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Trafficking in arms and weapons material is, perhaps, one of the most notorious forms of organised crime. Fuelled by both the movie industry as well as real world examples, criminal organisations are widely believed to engage in the trafficking of firearms and weapons material, including nuclear material. This illicit trade is further facilitated by corruption and other forms of collusion with government entities as well as by links between the criminal elements and the arms industry.
As part of a joint teaching programme on transnational organised crime, students from the Universities of Queensland, Vienna and Zurich researched the topic of arms trafficking in a year-long course. Some of their academic papers are compiled in this volume, addressing topics ranging from international and national legal frameworks to levels and characteristics of this phenomenon in selected places, and enforcement and industry measures adopted to prevent and suppress this illicit trade.

"Criminal law can no longer be neatly categorised as the product and responsibility of domestic law. That this is true is emphasised by the ever-increasing amount of legislation stemming from the European Union (EU) which impacts, both directly and indirectly, on the criminal law. The involvement of the EU institutions in the substantive criminal laws of its Member States is of considerable legal and political significance. This book deals with the emerging EU framework for creating, harmonising and ensuring the application of EU criminal law. This book aims to highlight some of the consequences of EU involvement in the criminal law by examining the provisions which have been adopted in the field of information and communications technology. It provides an overview of the criminal law competence of the EU and evaluates the impact of these developments on the criminal laws of the Member States. It then goes on to consider the EU legislation which requires Member States to regulate matters such as data protection, e-security, intellectual property and various types of illegal content through the criminal law is analysed. In the course of this evaluation, particular consideration is given to issues such as the basis on which the EU institutions establish the need for criminal sanctions, the liability of service providers and the extent to which the Member States have adhered to, or departed from, the legislation in the course of implementation."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Debates about decriminalising or even legalising certain narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances have gained much momentum in recent years. On the surface, it appears that more and more jurisdictions are exploring the introduction of measures to permit, albeit in very controlled ways, the use of some narcotic drugs, if only for medical purposes. Others further agree that the so-called 'war on drugs' has failed to produce any meaningful success and that new ways to prevent the abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances need to be explored. Nevertheless, most jurisdictions continue to impose near-complete bans on the production, manufacturing, trade, transport, supply, sale, and possession of illicit drugs. National authorities, along with international organisations, point out that any move to decriminalise narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is inconsistent with international law.
As part of a joint teaching programme on transnational organised crime, students from the Universities of Queensland, Vienna and Zurich researched the topic of illicit drugs in a year-long course. Some of their academic papers are compiled in this volume, addressing topics reaching from international and national legal frameworks to concrete liberalisation efforts in the past and harm minimisation strategies.; Die Debatten über die Entkriminalisierung oder gar Legalisierung bestimmter Suchtstoffe und psychotroper Substanzen haben in den letzten Jahren stark an Dynamik gewonnen. Oberflächlich betrachtet scheinen immer mehr Länder die Einführung von Maßnahmen zu prüfen, die den Konsum einiger Betäubungsmittel - wenn auch in sehr kontrollierter Form - erlauben, und sei es nur für medizinische Zwecke. Andere Experten sind ebenfalls der Meinung, dass der so genannte ""Krieg gegen die Drogen"" keinen nennenswerten Erfolg gebracht hat und dass neue Wege zur Verhinderung des Missbrauchs von Betäubungsmitteln und psychotropen Substanzen erforscht werden müssen. Dennoch gelten in den meisten Ländern nach wie vor nahezu vollständige Verbote für Produktion, Herstellung, Handel, Transport, Lieferung, Verkauf und Besitz illegaler Drogen. Nationale Behörden und internationale Organisationen weisen darauf hin, dass jeder Schritt zur Entkriminalisierung von Betäubungsmitteln und psychotropen Substanzen im Widerspruch zum Völkerrecht steht.
Im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Lehrprogramms zur grenzüberschreitenden organisierten Kriminalität haben sich Studierende der Universitäten Queensland, Wien und Zürich in einem einjährigen Kurs mit dem Thema illegale Drogen beschäftigt. Einige ihrer aktuellen akademischen Arbeiten sind in diesem Band zusammengestellt. Sie behandeln Themen, die von internationalen und nationalen rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen über konkrete Liberalisierungsbemühungen in der Vergangenheit bis hin zu Schadensminimierungsstrategien reichen.

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Doping in sports is a salient issue often discussed in the news, especially during major events such as the Olympics. However, there are still many uncertainties regarding the appropriate legal response. Because of the international nature of sport, there is great need for an in-depth comparative assessment and harmonized legal frameworks.The chapters included in this volume address doping related questions which were discussed at the Joint Workshop on Legal Response to Doping organized by the University of Zurich and the University of Kyoto. In the workshop, experts in the field of doping and sports law came together to analyze the existing antidoping regulations and laws with the objective to identify strengths and shortcomings of the current legal framework

Strafrecht und Demokratie stehen in einem engen Zusammenhang. Der nähere Blick auf diesen Zusammenhang offenbart allerdings vielfältige Herausforderungen, die sich durch Pandemie oder Fake-News, aber auch durch die auf den Gesetzgebungsprozess einwirkenden Akteure ergeben. Zudem stellen sich grundlegende rechtstheoretische und rechtspraktische Fragen im Umgang mit dem Gesetzlichkeitsgrundsatz in Strafsachen. Das 9. Symposium des Jungen Strafrechts hat ausgewählte Forschungsfragen untersucht, die sich hieraus für die Strafrechtswissenschaften ergeben. Themenbereiche der Beiträge betreffen unter anderem die Internationalisierung von Strafrecht, die strafrechtsgestaltenden Akteure sowie verfassungstheoretische und rechtsphilosophische Schwerpunkte des Legalitätsgrundsatzes.