text: Special Rapporteur noted that international illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, while constituting a crime against peace, was also, and above all, a threat to humanity. As had been pointttd out at the Commis*ion*s previous session, even where traffickers were in business for profit or were lured by the prospect of financial gain, their crimes were still detrimental to the health and well-being of mankind a8 a whole. Thus it was humanity that was threatened. 79,Several members of the Commission expressed their approval of the recognition as a crime, under the draft Code, of a problem now generally recognised a8 a scourge which posed a grave threat to mankind and which, in their view, should certainly be included in the draft Code. 80. Some members, however, thought that a single draft provision sufficed and that drug trafficking should be treated only as a crime against humanity. It was noted in that connection that, although the criteria for classification as a crime against peace, a crime against humanity or a war crime were obviously relative, it seemed indisputable that, in view of its many characteristics, the international illicit traffic in narcotic drugs clearly fell within the category of crimes against humanity since it was directed against all the peoples of the world and its physical result was the destruction of human life in all countries, thus acting against mankind as a whole. In the opinion of one member in particular, it would suffice to identify this crime as a crime against the peace and security of mankind. - 32 -81. Other members, however, supported the Special Rapporteur’s preference for two separate draft articles. In their view, the illicit traffic in narcotio drugs, as a crime against peace, had a State aspect , either on an internal or international plane. It was because it threatened the stability of States or
analysis: The text discusses the illicit traffic of narcotic drugs, highlighting its threat to humanity and its classification as a crime. The conversation revolves around whether it should be treated as a crime against peace, humanity, or a combination of both. The focus is on the harm caused to human life and the well-being of mankind as a whole.