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	International crime may refer to: Crime against international law Crime against international law A number of crimes against international law are created by treaty and convention. Some of these crimes are prosecution before international courts and tribunals.... Crime against humanity Crime against humanity Crimes against humanity, as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum, "are particularly odious offences in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings.... Crime against peace Crime against peace A crime against peace, in international law, refers to "planning, preparation, initiation, or waging of War of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing" .... War crime War crime War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war"; including but not limited to "murder, the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps", "the murder or ill-treatment of prisoner of war", the killing of hostages, "the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devast... International criminal law International criminal law International criminal law is an autonomous branch of law which deals with international crimes and the courts and tribunals set up to adjudicate cases in which persons have incurred international criminal responsibility.... It may also refer to transnational crime Transnational Crime Transnational organized crime is organized crime coordinated across national borders.Transnational organized crime is widely opposed on the basis of a number of negative effects.... s. The four biggest areas of transnational crime are: Drug trafficking Arms trafficking Money laundering Money laundering The definition of money laundering is dependent on the jurisdiction in which the act takes place.In US law it is the practice of engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained money.... Smuggling Smuggling Smuggling, also known as trafficking, is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of the law or other rules.... of cultural artifact Cultural artifact A cultural artifact is a human-made wiktionary:object which gives information about the culture of its creator and users. The artifact may change over time in what it represents, how it appears and how and why it is used as the culture changes over time.... s Trans-national trafficking in human beings receives a great deal of attention by international bodies because of its particularly intimate nature. See also Interpol Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its Electrical telegraph Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation.... Transnational Organized Crime