Review from previous edition Throughout the book, Boister engages with serious issues, from the various legality and legitimacy concerns inherent in the way that transnational criminal norms are created, to the significant extent to which the architecture of the system minimizes and sometimes undermines the protection of human rights ... Ultimately the greatest contribution of this book may not simply be the shedding of light on a largely under examined field of law, but highlighting the importance of the examination itself. In this way, Boister has cast down a gauntlet, one that is well worth taking up.

Robert J. Currie, Journal of International Criminal Justice

... a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing area of international criminal law ... By reading this stimulating book, the reader, initiated or not in transnational criminal law, has the opportunity to deal with intricate and delicate issues surrounding the expansion of this particular practice in our modern era of globalisation.

A. Skouteri, Revue Hellenique De Droit International

Neil Boister's An Introduction to Transnational Criminal Law is a great manual both as an overview of criminal law in the globalised world as emerging subject and as a comprehensive collage of various materials and various tools which make transnational criminal law differ from other areas of legal studies and/or transnational criminology.

Anna Sergi, Internet Journal of Criminology

National borders are permeable to all types of illicit action and contraband goods, whether it is trafficking humans, body parts, digital information, drugs, weapons, or money. Whilst criminals exist in a borderless world where territorial boundaries allow them to manipulate different markets in illicit goods, the authorities who pursue them can remain constrained inside their own jurisdictions. In a new edition of his ground-breaking work, Boister examines how states must cooperate to tackle some of the greatest security threats in this century so far, analyses to what extent vested interests have determined the course of global policy and law enforcement, and illustrates how responding to transnational crime itself becomes a form of international relations which reorders global political power and becomes, at least in part, an end in itself. Arguing that transnational criminal law is currently geared towards suppressing criminal activity, but is not as committed to ensuring justice, Boister suggests that it might be more strongly influenced by individual moral panics and a desire for criminal retribution than an interest in ensuring a proportional response to offences, protection of human rights, and the preservation of the rule of law.
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National borders do little to prevent trafficking in illegal goods, but often hamper the efforts of the authorities in pursuit. In this new edition Boister examines whether too much focus on suppressing criminality, and not enough on protecting human rights and the rule of law, has prevented efforts to create an effective transnational legal space.
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A - Introduction 1: What is Transnational Crime? 2: What is Transnational Criminal Law? B - Crimes 3: Piracy and Maritime Safety Offences 4: Slavery and Human Trafficking 5: Migrant Smuggling 6: Drug Trafficking 7: Terrorism 8: Transnational Organized Crime 9: Corruption 10: Money Laundering 11: Cybercrimes 12: Environmental Crimes 13: Firearms Trafficking 14: Illicit Traffic in Cultural Property 15: Emerging Transnational Crimes C - Enforcement 16: Jurisdiction 17: International Law Enforcement Cooperation 18: Legal Assistance 19: Asset Recovery 20: Extradition of Transnational Criminals D - Institutions, Implementation, and Development 21: Institutions 22: Implementation and Compliance 23: The Future Development of Transnational Criminal Law
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Provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to a complex area of international law Includes new chapters on cyber-crime, wildlife and pollution offences, the weaknesses of the Firearms Protocol, trafficking in cultural property, and extradition Analyses new special investigative techniques including electronic surveillance
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Professor Neil Boister teaches Criminal Law, Transnational Criminal Law, International Criminal Law, and International Law at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His principal research interest is the suppression of transnational crime through international law. He has written numerous articles on the subject. Neil Boister works as a consultant for NGOs in the area of the legal regulation of transnational crime and is currently involved in the development of a Protocol on the Illicit Trade in Tobacco. Finally, he is also the author of a number of pieces including The Tokyo International Military Tribunal, A Reappraisal.
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Provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to a complex area of international law Includes new chapters on cyber-crime, wildlife and pollution offences, the weaknesses of the Firearms Protocol, trafficking in cultural property, and extradition Analyses new special investigative techniques including electronic surveillance
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198795995
Publisert
2018
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1066 gr
Høyde
253 mm
Bredde
176 mm
Dybde
33 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
514

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Biografisk notat

Professor Neil Boister teaches Criminal Law, Transnational Criminal Law, International Criminal Law, and International Law at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His principal research interest is the suppression of transnational crime through international law. He has written numerous articles on the subject. Neil Boister works as a consultant for NGOs in the area of the legal regulation of transnational crime and is currently involved in the development of a Protocol on the Illicit Trade in Tobacco. Finally, he is also the author of a number of pieces including The Tokyo International Military Tribunal, A Reappraisal.