International crime
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International crime may refer to:
or it may refer to transnational crime
s. The four biggest areas of transnational crime are:
Trans-national trafficking in human beings receives a great deal of attention by international bodies because of its particularly intimate nature.
It may also refer to:
- Crime against international law
- Crime against humanityCrime against humanityCrimes against humanity, as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum, "are particularly odious offenses in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings...
- Crime against peaceCrime against peaceA crime against peace, in international law, refers to "planning, preparation, initiation, or waging of wars 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 crimeWar crimeWar crimes are serious violations of the laws applicable in armed conflict giving rise to individual criminal responsibility...
- International criminal lawInternational criminal lawInternational criminal law is a body of international law designed to prohibit certain categories of conduct commonly viewed as serious atrocities and to make perpetrators of such conduct criminally accountable for their perpetration. Principally, it deals with genocide, war crimes, crimes against...
or it may refer to transnational crime
Transnational crime
Transnational crimes are crimes that have actual or potential effect across national borders and crimes which are intra-State but which offend fundamental values of the international community...
s. The four biggest areas of transnational crime are:
- Drug trafficking
- Arms trafficking
- Money launderingMoney launderingMoney laundering is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources. The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote estimates each year for the amount...
- SmugglingSmugglingSmuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...
of cultural artifactCultural artifactA cultural artifact is a term used in the social sciences, particularly anthropology, ethnology, and sociology for anything created by humans which gives information about the culture of its creator and users...
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Trans-national trafficking in human beings receives a great deal of attention by international bodies because of its particularly intimate nature.
It may also refer to:
- International Crime (1938 film)International Crime (1938 film)International Crime is a 1938 American film directed by Charles Lamont starring Rod La Rocque as Lamont Cranston.- Plot :Lamont Cranston, amateur criminologist and detective, with a daily radio program, sponsored by the Daily Classic newspaper, has developed a friendly feud that sometimes passes...
, a film directed by Charles Lamont