Wildlife Trade and Animal Victimization - Parallel Harms and Crimes

This book examines the trade in nonhuman animals of endangered wild species. It draws on extensive empirical data from Norway to highlight the parallel legal and illegal markets, the motivation of traders, animal victimization, weaknesses of existing regulatory frameworks, and difficulties of legal enforcement.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Wildlife trade/trafficking; 3. Trends in seizure reports and case file material; 4. Reptile trafficking combined with other criminal offences; 5. Trafficking and keeping illegal animals as the sole crime; 6. The consequences of lifting the reptile ban; 7. Making a business from and laundering wildlife into legitimate enterprises; 8. CITES products from animals and trophies trafficked to Norway; 9. The development of wildlife trade enforcement in Norway; 10. Conclusion and the way forward; References

About the author

Ragnhild Aslaug Sollund is Professor in the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, the University of Oslo, Norway.

Product details

• Authors: Ragnhild Aslaug Sollund
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2025
• EAN: 9780367639068
• ISBN: 978-0-367-63906-8
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Environmental, The environment, Legal aspects of criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Environment law, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Criminology: legal aspects, Criminal law: procedure and offences