Transnational Crime ― Law, Theory and Practice at the Crossroads

Philip Jessup coined the term "transnational law" in his Storrs Lecture on Jurisprudence delivered in 1956 to describe law that regulates activities or actions that transcend national borders. The term redefined the conceptualization, study and practice of law. In 2001, Neil Boister published a formative article in the European Journal of International Law, in which he applied Jessup’s concept to the field of criminal law and identified the emergence of transnational criminal law.
In a world where both criminal activities and the normative foundations of the law transcend borders, domestic legal responses to crime are increasingly shaped by transnational forces. Inspired by Neil Boister’s formative work on the subject, the contributors in this book grapple with the evolution of criminal law as a result of its migration across jurisdictions and in response to cross-border criminal activity. The authors reveal the range and depth of transnational criminal law, and delve into a rich but largely under-explored area of legal theory and practice that sits at the intersection of domestic and international criminal law. This book was previously published as a special issue of Transnational Legal Theory.

Jessica Simone Roher, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2015 after completing a master’s degree in Conflict Studies from the London School of Economics. She is currently articling at a leading civil litigation firm in Toronto.

Nicola Dalla Guarda, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2014 and focuses his research on the influence of technology on new forms of governance. He is currently an Assistant Crown Attorney with the Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto.

Maryam Khalid, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2015, where she served as the Managing Editor of the journal, Transnational Legal Theory, for two years. She is now articling with the Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto.