International crime

International crime

International crime may refer to:

*Crime against international law
*Crime against humanity
*Crime against peace
*War crime
*International criminal law

It may also refer to transnational crimes. The four biggest areas of transnational crime are:
#Drug trafficking
#Arms trafficking
#Money laundering
#Smuggling of cultural artifactsTrans-national trafficking in human beings receives a great deal of attention by international bodies because of its particularly intimate nature.

ee also

*Interpol
*Transnational Organized Crime


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