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REGULACJA PRAWNA PRZESTĘPCZOŚCI ZORGANIZOWANEJ
LEGAL REGULATION OF ORGANIZED CRIME

Author(s): Zuzanna Łubińska
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Silician Mafia; law; legal system; organized crime; Sicily

Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of organized crime using the example of the Sicilian Mafia. The main purpose of the argument is to present the Mafia’s activity as a pathology of the system, which has a negative effect on both the economy and the legal situation of southern Italy. The study is largely concerned with national and EU regulations related to organized crime. Attention is also devoted to the United Nations Convention on the subject in question. In addition, the paper discusses the impact of the Mafia on economic processes and society. In particular, the Mafia’s activities in the security industry are examined. The overall aim is to present the Mafia as a system error and to explore extensively the topic of the Mafia in Italian Sicily from a legal and economic view point, with an emphasis placed on organized crime as a global problem.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 94
  • Page Range: 250-262
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish