ABSTRACT
Introduction 238
Global crime in historical context 241
Webs of deceit: the rise in prominence of transnational crime 242
Global policemen? The rise of international political action on crime 249
Key points 254
Recommended reading 254
Useful web links 254
No one country can effectively fight transnational organized crime within or outside its borders. Therefore, I submit, countries must relinquish some of their procedural or substantive sovereignty in order for the purpose for which sovereignty exists in the first place to remain intact.
