Organized crime and gang violence in national and international law

Author(s)
Hauck, P. & Peterke, S.
Publication language
English
Pages
30pp
Date published
01 Jun 2010
Publisher
International Review of the Red Cross Volume 92 Number 878
Type
Articles
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, International law, Protection, human rights & security, Urban, National & regional actors, Working in conflict setting, Regional, National

 

Organized crime and gang violence are global phenomena that often emerge in urban
areas. Although they are not new, states only recently began to perceive them as serious
threats to public security. Laws specifically designed to combat them have consequently
been enacted. This article outlines the difficulties of dealing adequately in legal terms
with these phenomena and analyses the different approaches adopted so far at the
national and international level.