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4 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“4. A Party shall not undertake in the territory of another Party the exerciseof jurisdiction and performance of functions that are reserved exclusively for theauthorities of that other Party by its domestic law. [United Nations Convention againstIllicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988, article 2, paragraphs2 and 3].”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4) 2 “Article 1“Statement of objectives“Option 1“1. The purpose of this Convention is to promote cooperation among the StatesParties so that they may address more effectively the various aspects of organizedcrime having an international dimension. In carrying out their obligations under theConvention, the Parties shall take necessary measures, including legislative andadministrative measures, in conformity with the fundamental provisions of theirrespective domestic legislative systems.“Option 2“1. States Parties commit themselves to cooperate to the widest extent possiblein the prevention and control of transnational organized crime.“2. For the purpose of this Convention, “organized crime” means group activitiesof three or more persons, with hierarchical links or personal relationships, whichpermit their leaders to earn profits or control territories or markets, internal or foreign,by means of violence, intimidation or corruption, both in furtherance of criminalactivity and in order to infiltrate the legitimate economy. 3“Promotion of implementation“3. Each State Party shall take effective measures to promote within its territoryaccountability and the scrutiny of its action in the implementation of thisConvention.“4. A State Party may adopt more strict or severe measures than those providedfor by this Convention if, in its opinion, such measures are desirable or necessaryfor the prevention or suppression of organized crime.”2At various stages of the drafting, certain words, sentences or entire paragraphs were placed in square brackets. Inthe present text, the absence of brackets should not be construed as approval of the text in question by the informal preparatorymeeting held in Buenos Aires from 31 August to 4 September 1998.3It was suggested that this paragraph seeking to define organized crime could be placed in a separate article on definitions(article 2 bis in the draft contained in document A/AC.254/4) (see amendments proposed by Azerbaijan in documentA/AC.254/L.20).