LAWIN

Category: Criminal Law Center

  • Drug Trafficking

    Drug Trafficking and the Financing of Terrorism: United Nations For information on Financing of Terrorism and the United Nations efforts against such financing, see here. UN Instruments UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES. […]

  • Drug Trafficking

    Drug Trafficking and the Financing of Terrorism: United Nations For information on Financing of Terrorism and the United Nations efforts against such financing, see here. UN Instruments UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES. […]

  • Drug Trafficking in the Andean Region

    Drug Trafficking in the Andean Region Coca, the raw material for cocaine, is grown exclusively in the Andean region of South America. Cocaine production constitutes a threat to U.S. security and the well-being of our citizens. According to U.S. Government estimates, ninety-five percent of the cocaine entering the United States originates in Colombia. Peru and…

  • Drug Trafficking in the Andean Region

    Drug Trafficking in the Andean Region Coca, the raw material for cocaine, is grown exclusively in the Andean region of South America. Cocaine production constitutes a threat to U.S. security and the well-being of our citizens. According to U.S. Government estimates, ninety-five percent of the cocaine entering the United States originates in Colombia. Peru and…

  • Basic Principles of Criminal Law

    Basic Principles of Criminal Law Explained References See Also Criminal Law (in international or comparative law) Criminal Procedure (in international or comparative law) Resources See Also Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

  • Insanity and Diminished Capacity

    References See Also Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Defenses

  • Law Enforcement

    Police in Other Countries (other than the U.S) Introduction to Law Enforcement About 800 police forces operated in Canada in 2002. Their operations resemble those of the United Kingdom and the United States. Two provinces, Québec and Ontario, have provincial police with general law […]

  • Cooperation against Organized Crime

    Cooperation against Organized Crime Build International Capacity, Cooperation, and Partnerships against Transnational Organized Crime Sustainable progress against transnational organized crime (TOC) requires both political commitment and effective law enforcement and criminal justice capacities on a worldwide basis. Transnational organized crime threatens the security and well-being of people around the world and jeopardizes the functioning of…

  • White Collar and Organized Crime

    White Collar and Organized Crime Explained References See Also Criminal Law (in international or comparative law) Criminal Procedure (in international or comparative law)

  • Defense of Property

    Defense of Property or Persons Explained References See Also Criminal Law (in international or comparative law) Criminal Procedure (in international or comparative law) Defenses (in international or comparative law) Resources See Also Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Defenses

  • Trafficking in Persons Measures

    Trafficking in Persons U.S. Presidential Determination in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Trafficking in Persons U.S. Presidential Determination: Consistent with § 110(c) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended, 22 U.S.C. § 7107, the […]

  • Personal Injury

    Introduction to Personal Injury Personal Injury, in law, hurt or damage done to a person, or an invasion of personal rights.” (1) Resources Notes and References Information about “http://lawin.org/encarta-encyclopedia/” title=”Microsoft Encarta …

  • Heroin

    Heroin The International Heroin Market Foreign sources of opium are responsible for the entire supply of heroin consumed in the U.S. Efforts to reduce domestic heroin availability face significant challenges. Opium production occurs in three source regions – Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America – creating a worldwide problem. While an undetermined amount of…

  • Worker Safety

    Worker Safety History Friedrich Engels, in his classic book “The Condition of the Working Class in England” argued the following: [1] “When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another, such injury that death results, we call that deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call this deed…

  • Caribbean Drug Trafficking

    Caribbean Drug Trafficking The Caribbean, considered a natural bridge between North and South America, serves as a transshipment region for drugs destined for U.S., African, and European markets. Its strategic location and hundreds of islands and cays, combined with a large volume of both commercial and non-commercial air/maritime movement, makes the Caribbean an attractive region…