Examines organized crime in West Africa and its impact on the United States.

Examines organized crime in West Africa and its impact on the United States.

"Prosecuting international crimes in Africa contributes to the understanding of international criminal justice in Africa. The books argues for the rule of law, respect for human rights and the eradication of a culture of impunity in Africa. it is a product of peer-reviewed contributions from graduates of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, where the Master's degree programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa has been presented since 2000"--Back cover.

This volume is an account of recent progress in combating transnational organised crime by both diplomatic means and co-ordinated police action. It analyses the operation of international criminal gangs through case studies.

This insightful book critically explores the political, constitutional, legal, and economic challenges of effectively combating the laundering of the proceeds of crime by politically exposed persons (PEPs) in Africa.

In An African Criminal Court Dominique Mystris offers insight into the potential contribution of a regional criminal court and its place within the international criminal justice discourse, the African Union and the African Peace and Security Architecture.

Hearing on international criminal organizations who engage in the drug trade, gun smuggling, fraud, counterfeiting, & other financial crimes, & increasingly in computer crimes. Such crime organizations are becoming big business in Africa, for example, in Nigeria, South Africa, & Swaziland. Witnesses: Tom Kneir, Deputy Assist. Dir., Criminal Investigative Div., Bureau of Investigation; Michael Horn, Chief of Foreign Operations, Drug Enforcement Admin.; Jack Blum, Attorney, Lobel, Novins & Lamont; & Phil Williams, Dir., Center for International Security Studies, Univ. of Pittsburgh.