Transnational criminal organizations and their activities are examined here: global money-laundering; the substansive and procedural measures which need to be taken at a national level if governments are to be effective in the struggle against organized crime; bilateral, regional and global corporation; and the advantages and shortcomings of an international convention.

Trafficking in women and children for the sex trade is a burgeoning industry. In some cases women knowingly enter the world of commercial sex, albeit as an act of economic desperation and propelled by concern for their family. In others, women seeking better conditions and remuneration overseas are deceived by attractive package deals and offers of well-paid jobs, only to be forced into prostitution on their arrival. The victims are women not only from developing countries, but also from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, who are trafficked to western Europe, Israel, and the United...

Transnational criminal organizations and their activities are examined here: global money-laundering; the substansive and procedural measures which need to be taken at a national level if governments are to be effective in the struggle against organized crime; bilateral, regional and global corporation; and the advantages and shortcomings of an international convention.

The development of Russian organized crime over the last few years has been nothing short of spectacular. Russian criminal organizations have become a major factor in Russia's evolution towards democracy and a free market, although the exact nature of their impact is still poorly understood. They have infiltrated the banking system, taken control of many businesses, and have engaged in a wide variety of criminal activities ranging from extortion, control of prostitution and drug-trafficking, to trafficking in nuclear material. For all the concern and publicity it has generated, Russian...

Trafficking in women and children for the sex trade is a burgeoning industry. In some cases women knowingly enter the world of commercial sex, albeit as an act of economic desperation and propelled by concern for their family. In others, women seeking better conditions and remuneration overseas are deceived by attractive package deals and offers of well-paid jobs, only to be forced into prostitution on their arrival. The victims are women not only from developing countries, but also from eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, who are trafficked to western Europe, Israel, and the United...