Network Regulation of Cross-Border Economic Crime

The purpose of the first part of this article is to explain what we consider for “network regulation” in the fight against transnational criminality, and to provide some concrete examples of this concept. The notion has been developed in the field of financial regulation but we will demonstrate that it perfectly suits the struggle against different forms of criminality expanded worldwide. In a second part we will outline pros and cons of network regulation in order to answer to the question as of whether or not it can be considered as an alternative to international treaties in responding to current global threats.