UN General Assembly
1992

The individual courage of these heroes of justice is also not enough. There must be no borders or barriers if those who have decided to unite in evil are to be prosecuted effectively everywhere on Earth. We need justice to be universal, and for it to work in as coordinated a manner in all countries as the international criminal organizations do. The Mafia, cartels, camorra, and yakuza are just different names for the same thing. The time has come to treat organized crime as an international crime. As I said in my inaugural address, it is vital to develop an international criminal jurisdiction against drug trafficking, money laundering and the illegal export of precursor chemicals. Wherever the guilty live or serve their sentences, it must be possible for the courts in all countries to be able, voluntarily, to have recourse to international courts where, in a secure manner and with all the evidence available world wide, these many and serious crimes can be tried. Now is the time for the United Nations to tackle