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Book SynopsisThis issue of Transnational Crime focuses on the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Supplementing Protocols. It is part of a broader project, marking the UNTOC’s 2oth anniversary, which started with The Palermo Convention at Twenty: Institutional and Substantive Challenges (Brill 2020) and aims at appraising the Convention’s legal framework and its suitability as a tool for effectively combating present-day transnational organized crime.
Table of ContentsContents Preface International Cooperation under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Expectations and Experiences Andreas Schloenhardt Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 Extradition 2 Mutual Legal Assistance 3 Confiscation 4 Other Forms of International Cooperation 5 Observations Status of Implementation of the United Nations Trafficking in Persons Protocol 20 Years after the Palermo Convention Fabrizio Sarrica Abstract Keywords 1 Introduction: Trafficking in Persons and the United Nations Protocol on Trafficking in Persons 2 What Is Trafficking in Persons? 3 Main Patterns of Trafficking in Persons 4 United Nations Protocol on Trafficking in Persons 5 The UNODC Global Reports on Trafficking in Persons 6 Status of Implementation: The Legislation Worldwide 7 Status of Implementation: Criminal Justice Response, Level of Convictions 8 Conclusions – 20 Years on the Path against Human Trafficking Smuggled Migrants as Victims? Reflecting on the UN Protocol against Migrant Smuggling and on Its Implementation Alessandro Spena Abstract 43 Keywords 1 Approaches to Migrant Smuggling 2 The Hybrid Approach of the UN Smuggling of Migrants Protocol 3 The Kaleidoscopic Figure of the Smuggled Migrant 4 Intermediate Summary 5 Challenges for the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol’s Implementation Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition Implementation Challenges and Responses Simonetta Grassi Abstract 58 Keywords Introduction 1 Framing the Issue of Illicit Trafficking in Firearms 2 Addressing Illicit Firearms Trafficking at a Policy Level 3 Addressing Threats at the Programme Level – A Multipronged Approach 4 Conclusion Human Trafficking and Corruption of Public Officials Reflections on the Interaction of the United Nations Legal Frameworks against Trafficking and Corruption Rosana Garciandia Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 The Link between Human Trafficking and Corruption 2 The Palermo Protocol against Trafficking and Its Connection to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC): Synergies and Opportunities for Further Coordination 3 Conclusions The Obligations of Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Victims of Trafficking Ruth Shrimpling and Annelies Blondé Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 The Needs of Victims 2 VSE and the Needs of Victims of Crime 3 Legal and Policy Framework 4 Theory vs. Reality 5 Conclusion The Smuggling Protocol and the Criminalization of Humanitarian Activities at Sea Laura Salvadego Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 The Implementation Gap at the EU Level 2 The Case of Italy 3 Concluding Remarks International Cooperation to Counter Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking through Special Investigative Techniques Challenges in the Implementation of the International Legal Framework Regulating Undercover Operations in the Italian Legal System Eugenio Zaniboni Abstract Keywords Introduction 1 New Italian Rules on Undercover Operations after the Implementation of Law Decree No. 53/2019 2 The New Italian Bill and the Goal of “Strengthening Investigative Coordination in the Field of Crimes Related to Illegal Immigration”: A Reached Target or a Missed Opportunity? 3 Conclusion
