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Crime and Technology

By Savona, Ernesto U.

Crime and Technology

By Savona, Ernesto U.

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Guido Rossi As Chairman of ISPAC, I want to thank all the contributors to this book that originates from the International Conference on Crime and Technology. This could be the end of my presentation if I did not feel uneasy not considering one of the problems I believe to be pivotal in the relationship between crime and technology. I shall also consider that the same relationship exists between terror and globalization, while globalization is stemming from technology and terror from crime. Transnational terrorism is today made possible by the vast array of communication tools. But the paradox is that if globalization facilitates terrorist violence, the fight against this war without borders is potentially disastrous for both economic development and globalization. Antiterrorist measures restrict mobility and financial flows, while new terrorist attacks could lead the way for an antiglobalist reaction. But the global society has yet to agree on a common definition of terrorism or on a common policy against it. The ordinary traditional criminal law is still depending on the sovereignty of national states, while international criminal justice is only a spotty and contested last resort. The fragmented and weak international institutions and underdeveloped civil societies have no power to enforce criminal justice against t- rorism. At the same time, the states that are its targets have no interest in applying the laws of war (the Geneva Conventions) to their fight against terrorists.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2010-12-01
Publication Date:
2010-12-01
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9048167469
ISBN13:
9789048167463
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
254 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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