International narcotics control
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Political Science, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Harper, Bruce Alan
issued: 2010-02-09T22:49:05Z
issued: 1976
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The abuse of narcotic drugs is an international problem in almost every respect, and as such requires international solutions. This thesis deals with both these questions. Since the last century, when the Sino-Indian opium trade thrived, the international trade in drugs has been of concern to the international community. After an introduction to the various types of narcotics and their properties, the history of drugs is reviewed, specifically with an eye to determining the factors which led to the creation of the international anti-narcotics movement. The international conferences on this subject, beginning with the Shanghai Opium Commission of 1909 and the Hague Opium Conferences several years later, were plagued with difficulties and conflicting objectives among the participants. The narcotics diplomacy which preceded the Second World War paved the way for current international action, but it also illustrated the problems inherent in international regulation. The modern drug problem, chiefly the abuse of heroin, is studiad and seen to be even more global than was the pre-World War II narcotics trade. The involvement of a greater number of states, both directly and indirectly, in the illicit drug traffic has been a stimulus to more vigorous international controls, but at the same time it has proved more difficult to enforce existing agreements throughout the international system. To an extent these difficulties can be attributed to the nature of the problem itself, as well as to conditions existing in a number of states, but essentially it would seem that the illicit narcotics trade continues to flourish because of the nature of the international system in which it operates. Thus a paradox can be seen the drug problem cannot be solved on a purely national level and hence international solutions must be adopted, but these solutions are also fated to face obstacles from the very start.
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note: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL by BRUCE ALAN HARPER B.A., U n i v e r s i t y of B r i t i s h Columbia, 1974 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS i n the Department of POLITICAL SCIENCE We accept t h i s t h e s i s as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA August, 1976 Eruce A l a n Harper, 1976 In p r e s e n t i n g t h i s t h e s i s i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t o f the r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r an advanced degree at the U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h Co l umb i a , I ag r ee t h a t t he L i b r a r y s h a l l make i t f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e f o r r e f e r e n c e and s t u d y . I f u r t h e r ag ree t h a t p e r m i s s i o n f o r e x t e n s i v e c o p y i n g o f t h i s t h e s i s f o r s c h o l a r l y pu rpo se s may be g r a n t e d by the Head o f my Department o r by h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t c o p y i n g o r p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h i s t h e s i s f o r f i n a n c i a l g a i n s h a l l not be a l l o w e d w i t h o u t my w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n . Depar tment o f The U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h Co l umb i a 2075 Wesbrook Place Vancouver, Canada V6T 1W5 ABSTRACT The abuse of n a r c o t i c drugs i s an i n t e r n a t i o n a l problem i n almost every respect, and as such requires i n t e r n a t i o n a l s o l u t i o n s . This thesis deals with both these questions. Since the l a s t century, when the Sino-Indian opium trade th r i v e d , the i n t e r n a t i o n a l trade i n drugs has been of concern to the i n t e r n a t i o n a l community. A f t e r an i n t r o d u c t i o n to the various types of narcotics and t h e i r p r o p e r t i e s , the h i s t o r y of drugs i s reviewed, s p e c i f i c a l l y with an eye to determining the factors which led to the creation of the i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n t i - n a r c o t i c s mo…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0093796
language: eng
degree discipline: Political Science
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19962