Table of contents
Money laundering countermeasures with primary focus upon terrorism and the USA Patriot Act 2001
Fletcher N. BaldwinOutlines the changing nature of terrorism, and details the contents of the Patriot Act as a response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, including the Act’s…
Abolishing the concept of ’predicate offence’
R. E. BellComments on the use of the term “predicate offence”, which is American in origin but has crept into common UK and wider usage; it can be confusing. Traces the origin of the term…
International cooperation and mutual assistance under the Proceeds of Crime Bill 2001
Giannis KeramidasOutlines the new UK Proceeds of Crime Bill, which received the Royal Assent in July 2002. Evaluates how it enhances and even demands international cooperation, most of which text…
Legislative and bureaucratic impediments to suspicious transaction reporting regimes
Trifin J. Roule, Jeremy KinsellBegins with the undoubted benefits of suspicious activity reports (SARs) in identifying and indicting terrorist financing schemes and detecting money laundering trends like abuse…
Recovering the proceeds of corruption
Kevin ChamberlainUses the Abacha case to illustrate the difficulties of recovering assets that are the proceeds of grand corruption by politicians and officials who have held high office; in these…
Money laundering control: the South African model
Louis de KokerOutlines the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) 38 of 2001, which completes the broad legislative framework for money laundering in South Africa. Describes the functions of…
Money laundering in Iranian law: present and future
Mansour RahmdelTraces the basis for forfeiture of illicit gains from drug trafficking in Iranian law, with special emphasis on the new Bill of Law on Money Laundering in Iran. Outlines the rules…
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1368-5201Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider