fundamentals Module 2 – February 25 Mining Agreements/Environmental Permitting/Dealing with Indigenous Communities Module 3 – March 26 Standards of Disclosure/Financing Projects/Taking a Company Public Module 4 – April 9 Securing Title/Structuring Investments to Minimize Risks Module 5 – April 22 New Challenges in an International Legal Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility Program Directors Eden M. Oliver, Partner, Bennett Jones LLP Mark Travers, Deputy General Counsel, Base Metals, Vale Canada Limited Registration Fee: $3995 plus HST . To Register: www.osgoodepd.ca Or Call: 416.597.9724 or 1.888.923.3394 Or E-mail: opd-registration@osgoode.yorku.ca Osgoode Professional Development, 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2600, Toronto CLE Priority Service Code: 12-39CA 14 SEPTEMBE R 2012 www.CANAD I AN Lawyermag.com ntitled-3 1 12-08-14 12:33 PM WEBCAST AVAILABLE B.C.'s Trevor Shaw, left, worked with prosecutor Roberto Rodriguez Martinez in El Salvador. "INTERPOL is about interconnectivity, about law enforcement connectivity, the same kind of connectivity that crimi- nals often have today. him "a series of contacts" that can assist in his current work with the B.C. Ministry of Justice in criminal appeals and special prosecutions. He adds that today crime is a global issue and "even our provincial The INTERPOL experience gave " tional angles." But Shaw also knows better than files can have interna- most the impact of the drug trade on Central American countries as he visits twice a year organizing trial advocacy courses, including content on wiretap evidence. Shaw participates in B.C.'s Justice Education Society international advocacy team that travels to countries such as Guatemala to teach judges and prosecutors, many of whom are targets as prosecutors head up investigations rather than the police. "It makes you grateful for the professional policing that we have here, that on occasion he has been given an armed guard. "Although, sometimes I think having security makes you more vulnerable as it identifies you as a target." Protection is better than the alterna- " says Shaw, adding tive, however. Shaw relates the story of a Guatemalan prosecutor who ended "in phoTo courTesY oF Trevor shaW