Summer School on Transnational Organised Crime

7 – 25 June 2021, Virtual event

Our Standing Group on Organised Crime (SGOC) was delighted to host its first online Summer School on Transnational Organised Crime from 7 – 25 June 2021.

Held in a new all-empowering and equal opportunity format, the remote programme offered a remarkable learning experience intended to enhance interactions between scholars and practitioners while providing a deeper understanding of the challenges posed by — and potential responses to — transnational organised crime. 

In collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Summer School utilised the unique expertise of seasoned professionals to provide instruction on — and facilitate a deeper understanding of — the dynamics of transnational organised crime. 

The Summer School provided the chance to:

• Distinguish the ways in which criminal activities and structures transcend international borders;
• Explain how the current nature of international borders both restrains and provides opportunities for crime;
• Critically assess the validity and reliability of data on transnational crime;
• Identify major elements of the legal and institutional framework for international cooperation against transnational organised crime and assess their impact on containment;
• Examine how states utilise the international legal framework to prevent and combat organized crime;
• Scrutinise private sector, public-private and civil society responses to transnational organised crime and identify best practices
• Gain first-hand experience contributing to the SHERLOC Knowledge Management Portal, an initiative developed by the UNODC
• Assist in the dissemination of information on the implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its three supplementing Protocols

Organisers, faculty and speakers