
ORGANIZED CRIME: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, AND STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES Comparative analysis between Italy and Argentina Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of organized crime from dogmatic, criminological, and comparative perspectives, by examining various legal frameworks such as the Palermo Convention, the Argentine Penal Code, Italian jurisprudence, and the U.S. RICO Act. The paper also presents a comparative analysis of the structural factors that facilitate organized crime in Italy and Argentina, highlighting the structural, methodological, and relational differences between traditional mafias (like Cosa Nostra and 'Ndrangheta) and emerging forms of organized crime in Argentina (such as the Rosario cartels and human trafficking networks). The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for specific legal reforms in Argentina to effectively combat the more complex and dangerous manifestations of organized crime, particularly those exhibiting characteristics of a mafia. Keywords: organized crime, mafia, corruption, money laundering, comparative law, RICO Act, Italy-Argentina
Este trabajo ofrece una exploración integral del concepto de crimen organizado desde una perspectiva dogmática, criminológica y comparada, a través del estudio de diversas fuentes normativas como la Convención de Palermo, el Código Penal argentino, la jurisprudencia italiana y la legislación estadounidense RICO. Asimismo, brinda un análisis comparativo de los factores estructurales que facilitan el crimen organizado en Italia y Argentina, destacando las diferencias estructurales, metodológicas y relacionales entre las mafias tradicionales (como Cosa Nostra y 'Ndrangheta) y las formas emergentes de crimen organizado en Argentina (como los carteles de Rosario y las redes de trata de personas). El trabajo concluye enfatizando la necesidad de reformas legales específicas en Argentina para combatir eficazmente las manifestaciones más complejas y peligrosas del crimen organizado, particularmente aquellas que exhiben características de una mafia.
organized crime, mafia, corruption, money laundering, comparative law, RICO Act, Italy-Argentina, crimen organizado, mafia, corrupción, lavado de activos, derecho comparado, Ley RICO, Italia-Argentina
organized crime, mafia, corruption, money laundering, comparative law, RICO Act, Italy-Argentina, crimen organizado, mafia, corrupción, lavado de activos, derecho comparado, Ley RICO, Italia-Argentina
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