Citation
Danziger, Y. (2014), "2013 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 17 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMLC-01-2014-001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2013 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2013 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Money Laundering Control, Volume 17, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Money Laundering Control
"Changes in methods of freezing funds of terrorist organisations since 9/11: a comparative analysis"
Yoram Danziger
Purpose – This article seeks to examine approaches to combating the "scourge of international terrorism" by targeting the financial resources of terrorist organizations and their supporters.
Design/methodology/approach – The article begins with the disputed issue of how to define a "terrorist", "terrorism", "terrorist organizations" and "acts of terrorism". In a global financial system, differences between the definitions of those terms could have significant implications because terrorists have the means and will to operate their financing infrastructure from the least effectively regulated jurisdictions. There are many methods by which terrorists finance both their organizations and specific attacks. By concentrating on three examples of recent terrorist activity, namely the 9/11 attacks in New York, the 7/7 bombings in London, and the transfer of funds from the "Union of Good" to Hamas to fund terrorist attacks in Israel by means of a certain charitable association, the article illustrates the problems facing legal regimes seeking to limit terrorist funding.
Findings – The article notes a broad convergence in the methods of those jurisdictions when combating the financing of terrorism.
Originality/value – The paper provides a discussion of financial resources of terrorism from a legal professional in an area where terrorism is a real danger.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/JMLC-01-2014-001
This article originally appeared in Volume 15 Number 2, 2012, Journal of Money Laundering Control
The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award
"A suitable case for treatment: money laundering and knowledge"
Kenneth Murray
This article originally appeared in Volume 15 Number 2, 2012, Journal of Money Laundering Control
"Emerging threats: financial crime in the virtual world"
Shima D. Keene
This article originally appeared in Volume 15 Number 1, 2012, Journal of Money Laundering Control
"Towards the effective ASEAN mutual legal assistance in combating money laundering"
Chat Le Nguyen
This article originally appeared in Volume 15 Number 4, 2012, Journal of Money Laundering Control