ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the 'constituting' and 'instituting' dimension of the Lyon Group's expertise. They formed the core of the norms for combating transnational organized crime produced by the G8 and it is mainly through looking at them that the socialization of the norms drawn up by the Lyon Group within the national practices of the member states can be assessed. The exception of the Russian report, are presented in the same form: the recommendations are listed one by one, together with specific comments from each delegation. The interim report of the Canadian delegation, for example, said that Canada intended to adapt its legislation in order to take more specific account of organized crime, particularly money laundering, and to give more investigative powers to the law enforcement services. It thus openly admitted that organized crime in Russia gave rise to many justified concerns but said that the Russian Government fully intended to react to the threat it posed.
