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    International Crime

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    The document defines international crime as any crime that crosses international borders in its planning or commission, or violates international treaties or customary law. It categorizes international crimes as either crimes against the international community, such as genocide and war crimes, or transnational crimes like human trafficking and terrorism. Responses to international crime can be domestic, through laws and law enforcement, or international, via cooperation, tribunals, and conventions. Effectiveness of these measures is open to discussion.

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    The document defines international crime as any crime that crosses international borders in its planning or commission, or violates international treaties or customary law. It categorizes international crimes as either crimes against the international community, such as genocide and war crimes, or transnational crimes like human trafficking and terrorism. Responses to international crime can be domestic, through laws and law enforcement, or international, via cooperation, tribunals, and conventions. Effectiveness of these measures is open to discussion.

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    The document defines international crime as any crime that crosses international borders in its planning or commission, or violates international treaties or customary law. It categorizes international crimes as either crimes against the international community, such as genocide and war crimes, or transnational crimes like human trafficking and terrorism. Responses to international crime can be domestic, through laws and law enforcement, or international, via cooperation, tribunals, and conventions. Effectiveness of these measures is open to discussion.

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    International Crime

    How could we define


    “International Crime”

     Any thoughts?

     Some points to consider:

     Jurisdiction – how can nations/individuals/communities


    prosecute crimes originating in different jurisdictions?

     How can nations prosecute other nations (eg whaling, East


    Timor v Australia)
    International Crime Defined

     Any crime with international origin or consequences

     International crimes involve some crossing of


    international borders in the commission or planning of
    the crime OR

     A breach of criminal standards set by the international


    community in the form of international treaties or
    conventions OR international customary of law
    Categories Of International Crime

     Crimes against the international community

     Transnational crime
    Crimes Against the
    International Community

     Crimes that are recognised by the international


    community as being of universal concern

     Crimes that are deemed so serious


    that they are condemned
    by the majority of the international
    community AND may be punishable
    internationally
    Crimes Against the
    International Community - Examples

     Genocide  But what about?


     War crimes
     Piracy  Environmental destruction
     Aircraft hijacking  Failure to limit global
    warming?
     Slave trading
     Trading in organs, stem cells
     Infantile abuse
     Euthanasia
    Transnational Crime – Examples

     People smuggling

     International fraud

     Computer crimes

     Terrorism

     Child pornography
    What is the importance of categorising a
    crime as “international”
     International condemnation of a crime creates a right
    for other nations to prosecute under a claim of
    “universal jurisdiction”

     This means that criminals will not escape by fleeing to


    other jurisdictions or because they are still in power in
    the country in which the crime was committed
    Responses to International Crime

     The response is either Domestic or International

     Domestic responses include:


     Ratification of the Rome Statute (made all the crimes
    listed in the Rome Statute offences in Australia)
     Crimes (Child Sex Tourism) Amendment Act 1994 (Cth)
     Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs and
    Border Protection Service
    International Responses

     International co-operation eg Moratoriums on the


    export of certain materials to certain nations
     The establishment of various international tribunals
    eg the International Court of Criminal Justice
     International co-operation and intelligence sharing
     Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation)
     Various International Conventions, Treaties etc
     War
    Hot Topics In International Crime

     Child soldiers

     Who is a terrorist? From whom’s perspective

     Fundamentalist Islamic rights with respect to women

     Harvesting of organs / stem cells etc

     Climate change
    Effectiveness of Measures

    Discuss

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