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Crime wars : the global intersection of crime, political violence and international law /
Examines crime and war not only in the conventional but also the unconventional sense of these words. In so doing, it brings together three related areas of scholarly inquiry: crime, political violence, and international law. Crime transcends nation-state boundaries in three major forms -- as transf...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Westport, CT :
Praeger Security International,
©2011.
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| Series: | Praeger books online
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Examines crime and war not only in the conventional but also the unconventional sense of these words. In so doing, it brings together three related areas of scholarly inquiry: crime, political violence, and international law. Crime transcends nation-state boundaries in three major forms -- as transfer and exchange within and between criminal networks, as intentional lawbreaking by licit commercial enterprises, and as breaches of international obligation by governments and government agents. These illicit practices can usefully be categorized as market crimes committed for purely economic ends, as moral crimes that infringe social norms including the norms that govern political legitimacy, and as international crimes defined substantively by international laws. Transnational crime, the cross-border crimes of commoners, and international crime, the crimes of states, are treated by international law experts as distinct spheres of inquiry and application. Yet both spheres are inextricably connected at the systemic level of international relations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780313391484 0313391483 |