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Author: Jean-Pierre Brun
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2011-01-18
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 0821386352
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Mark Pieth
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9783039115839
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDevelopment 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.
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 082137902X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Emile van der Does de Willebois
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 0821388967
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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: Larissa Gray
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2014-08-29
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13: 1464802742
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"STAR, Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, The World Bank-UNODC."
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2014-09-11
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9264222316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing 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
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 1464803706
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 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.
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2011-06-20
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 0821386603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is estimated that the proceeds of crime, corruption and tax evasion represent between $1 trillion and $1.6 trillion per year, with half coming from developing countries. Proceeds are typically transferred abroad and hidden in foreign jurisdictions, thus requiring international cooperation. Various international conventions and agreements require international cooperation on this issue, in particular the United Nations Convention against Corruption; however, only $5 billion in stolen assets have been repatriated over the last 15 years. This enormous gap reveals that significant barriers continue to impede asset recovery despite the commitments taken by governments, civil society and the private sector. Drawing on the experience of practitioners with hands-on experience, the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative launched this study to identify the barriers to stolen asset recovery internationally, provide brief analysis of the impact of these barriers, and propose recommendations for overcoming these obstacles. This volume is intended to guide policy makers in their efforts to ensure necessary resources and the development of a plan, policy or strategy aimed at eradicating the barriers to asset recovery. In addition, this study proposes actions to be taken by the G20, international organizations, financial institutions, developmental agencies and civil society.
Author: Brian Pinto
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe theft of public assets from developing countries is a huge and serious problem: (i) the cross-border flow of the global proceeds from criminal activities, corruption, and tax evasion is estimated at between $1 trillion and $1.6 trillion per year; and (ii) corrupt money associated with bribes received by public officials from developing and transition countries is estimated at $20 billion to $40 billion per year, a figure equivalent to 20 to 40 percent of flows of official development assistance (ODA). These estimates, while imprecise, give an idea of the large magnitude of the problem and the need for concerted action to address it. Indeed, the coming into force in 2005 of the landmark United Nation (UN) Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), which devotes a chapter to asset recovery, signals the growing global consensus for urgent action. Addressing the problem of stolen assets is an immense challenge. Even though countries as diverse as Nigeria, Peru, and the Philippines have enjoyed some success in asset recovery, the process has been time-consuming and costly. The Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) initiative is being launched jointly by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank Group (WBG) to respond to this problem. Given the nature of the problem, success will depend critically upon forging and strengthening partnerships among developed and developing countries, as well as other bilateral and multilateral agencies with an interest in the problem.
