<p>The 'United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances' represents an instrumental legal framework targeted at the international endeavour to thwart the illegal drug trade. Rooted in the exigencies prompted by the burgeoning drug market of the latter half of the 20th century, this comprehensive text goes beyond the foundational accords laid down by the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and t...