Coorporate States within Transnational Crime Issues for International Criminal Law Enforcement

Abstract

Transnational Crime is the crime which takes place in more than one country jurisdictions, but their consequences significantly affecting other countries. Transnational crime also against more than one country domestic law, however, it need not be based in international law as such. Although, either international agreements or treaty (purely procedural) and custom can be relevant to the issues concerning jurisdiction, enforcement, due process, judicial cooperation, the serving of sentences. For example: human smuggling, sea piracy, money laundering, terrorism, trafficking in illicit arm and drug. According to the Convention on Transnational Organized Crime 2000, an offense is transnational if, firstly, it is committed in more than one state, secondly, it is committed in one state but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction, or control takes place in another state, thirdly, it is committed in one state but involves an organized criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one state, finally, it is committed in one state but has substantial effects in another state.