Transnational crime

Question 1

United Nations definition of Transnational crime? (year?)

Answer 1

Offences whose inception, perpetration and/or direct effects involve more than one entity.
1995

Question 2

What are some of the International Organisations that combat T.C?

Answer 2

• UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• UN International Crime & Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
• UN Peacekeeping Forces
• Interpol

Question 3

What are some International non-governmental organisations that combat T.C?
(two main bodies)

Answer 3

Global civil societies
- Red cross
- Human Rights Watch
Alliances
- Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
- Coalition for the International criminal court

Question 4

UN Convention on Transnational Organised Crime, state what has to be included to classify it as a T.C?
(Year?)

Answer 4

• If committed in more than one state
• If committed in one state but has substantial effects in another state
  (2000)

Question 5

What 2 legislations where created in 2000 from UN Convention on T.O.C?

Answer 5

• Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women & Children
• Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea, Air

Question 6

What 3 things facilitate T.C?

Answer 6

• Conflicts
• Corruption
• Globalisation

Question 7

What did UNODC state about Globalisation?
(Year?)

Answer 7

“Globalisation is a double-edged sword, meaning loose network for terrorists and organised crime”
2011

Question 8

3 examples of T.C?

Answer 8

Human Trafficking
Drug Trafficking
Environmental crime