UN Convention on transnational organized crime, 2000: a doctrine study having judicial point of view.
UN Convention on transnational organized crime, 2000: a doctrine study having judicial point of view. Introduction Transnational organized crime phenomenon can be considered one of the most challenging areas in the field of contemporary international law. As globalization picks up in pace, criminal organizations have obtained unprecedented mobility, sophistication, and coverage. Transactions, like trafficking in people, trafficking in narcotics, moving illicit finances and smuggling arms are performed across borders thus deterring the supremacy of states and sabotaging the rule of law. To address these issues, in November 2000, the international community came up with United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Also known as the Palermo Convention, it is a groundbreaking development in the area of international criminal law, giving a detailed structure of the cooperation between states in the fight against organized crime. This paper aims to discuss the ...