Download or read book Draining development written by Peter Reuter and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing concern among those interested in economic development is the realization that hundreds of billions of dollars are illicitly flowing out of developing countries to tax havens and other financial centers in the developed world. This volume assesses the dynamics of these flows, much of which is from corruption and tax evasion.

Download or read book Assessing the Left Turn in Ecuador written by Francisco Sánchez and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the “left turn” in Latin American politics, specifically through the lens of Ecuador and the effects of the Citizens’ Revolution’s actions and public policies on relevant actors and institutions. Through a comprehensive analysis of one country’s turn to the left and the outcomes generated by that process, the authors and editors provide a clearer understanding of the ways in which the popular desire for change (predominant through the region in recent times, as a response to late-twentieth-century neoliberalism) was realized—or not. The particular case of Ecuador further potentiates analysis of the entire region-wide process, considering that the “corrector” cycle is now at an end, and that the economic and international conditions that favored the return of left governments have also changed.

Download or read book Transnational Financial Crime written by Nikos Passas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Financial crime affects virtually all areas of public policy and is increasingly transnational. The essays in this volume address both the theoretical and policy issues arising from financial crime and feature a wide variety of case studies, and cover topics such as state revenue collection, criminal enterprises, money laundering, the use of new technologies and methods in financial crime, corruption, terrorism, proliferation of WMD, sanctions, third-world debt, procurement, telecommunications, cyberspace, the defense industry and intellectual property. Taken together, these essays form a must-read collection for scholars and students in law, finance and criminology.

Download or read book Information Exchange and EU Law Enforcement written by Anna Fiodorova and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting an integrated approach to information exchange among law enforcement institutions within the EU, this book addresses the dilemma surrounding the need to balance the security of individuals and the need to protect their privacy and data. Providing the reader with a comprehensive analysis of information exchange tools, exploring their history, political background, the most recent legal modifications and the advantages and disadvantages of their use, it includes a comparison between different information exchange tools. Written by an author who has worked as a police officer, Home Affairs counsellor and academic, this is an important read for scholars working with EU Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and International Law as well as for practitioners who directly deal with international police cooperation or who perform criminal investigation both within and outside the EU.

Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Public Integrity in Ecuador Towards a National Integrity System written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public integrity is necessary to respond to corruption, sustain trust in public institutions and manage crises such as COVID-19 effectively. This report analyses the institutional responsibilities on public integrity in Ecuador.

Download or read book Recuperaci n de activos de la corrupci n written by Guillermo Jorge and published by University of Puerto Rico Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Con la entrada en vigor de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción, 116 países consensuaron, por primera vez, que la "recuperación de activos" es un "principio fundamental" en el cual los centros financieros y los países en desarrollo deben trabajar conjuntamente. Más allá del consenso político, la recuperación de activos es uno de los proyectos jurídicos más complejos y ambiciosos del presente. Para los países víctima es esencial adquirir profesionalismo y desarrollar capacidades en las numerosas áreas jurídicas y técnicas relevantes para recuperar activos -como la investigación para el rastreo, secuestro, congelamiento y decomiso del producto de delitos- y profundizar sus conocimientos y experiencias en las complejidades de la asistencia judicial recíproca con los centros financieros. Por su parte, los centros financieros deben con urgencia legislar de conformidad con las obligaciones de la UNCAC -por ejemplo, en relación con el escrutinio intensificado de PEPs, con procedimientos eficientes para congelar activos o con la carga de la prueba necesaria para obtener el decomiso del producto del delito- e intensificar su voluntad política para investigar y perseguir penalmente las acciones ilícitas de sus instituciones financieras o de sus empresas multinacionales.

Download or read book Recovering Stolen Assets written by Mark Pieth and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development efforts will remain frustrated so long as corrupt leaders continue to steal their countries' wealth and dispose of these ill-gotten gains in foreign jurisdictions. The prevention of such looting, and the recovery of the stolen assets are thus critical development issues and a cornerstone of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003) (UNCAC). However, to date experience with asset recovery is limited, and a number of legal and other obstacles continue to impede progress. This is the first comprehensive work on asset recovery, written by renowned practitioners and academics representing different legal systems and countries, all of whom have extensive experience in the asset recovery field. The authors notably discuss the 'success stories' of the past (the recovery of the assets of Sani Abacha, Ferdinand Marcos and Vladimiro Montesinos) and the concrete challenges for the future with regard to search, seizure, confiscation and repatriation of stolen assets. The book also provides perspectives on the role of technical assistance and donors in asset recovery and the likely impact of the UNCAC.

Download or read book On the Take written by Lindy Muzila and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite broad international recognition of the criminalization of illicit enrichment, it has not been universally accepted as an anti-corruption measure. Instead, criminalization of illicit enrichment continues to generate extensive debate and controversy. Against this background, this volume aims to provide an analysis of how illicit enrichment works, and attempts to shed light on any contributions that it has made to the fight against corruption and the recovery of stolen assets. Rather than delving into the theoretical and academic debates around illicit enrichment, this study focuses primarily on the analysis of current practice, case law, and existing literature to offer a new perspective to the on-going discussions. More specifically, the volume addresses the legal framework upon which the concept of illicit enrichment rests, and the resulting policy implications of that legal framework. It also focuses on illicit enrichment as an anti-corruption mechanism, from its roots as a response to the problems inherent to prosecutions involving corruption, to an examination of elements and inchoate offenses relating to illicit enrichment under international conventions. It examines illicit enrichment jurisprudence in the global context. An extensive survey was carried out to determine the countries where the offense exists, what form it takes, how often it is used, and for countries where it doesn't, what other measures are used in its place. The authors neither recommend nor oppose the adoption of illicit enrichment provisions, but rather aim to assist jurisdictions considering such steps by highlighting key questions that might arise during implementation, including how the offense is defined and enforced domestically by States. Similarly, the authors do not endorse nor criticize any practice carried out by States in the implementation of the criminalization of illicit enrichment. Ultimately, it is also hoped that this study provides a basis for further discussion amongst policy makers and practitioners, and fuels upcoming discussions by the Conference of State parties of the UNCAC and its Working Groups

Download or read book Essays in Honor of Professor Stephen T Zamora written by Alfonso Lopez de la Osa Escribano and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Stephen T. Zamora’s former students entered law school with little idea about his future direction. He was fortunate to have a class on contracts with Zamora, Sten Gustafson writes, because “after that first year with him, my path became clear.” The professor made a topic intriguing that could easily be esoteric and tedious, and “opened my eyes to a career path that I could not have imagined otherwise.” This collection of 19 academic essays honors the memory of Dr. Stephen T. Zamora, the Leonard B. Rosenberg Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, who died unexpectedly in 2016. An international authority in the field, Zamora’s areas of expertise were international trade and investments, international banking, conflicts of laws, international economic relations, Mexican law and US-Mexico relations. In addition, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law, the only one of its kind at a US law school. Written by colleagues and friends, the scholarly articles included in this volume reflect Zamora’s commitment to Mexican law, education and the promotion of US-Mexico cooperation. Topics such as regulating lawyers and legal education, environmental issues and dispute settlement are covered, and articles include “Economic Sovereignty and Oil and Gas Law,” “What Should Immigration Law Become?” and “Freer Trade between the United States and the European Union?” Through this collection, Zamora’s contemporaries aim to expand his legacy and continue his life-long work as an educator, attorney and uniter of peoples.

Download or read book Finance and Security written by Martin S. Navias and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global financial sector is increasingly vulnerable to penetration by criminal money-launderers, financiers of terrorism, and proliferators of weapons of mass destruction. At the same time, it offers instruments that can be usefully employed to pursue foreign and security policy objectives. It is thus hardly surprising that finance has emerged as an arena of intense competition, if not conflict, between those seeking to exploit or attack this vital element of state power and those tasked with defending its integrity or harnessing it for legal purposes. Navias assesses the key threats to financial systems and shows how the public and private sectors are co-operating to contain them. He analyses the main characteristics of criminal money-laundering and terrorist financing, and reviews major multilateral and national regimes locked in the perpetual battle to shore up the financial sector against these constantly evolving security challenges. He also considers the uses of finance in support of key sanctions, counter-proliferation, and arms embargo policies. Uniquely, Finance and Security views these financial threats and weapons through a security and war studies prism. It will be equally invaluable to scholars of security and international relations and to professionals working in the legal, banking and compliance professions.

Download or read book Emerging Trends in Asset Recovery written by Gretta Fenner Zinkernagel and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Street protests in the 'Arab Spring' countries have illustrated that public demand for recovering stolen assets has grown exponentially, as have expectations by concerned populations and governments. From a topic discussed in expert forums, it has thus become a topic of the people. The question is: Have practitioners and policy makers delivered on these expectations? Clearly, since the ratification of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) ten years ago, much progress has been made in streamlining respective legal and institutional frameworks. On the other hand, we also find that practical successes on the ground remain few and far apart, and largely limited to a handful of countries. This book asks why and, through the voice of renowned practitioners from a broad range of affected countries, analyses challenges that remain, identifies new stumbling blocks that have cropped up, and discusses practical solutions that are being tested with a view to overcoming these. The book is published by the Basel Institute on Governance's International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).

Download or read book Stolen Asset Recovery written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a first-of-its-kind, practice-based guide of 36 key concepts?legal, operational, and practical--that countries can use to develop non-conviction based (NCB) forfeiture legislation that will be effective in combating the development problem of corruption and recovering stolen assets.

Download or read book Las pr cticas de la resoluci n de conflictos en Am rica Latina written by Manuel Ernesto Salamanca and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuestra reflexión acerca de las prácticas de la resolución de conflictos en América Latina presupone que los conflictos son solucionables por la vía pacífica. Pese al alto contenido académico que contiene esta obra, cierto es también que este libro trasciende el ámbito de la investigación, proyectándose al campo de la resolución de conflictos específicamente en una región de creciente importancia estratégica para la economía mundial.

Download or read book Money Laundering written by Guy Stessens and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-31 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a broad analysis of the legal issues raised by the international fight against money laundering. It offers an extensive comparative research of the criminal and preventive law aspects from an international perspective. Stessens portrays money laundering as a new criminal trend threatening both national and international societies which must be addressed multilaterally through banking practice, international conventions and human rights. Most of this volume is devoted to specific legal problems that spring from the international nature of the money laundering phenomenon. It contains a most detailed overview on the rules and practices of international co-operation in the fight against money laundering. The publication gives a thorough examination of the exchange of information, lifting banking secrecy, and seizing and confiscating assets, as well as the jurisdictional questions that inevitably arise in this context. The result is a rich and detailed study of international and comparative law.

Download or read book Politically Exposed Persons written by Theodore S. Greenberg and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, revelations of grand corruption and the plunder of state assets have led to greater scrutiny of financial relationships with politically exposed persons (PEPs) senior government officials and their family members and close associates. Notwithstanding the efforts by many financial institutions and regulatory authorities to prevent corrupt PEPs from entering and using the financial system to launder the proceeds of corruption, there has been an overall failure in the effective implementation of international standards on PEPs. Implementation of an effective PEP regime is a critical component in the prevention and detection of transfers of proceeds of crime and, therefore, ultimately in the process of recovering them. 'Politically Exposed Persons: Preventive Measures for the Banking Sector' is designed to help banks and regulatory authorities address the risks posed by PEPs and prevent corrupt PEPs from using domestic and international financial systems to launder the proceeds of corruption. The book provides recommendations and good practices aimed at improving compliance with international standards and increasing supervisory effectiveness. It is an important tool for individuals, governments, financial and private sector companies, and international organizations involved in developing and implementing standards aimed at fighting corruption and money laundering, and trying to recover stolen assets and the proceeds of corruption.

Download or read book La recuperaci n de activos frente a la corrupci n La Oficina de Recuperaci n y Gesti n de Activos written by Manuel Jaén Vallejo and published by Dykinson. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ante la buena acogida que ha tenido su obra sobre La recuperación de activos frente a la corrupción, los autores presentan esta segunda edición, actualizada y ampliada. La obra está dedicada al estudio de diversos aspectos relacionados con la corrupción, uno de los más preocupantes fenómenos criminales, que tanto daño hace al Estado democrático de Derecho, especialmente si tiene lugar en el sector público, pues en tal caso pueden llegar a producirse decisiones políticas condicionadas o motivadas por razones diferentes al interés general, único que debe guiar la actuación de los gestores públicos, afectando así al propio sistema institucional. La corrupción exige una respuesta firme y eficaz, que rechace con contundencia las prácticas corruptas y permita recuperar la confianza de todos los ciudadanos en la Administración y los servidores públicos, siendo la recuperación de activos una de las prioridades en la política criminal moderna, que permite hacer realidad el principio de que el delito nunca resulte provechoso a su autor, conjuntamente con la regulación del decomiso, que representa también un eficaz instrumento de lucha no sólo contra la corrupción, sino contra toda la delincuencia en general, especialmente la organizada, cuya motivación fundamental es la obtención de beneficios económicos. Todo ello, naturalmente, en el marco de las garantías propias del debido proceso. La transparencia, una eficaz medida anticorrupción, la implementación de las recomendaciones tanto del Grupo Anticorrupción de la OCDE como del Grupo de Estados contra la corrupción del Consejo de Europa (GRECO), que confirma el compromiso de España frente a la corrupción en el marco de la cooperación internacional, la mejora de la responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas, aplicable incluso a partidos políticos, el endurecimiento de las penas previstas para los delitos contra la Administración pública y del régimen de financiación de los partidos políticos, la nueva regulación del decomiso y su complemento, el proceso de decomiso autónomo y, en fin, la Oficina de Recuperación y Gestión de Activos (ORGA), permiten confirmar los avances legislativos que, contra esta práctica delictiva, se han producido en España en los últimos años. En esta nueva edición, que ve la luz transcurridos cinco años desde la aparición del libro, se han introducido algunas mejoras y añadidos, para actualizar su contenido, sin afectar a su estructura, destacando entre las modificaciones y reformas producidas a lo largo de este tiempo, la reforma del Real Decreto 948/2015, de 23 de octubre, regulador de la Oficina de Recuperación y Gestión de Activos, por el Real Decreto 93/2018, que clarifica ciertas dudas interpretativas suscitadas respecto a su ámbito de actuación, subsanando algunas lagunas, como la intervención de la Oficina a instancia del Letrado de la Administración de Justicia en fase de ejecución, añadiéndose además un nuevo capítulo dedicado a “La gestión de activos por la Oficina”, y el Reglamento (UE) 2018/1805 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 14 de noviembre de 2018, sobre el reconocimiento mutuo de las resoluciones de embargo y decomiso, novedad esta última que ha exigido una ampliación del capítulo II del libro, dedicado a “El papel del decomiso en la recuperación de activos procedentes del delito”, en el que se incluye un nuevo apartado dedicado al referido Reglamento europeo. Tanto este como el Real Decreto modificado, están incluidos, dada su importancia, en el anexo legislativo contenido en la presente obra.Manuel Jaén Vallejo es Doctor en Derecho por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (sobresaliente cum laude), Profesor Titular de Derecho Penal y Magistrado, número 1 de su promoción. Ha sido Magistrado de las Audiencias Provinciales de Las Palmas y de Girona, Juez de Instrucción de Marbella (Málaga) y Magistrado Juez de lo Penal de Getafe (Madrid), Vicedecano y Coordinador del Área de Derecho Penal de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad de Las Palmas, así como también Letrado del Tribunal Supremo y Asesor del Ministerio de Justicia. Ha publicado numerosas obras en España y otros países, sobre cuestiones referidas al derecho constitucional, derecho penal y derecho procesal penal.Ángel Luis Perrino Pérez es Fiscal de Carrera. Tras superar las pruebas de acceso a las Carreras Judicial y Fiscal, ha desempeñado sus funciones en la Fiscalía del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (Juzgados de Manresa, Vic y Berga), del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, como Fiscal Asesor del Ministerio de Justicia y en la Fiscalía Provincial de Madrid, siendo actualmente el Fiscal Coordinador de Recuperación de Activos de Madrid. Ha publicado numerosas obras, sobre cuestiones referidas al derecho penal y al derecho procesal penal.

Download or read book The Anti bribery and Anti corruption Review written by Mark F. Mendelsohn and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: