[PDF] Recovering Stolen Assets eBook

Author : Mark Pieth
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 29,36 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783039115839

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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.

Author : Jean-Pierre Brun
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 19,24 MB
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821386352

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This handbook is designed as a 'how-to' manual that guides practitioners as they grapple with the strategic, organizational, investigative, and legal challenges of recovering assets that have been stolen by corrupt leaders and hidden abroad.

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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,45 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 082137902X

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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.

Author : Larissa Gray
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464802750

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This joint publication of the World Bank/UNODC Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports on how OECD countries are performing on asset recovery. It provides examples of good practices and recommendations for development agencies and other practitioners on achieving results.

Author : Larissa Gray
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464802742

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"STAR, Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, The World Bank-UNODC."

Author : Emile van der Does de Willebois
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0821388967

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This report examines the use of these entities in nearly all cases of corruption. It builds upon case law, interviews with investigators, corporate registries and financial institutions and a 'mystery shopping' exercise to provide evidence of this criminal practice.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,7 MB
Release : 2014-09-11
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ISBN : 9264222316

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Drawing on data collected between 2006 and 2012, the report provides recommendations and good practices regarding stolen asset recovery, and suggests specific actions for development agencies.

Author : Jean-Pierre Brun
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464803706

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Over the last decade, the topics of corruption and recovery of its proceeds have steadily risen in the international policy agenda, with the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2005, the Arab Spring in 2011, and most recently a string of scandals in the financial sector. As states decide how best to respond to corruption and recover assets, the course of action most often discussed is criminal investigation and prosecution rather than private lawsuits. But individuals, organizations, and governments harmed by corruption are also entitled to recover lost assets and/or receive compensation for the damage suffered. To accomplish these goals of recovery and compensation, private or 'civil' actions are often a necessary and useful complement to criminal proceedings. This study explores how states can act as private litigants to bring lawsuits to recover assets lost to corruption.