The Palermo Convention Twenty-Five Years Later: Between Visions, Achieved Goals, Broken Promises, The Crisis of International Law and an Uncertain Future

Abstract

This study examines the state of implementation and modernity of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (Palermo Convention) twenty-five years after its adoption. In particular, the essay aims to identify the objectives achieved, the critical issues related to its functioning and its future potential, in light of the current geopolitical scenario and technological and digital transformation