THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA TO THE PREVENTION AND FIGHTING OF MIGRANT SMUGGLING
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA TO THE PREVENTION AND FIGHTING OF MIGRANT SMUGGLING
Author(s): Muhamet Racaj, Mitasin Beqiri, Senat SaliuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Welfare systems, Developing nations, Politics and law, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Methodology and research technology, Comparative politics, Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption, Peace and Conflict Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields, Comparative Law, Administrative Law
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Organized Crime; Migrants; Smuggling; Crime; Victims
Summary/Abstract: The Republic of North Macedonia, as a country with a central geographic location on the Balkan Peninsula, represents a transit state through which the main road passes, where nearly a million migrants passed in recent years. This is also why many gangs and criminal groups that operate in an organized manner in the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia are allowed to commit criminal offenses related to the smuggling of migrants, which is also the research problem of this paper. With the content analysis method, we offer an overview of the criminalization of the offense of “migrant smuggling” in the Republic of North Macedonia. In contrast, through the statistical method, we offer a statistical analysis of criminal offenses of this type to create a good overview of the number and manner of committing these criminal acts. Based on the results of official statistical data from 2017-2021, it has been established that the number of smuggling migrants is increasing, while the number of persons convicted for the criminal offense “smuggling of migrants” is increasing slightly. We conclude that the Republic of North Macedonia has raised its capacities following international standards and has made a legal and institutional contribution to the prevention and fight against migrant smuggling.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 9/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 398-411
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English