Role of International law in Addressing Transnational Threats: A Case Study of Pakistan

Abstract

In recent times transnational threats have posed serious concerns to the international community as the world is proceeding towards globalization. These impacts are huge, especially as advancing globalization and information technology innovations continue to rise. Since the humble musketeers who formed the precursor of today's Intergovernmental Armed Forces are no more, the trend of cross nationality movements has diminished; however, the barriers to cross national movements have decreased, consequently inciting manifold increased risk for transnational crimes that has not only affected the domestic security of any nation, but has made the entire international community vulnerable. Unfortunately Pakistan is one of the countries which have suffered due to these threats of terrorism, cyber, crime, trafficking including human trafficking and drug trafficking, and environmental degradation. In this paper the author tries to analyze the role of international law in facing these transnational threats especially in Pakistan. The relevant international legal instruments and frameworks have been analyzed that have been developed to combat transnational threats using a qualitative research method and analyzing relevant literature on the subject matter. Furthermore, this paper also assesses the degree to which these instruments have succeeded at tackling the problems Pakistan has encountered. Ultimately, the research paper finds the international law can be powerful in the fight against transnational threats, but only where states are prepared to implement and enforce legal tools.