What is the effect of smuggling and distribution of drugs

International Criminal Law does not refer to the traditional crimes like murder and theft. A crime of an international level relates to the effect of that crime on different countries e.g. the effect of smuggling and distribution of drugs from one country to another. International Criminal Law differs from the conventional criminal law in various aspects. The most important of these differences is  that  the  traditional criminal  law  usually  consists  of  codified  substantive and procedural laws whereas International Criminal Law consists of various conventions and treaties and there is no codified document containing all the laws and procedures.

There are numerous conventions and treaties which fall within the ambit of International Criminal Law including the conventions on international corruption, money laundering, drug and human trafficking, international bribery etc. These crimes have developed recently as they are linked with the economical development of all the countries.