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Encyclopedia > International crime

International crime may refer to:

It may also refer to trans-national crimes such as: International law deals with the relationships between states, or between persons or entities in different states. ... A crime against humanity is a term in international law that refers to acts of murderous persecution against a body of people, as being the criminal offence above all others. ... A crime against peace, in international law, consists of starting or waging a war against the territorial integrity, political independence or sovereignty of a state, or in violation of international treaties, agreements or (legally binding) assurances. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international (criminal) law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ...

A skirmish with smugglers from Finland at the Russian border, 1853, by Vasily Hudiakov. ... For the television mini-series relating to this subject, see Human Trafficking. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source and destination of the money in question. ...

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International Crime Control Strategy (4744 words)
International crime is not only a law enforcement problem, it is a formidable and increasing threat to national and international security.
The impact of international crime is felt directly on the streets and in the communities of the United States.
International criminals engage in a wide range of dangerous activities, including acquisition and sale of weapons of mass destruction, transfer of sensitive American technology to rogue foreign states, trade in banned or dangerous substances, and trafficking in women and children.
KOSOVO BACKGROUNDER: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS INTERNATIONAL CRIME(Press Release, May 1999) (1691 words)
Even where the statutory definitions of war crimes or crimes against humanity do not explicitly specify rape or other sexual assaults, they are typically understood to be acts of torture and inhuman treatment.
These crimes can also be used as instruments to impose conditions calculated to destroy the victims, to sunder their families or to destroy their group's capacity to reproduce.
They are so universally recognized as abhorrent and in the interests of the entire international community to suppress that any nation may prosecute the perpetrators, regardless of their nationality, the nationality of victims or of where the crime took place.
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