| NCJ Number: |
197888  |
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| Title: |
Containment of Transnational Organized Crime: Comments on the UN Convention of December 2000 |
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| Editor(s): |
Hans-Jorg Albrecht; Cyrille Fijnaut |
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| Date Published: |
2002 |
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| Annotation: |
This book presents the proceedings of an international conference
(December 13-15, 2001) on the United Nations Convention Against
Transnational Organized Crime, which was signed in December 2000
by the majority of the United Nations member states.
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| Abstract: |
The convention sets forth legal and institutional means that the
parties to the convention can use to increase their national
efforts in containing organized crime and improving mutual
cooperation in individual cases. Five general introductory
lectures at the conference focused on an overview of the UN
Transnational Crime Convention; the origin of the convention; the
need for comparative research; the convention as a response to
the global problem of organized crime; and the possibilities,
problems, and opportunities in the fight against organized crime,
with a focus on the European Union. Six papers presented at the
conference addressed the contents of the convention. Issues
considered were the convention as a step toward an "organized
crime code," participation in an organized crime group as an
international offense, the use of "container offenses" to
obstruct organized crime, a European approach in obtaining
evidence abroad, procedural aspects of the convention, and the
prevention of organized crime. Seven papers delivered at the
conference pertained to the implementation of the convention. Among the issues discussed were the sovereignty issue; shifting
boundaries among states, enforcement agencies, and priorities;
military police and European peace-keeping missions; concepts and
actors in the implementation of the convention; some legal and
criminological aspects of implementation; the prospects for the
success of the convention in countering transnational organized
crime; and the transition process and criminal legislation.
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| Main Term(s): |
Criminology |
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| Index Term(s): |
Crime control policies; International agreements; International cooperation; International Law Enforcement Cooperation; Organized crime; Organized crime prevention; Transnational Organized Crime |
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| Publication Number: |
ISBN 3-86113-053-X |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Max-Planck-Institute Fur Auslandisches und Internationales Strafrecht
Freiburg Im Breisgau D-79100, |
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| Sale Source: |
Max-Planck-Institute Fur Auslandisches und Internationales Strafrecht
Günterstalstraße 73
Freiburg Im Breisgau D-79100,
Germany (Unified) |
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| Page Count: |
286 |
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| Format: |
Book (Softbound) |
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| Type: |
Conference Material |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
Germany (Unified) |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=197888 |
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