Università Roma Tre

Learning Objectives
• understand main features of global crime manifestations
• understand the most relevant legal principles of the United Nations international anti-crime legislation
• explore how certain geopolitical configurations shape global crime configuration
• analyze the impact of geopolitical relations on the framing of the international anti-crime legislation
• be aware of main issues related to an effective international cooperation in crime prevention and control
• improve general comprehension of the global world
• Increase the ability to discuss, present and defend particular perspective in English.

Core Readings & Reference Material (all available on Internet)
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003) supplemented by:
• The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (2003)
• The Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (2004)
• The Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition (2005)
United Nations Convention against Corruption (2005)
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as Amended by the 1971 Protocol
Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1972)
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988)
Arms Trade Treaty (2013)
UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (2001)
FATF Recommendations CPI Report and Bribery of Foreign Officials Report
OECD Bribery Report
UN World Drug Report (2018)
Transnational Organized Crime Threat Analysis (2011)
UN Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (2016)
UN Global Report on Smuggling of Migrants (2018)
Transparency International Corruption Perception Index(2018)

Specially assigned readings: other readings may be suggested for specific modules