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Building an Effective Criminal Justice Response to Wildlife Trafficking: Experiences from the ASEAN Region
Author(s) -
Broussard Giovanni
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
review of european, comparative and international environmental law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2050-0394
pISSN - 2050-0386
DOI - 10.1111/reel.12203
Subject(s) - wildlife trade , wildlife , political science , language change , international trade , convention , status quo , criminal justice , endangered species , business , geography , law , sociology , ecology , art , population , literature , demography , biology
South East Asia and more specifically the Association of South East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) region plays a crucial role in the supply chain of the illegal wildlife trade as a transit, destination and also origin of endangered species. The capacity of ASEAN members to respond to wildlife crimes as a cohesive region rather than a conglomeration of nations is hampered by marked differences in the way in which each country frames the problem, designs laws and enforces them. Corruption undermines the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in every step of the wildlife trade supply chain. The regional response from criminal justice systems so far remains weak and the use of international tools like the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime is critical for an improvement of the status quo. This article examines the existing policy frameworks and provides some recommendations to address the most urgent shortcomings, with a focus on improved criminal justice responses in the ASEAN region.