Corporate governance and organized crimes: Comparative analytical study of the legislative role

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Abstract

This research aims to study the organized crime, its characteristics, and the legislative role in combating it. Due to its reception of many refugees from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan witnessed a widespread of numerous forms of organized crimes such as drug crimes, money laundering, and human trafficking. The authors seek to clarify how Emirati and Jordanian lawmakers dealt with such crime, and whether their legal texts were sufficient and consistent with international conventions. An analytical and comparative approach was the methodology utilized to conduct the study. The authors tackled this research through, the demonstration of the concept of organized crime in the international conventions and national legislation and the viewpoints of Jurisprudence in this regard. Organized crime is described as a threat to national security and as a crime that has dire political implications at the national and international levels (Campbell, 2014). The research has focused on the laws concerning common organized crimes such as narcotic drug trafficking, human trafficking, and money laundering. This research highlighted the efforts exerted by legislators in both countries to combat organized crimes. The findings indicate that both countries enforced specific laws and regulations to stop such crimes.

Keywords: Corporate Governance, Regulation, Organized Crime, Narcotics Crimes, Human Trafficking Crimes, Money Laundering Crimes

Authors’ individual contribution: Conceptualization — T.M.S.; Methodology — T.M.S., M.A.A., and A.Y.D.; Investigation — M.A.A. and A.Y.D; Resources — T.M.S., M.A.A., and A.Y.D.; Visualization — T.M.S., M.A.A., and A.Y.D.; Writing — Original Draft — T.M.S. and M.A.A.; Writing — Review & Editing — T.M.S., M.A.A., and A.Y.D.; Supervision — T.M.S.

Declaration of conflicting interests: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgements: The authors would also extend their gratitude and appreciations to all who have helped carry out this research paper, and to all who have provided any facility to complete this work.

JEL Classification: K1, K14, K140

Received: 17.02.2021
Accepted: 05.07.2021
Published online: 07.07.2021

How to cite this paper: Shiyab, T. M., Alkrisheh, M. A., & Darawsheh, A. Y. (2021). Corporate governance and organized crimes: Comparative analytical study of the legislative role. Journal of Governance & Regulation, 10(3), 18–29. https://doi.org/10.22495/jgrv10i3art2