1. Answer the questions.

1. What does this Convention signify?

2. What measures are to be taken against transnational organized crime?

3. Why should it become more difficult for offenders and organized criminal groups to violate law?

4. In what activities is transnational organized crime commonly involved?

5. What problems do the two Protocols deal with?

6. What problems are dealt with in the third Protocol of this Convention?

2. Match two parts of the sentences.

1) Transnational organized crime is 2) The third Protocol deals with 3) They will be able to 4) Money laundering and corruption are the major 5) Organized criminal groups

a) the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, parts and components. b) smuggle migrants, often at high risk to the migrants. c)  a serious and growing problem. d) to rely on one another in investigating and punishing crimes. e) activities of transnational organized crime.

3. Put the words into the right order.

1. crime / concern / specific / Member / of / transnational / to / areas / UN / are / of / particular / organized / States

2. itself / Countries / become / Convention / parties / of / must / become / they / parties / any / the / can / to / Protocols / before / the / to

3. activities / incomes / go / these / illicit / to / the / generated / crime / from / organized

4. measures / must / problem / to / states / other / combat / adopt / the / specific

5. problem / international / through / this / only / cooperation / be / close / solved / can

4. Complete the sentences by translating into English the phrases in italics.

1. States parties will be able to полагаться one another in investigating and prosecuting crimes совершенных организованными преступными группами.

2. Migrants are often принуждаются к oppressive forms of занятости, often in the sex trade or опасные занятия.

3. The Convention is a юридически обязывающий instrument committing States to принимать меры против transnational organized crime.

4. Отмывание денег, corruption and помеха of investigations and в судебных преследованиях are the major activities of transnational organized crime.

5. Это усложнит для преступников и organized criminal groups to take advantage of лакуны in national law or недостаток точной информации about the full размах их деятельности.

5. Say if it is true or false and give the right variant.

1. The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants deals with the problem of the modern slavery.

2. Migrants are seldom confined and coerced into exploitive forms of employment.

3. Controls on travel documents are some of specific measures to combat transnational organized crime.

4. Transnational organized crime cannot be solved through close international cooperation.

5. Countries can become parties to the Protocols without becoming parties to the Convention.

6. Put the sentences into the right order according to the text.

1. To supplement the Convention, two Protocols also deal with other specific areas of transnational organized crime.

2. The Convention is a legally binding document committing States to take measures against organized crime.

3. The third Protocol deals with the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, parts and components, and ammunition.

4. It concerns the fight against organized crime in general and some of the major activities in which transnational organized crime is commonly involved.

5. The Protocols also commit countries to make the basic subject of the Protocol a criminal offence.