MLAT drawbacks --- While MLAT can be long and tortuous to get access to legal crossborder issues, can't there be extraordinary/extraneous circumstances which legally permits the bypass of these long bureaucratic procedures? Take the case of the use of emergency approval of certain drugs for use such as that used for COVID-19 - the seriousness and deadly consequences of the virus mandated a shorter route to approval for emergency use!! can't a similar process be established against MLAT should such situation necessitates it?

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm