Money Laundering: A New International Law Enforcement Model (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 15)

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. 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. Guy 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 With Respect For Human Rights.--jacket. Table Of Treaties And Agreements -- Pt. I. New Instruments In The Fight Against Acquisitive Crime: Confiscation Of Proceeds From Crime And Criminalisation Of Money Laundering. 1. The Background Of The Fight Against Money Laundering. 2. The Confiscation. 3. The Fight Against Money Laundering: Genesis Of A New Crime -- Pt. Ii. The Prevention Of Money Laundering. 4. The Application Field Of Legislation On The Prevention Of Money Laundering. 5. The Role Of Financial Institutions In The Prevention Of Money Laundering. 6. The Role Of Financial Intelligence Units In Combating Money Laundering. 7. The Role Of The Supervisory Authorities In Combating Money Laundering -- Pt. Iii. Jurisdiction Over Money Laundering. Guy Stessens. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 432-457) And Index. This book gives a broad analysis of the legal issues raised by the international fight against money laundering. It offers extensive comparative research of the criminal and preventive law aspects from an international perspective. Most of this volume is devoted to specific legal problems that spring from the international nature of the money laundering phenomenon. It contains the most detailed overview yet published on the rules and practices of international cooperation in the fight against money laundering, and the jurisdictional questions that inevitably arise in this context. • Comparative analysis of international criminal law from the perspectives of co-operation and jurisdiction • Most detailed overview yet published on the international rules and practices of the fight against money laundering, including how they apply to financial institutions • Brings into focus the human rights implications of the law on money laundering This book gives an analysis of the legal issues raised by the international fight against money laundering. A comparative research of the criminal and preventive law aspects from an international perspective, it contains the most detailed overview yet published on the rules and practices of international co-operation in this area The fight against money laundering aims at a more effective enforcement of the criminal law in relation to profit-oriented crime.

An analysis of the legal issues raised by the international fight against money laundering.