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The fight against transnational organized crime has been at the core of the G8's actions since the 1990s. This book sheds light on the nature, structure and modus operandi of the G8's specific expertise on transnational organized crime from a sociological approach in order to understand the elaboration, production and diffusion of international norms and standards.

This study delves into the pivotal role of international law in combatting transnational organized crime. This phenomenon has significantly evolved and expanded in its scope and complexity. The paper begins with an introduction to transnational organized crime and the critical importance of international law in addressing these challenges. It then provides a historical background, tracing the evolution of these crimes and the corresponding development of international legal frameworks. Further, the paper categorizes various types of transnational organized crime. A comprehensive analysis of key international laws and treaties, including the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and various regional treaties, forms a crucial part of the study. The role of international organizations like the United Nations, Interpol, and regional entities in enforcing these laws and promoting cooperation is critically evaluated. The paper addresses the significant challenges in implementation, including jurisdictional issues, disparities in national legal systems, and political and economic barriers. Through case studies, the paper analyzes successful international cooperations as well as notable failures, providing a real-world perspective on the effectiveness of current strategies. The emerging trends and future challenges section looks at the impact of technology and changing political landscapes on transnational crime. Finally, the paper proposes potential solutions and policy recommendations, focusing on strengthening international legal frameworks and enhancing global cooperation and intelligence sharing. The conclusion summarizes the findings and reflects on the future of international law in effectively tackling transnational organized crime within the evolving global landscape.

Utilization of cyberspace is increasingly developing along with the advancement of information technology in the current era of globalization. bourderless, low cost, fast access, encouraging terrorists to use cyberspace to facilitate their actions by combining direct attacks and through the internet network. The convergence of physical and virtual world by these terrorists has resulted in the creation of new threats called cyberterrorism. This study aims to explain what cyberterrorism is, what they do, conventions that regulate cyberterrorism, and how to deal with cyberterrorism. This study used qualitative research methods with descriptive explanations sourced from journals, books, conventions, laws and regulations and other sources relating to cyberterrorism. The result of this study explained that cyberterrorism unlawful use of information, computer systems and networks to intimidate or coerce government, civilians for political or social purposes. Conventions governing cyberterrorism including United Nations Conventios Against Transnational Organized Crimes, Budapest Conventions on Cybercrime.

In The Palermo Convention at Twenty: Institutional and Substantive Challenges experts with different backgrounds discuss the institutional features of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Supplementing Protocols, the developments of the treaty system and its suitability to address the multifarious forms of contemporary transnational organized crime.

The legal and economic analysis presented here empirically tests the theoretical framework advanced by Kugler, Verdier, and Zenou (2004) and Buscaglia (1997). This paper goes beyond the prior literature by focusing on the empirical assessment of the actual implementation of the institutional deterrence and prevention mechanisms contained in the United Nations' Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo Convention). A sample of 107 countries that have already signed and/or ratified the Convention was selected. The paper verifies that the most effective measures against organized crime linked to high level public sector corruption (that captures and feudalizes public sectors) are mainly founded on three pillars: (i) the introduction of more effective judicial decisionmaking control systems causing reductions in the frequencies of abuses of procedural and substantive discretion; (ii) the higher frequencies of successful judicial convictions based on evidentiary material provided by financial intelligence systems aimed at the systematic confiscation of assets in the hands of criminal groups; and (iii) the operational presence of government and/or non-governmental preventive programs (that are funded by the private sector and/or governments and/or international organizations) addressing technical assistance to the private sector, educational opportunities, job training programs and/or rehabilitation (health and/or behavioral) of youth linked to organized crime in high-risk areas (with high-crime, high unemployment, and high poverty).

Taxonomy -- History and development of concept of organized crime -- The transnational crimes -- Transnational crime and terrorism -- The economics of transnational organized crime -- Initiatives against transnational crime -- Critical issues and future trends

This issue of Transnational Crime focuses on the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Supplementing Protocols. It is part of a broader project, marking the UNTOC's 20th anniversary, which started with The Palermo Convention at Twenty: Institutional and Substantive Challenges (Brill, 2021) and aims at appraising the Convention's legal framework and its suitability as a tool for effectively combating present-day transnational organized crime

part PART I: INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 The Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Study of Organized Crime -- part PART II: ETHNICITY, ILLEGAL ENTERPRISES AND UPWARD MOBILITY -- chapter 2 Crime as an American Way of Life: A Queer Ladder of Social Mobility -- chapter 3 Strategic Decision Making in Organized Crime Control: The Need for a Broadened Perspective -- part PART III: CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS AS 'ALIEN CONSPIRACY' -- chapter 4 Transnational Organized Crime: The Strange Career of an American Concept -- part PART IV: BUSINESS CRIME VERSUS ORGANIZED CRIME OR BUSINESS CRIMES AS ORGANIZED CRIME -- chapter 5 Paragons, Pariahs, and Pirates: A Spectrum-Based Theory of Enterprise -- part PART V: RICO AND DEBATES PERTAINING TO THE STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE OF CRIMINAL GROUPS -- chapter 6 Symposium Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Foreword: Debunking RICO's Myriad Myths -- chapter 7 A Comparative Analysis of Organised Crime Conspiracy Legislation and Practice and their Relevance to England and Wales -- part PART VI: REFINEMENTS: 'LESS ORGANIZED' CRIMINAL OPERATIONS, AND A FOCUS ON PROTECTION/EXTORTION -- chapter 8 The Economic Consequences of Product Illegality -- chapter 9 Research on Upper Level Drug Trafficking: A Review -- chapter 10 Conspiracy among the Many: The Mafia in Legitimate Industries -- chapter 11 New York City as Organized Crime Fighter -- chapter 12 The Paradoxes of Organized Crime -- part PART VII: NETWORKS AND ANALYSIS -- chapter 13 The Teamsters, the White House, the Labor Department -- chapter 14 Assessing Network Patterns in Illegal Firearm Markets -- chapter 15 Fixers, Super Fixers and Shadow Facilitators: How Networks Connect -- chapter 16 Illuminating Dark Networks: A Social Network Analysis of an Australian Drug Trafficking Syndicate -- part PART VIII: MARKETS -- chapter 17 The Rise of Two Drug Tigers: The Development of the Illegal Drugs Industry and Drug Policy Failure in Afghanistan and Colombia -- chapter 18 Organized Crime in Legitimate Sectors of the Economy: Fact or Fiction? -- chapter 19 Green Criminology and Dirty Collar Crime -- part PART IX: A QUESTION OF HARM -- chapter 20 The End ofOrganised Crime in the European Union -- chapter 21 Towards a General Theory of Profit-Driven Crimes -- chapter 22 Going Down the Glocal: The Local Context of Organised Crime -- chapter 23 Illicit Globalization: Myths, Misconceptions, and Historical Lessons.

The historical evolution of the international cooperation against transnational organised crime : an overview / Frank G. Madsen -- Transnational organised crime : concepts and critics / Arndt Sinn -- Transnational organised crime and its impacts on states and societies / Thomas Feltes and Robin Hofmann -- The EU and the fight against organised crime / Bernd Hecker -- Transnational organised crime and terrorism / Bettina Weiber -- The convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances 1988 and the global war on drugs / Richard Vogler and Shahrzad Fouladvand -- The UN convention against transnational organised crime 2000 / Neil Boister -- The UN protocol to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons 2000 / Hans-Joachim Heintze and Charlotte Lülf -- The UN protoco against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air 2000 / Andreas Schloenhardt -- The UN protocol against the illicit manufacturing and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components, and ammunition 2001 / Aaron X. Fellmeth -- The United Nations convention against corruption and its criminal law provisions / Michael Kubiciel and Anna Cornelia Rink -- Transnational organised crime and the anti-money laundering regime / Louis de Koker and Mark Turkington -- Transnational organised crime and the illegal trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora / Hennie Strydom -- Transnational organised crime and the sale of children, child prostitution, and pornography / Thorsten Müller -- Transnational organised crime and cultural property / Bernhard Kretschmer -- Transnational organised crime and cybercrime / Dominik Brodowski -- The international law of the use of force and transnational organised crime / Pierre Thielbor̈ger -- International humanitarian law and transnational organised crime / Sven Peterke and Joachim Wolf -- Transnationnal criminal organisations and human rights / Math Noortmann and Dawn Sedman -- Law of the sea ant transnational organised crime / Alexander Proelss and Tobias Hofmann -- Transnational organised crime and international criminal law / Pierre Hauck -- Policing TOC : the national perspective : challenges, strategies, tactics / Sheelagh Brady -- Policing transnational organised crime : the international perspective / Frank G. Madsen