scholarly journals Has the firearms protocol helped reduced armed violence?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Alvazzi del Frate ◽  
Emile LeBrun ◽  
Christian Ponti
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Review Mechanism ◽  
Armed Violence ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Term Objective

This paper focuses on the long-term objective of the Firearms Protocol supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to reduce certain kinds of armed violence associated with the misuse of firearms. More than 15 years after the Protocol has come into force, the authors ask how its possible impacts on armed violence might be assessed; indicate key challenges for such an enterprise, and suggest directions for future work in this area, towards the establishment of a measurement tool which could help inform the recently established Review Mechanism of the Protocol.

The Review Mechanism of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and Its Protocols

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 22-38
Author(s):  
Christian Ponti
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Review Mechanism ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract This essay analyses the main features of the Review Mechanism of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and its Protocols, in the perspective of the peer review methodology. Some interesting indications as to the Review Mechanism’s legitimacy may be drawn from comparing it with other peer review systems in the field of transnational criminal law and human rights law. Although the UNTOC Review Mechanism’s institutional design reveals many structural flaws, a strong commitment by the States parties to promoting the best standards of the peer review methodology could arguably contribute to increasing its overall legitimacy and effectiveness, far beyond its formal constraints.

International Cooperation under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-25
Author(s):  
Andreas Schloenhardt
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Transnational Organized Crime ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract This article examines the international cooperation provisions under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and their practical application in reported cases. It explores the circumstances in which States Parties have used or attempted to use the Convention as a legal basis for extradition, mutual legal assistance, transfer of sentenced persons, transfer of criminal proceedings, joint investigations, or other forms of international cooperation. The article seeks to provide a better understanding of the opportunities offered by the international cooperation provisions, and the challenges and obstacles faced by States Parties requesting cooperation or being requested to provide cooperation under the Convention.

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