Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the concept of the direct enforcement of foreign restraint and confiscation orders, a crucial step in the process of asset recovery, including existing legal approaches and related challenges. In order to provide a balanced and informed overview, 31 jurisdict...

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Main Authors: Betti, Stefano, Kozin, Vladimir, Brun, Jean-Pierre
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Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2021
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spelling okr-10986-366912022-06-02T16:28:36Z Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions Betti, Stefano Kozin, Vladimir Brun, Jean-Pierre ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING DIRECT ENFORCEMENT CONFISCATION ORDER ASSET RECOVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT STOLEN ASSET RECOVERY INITIATIVE This book offers an in-depth analysis of the concept of the direct enforcement of foreign restraint and confiscation orders, a crucial step in the process of asset recovery, including existing legal approaches and related challenges. In order to provide a balanced and informed overview, 31 jurisdictions, representing different United Nations regional groups and legal systems (civil law / common law / mixed systems), were selected as the focus of the analysis. This approach provides a meaningful picture of the situation worldwide from which generally applicable guidance could be drawn. The study suggests a series of practical steps and good practices for consideration by (1) countries exploring the possibility to introduce a direct enforcement mechanism into their domestic legal frameworks and (2) countries already in a position to directly enforce foreign confiscation orders but that are considering options to streamline processes and maximize results obtainable via direct enforcement approaches. This new StAR Initiative knowledge product is addressed to a broad range of law enforcement, justice, and asset recovery practitioners, as well as bodies involved in legislative and regulatory processes, and will be useful tool in their work. 2021-12-08T21:50:02Z 2021-12-08T21:50:02Z 2021-12-13 Book https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/251161639458376802/orders-without-borders-direct-enforcement-of-foreign-restraint-and-confiscation-decisions 978-1-4648-1830-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36691 International Development in Focus; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING
DIRECT ENFORCEMENT
CONFISCATION ORDER
ASSET RECOVERY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
STOLEN ASSET RECOVERY INITIATIVE
spellingShingle ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING
DIRECT ENFORCEMENT
CONFISCATION ORDER
ASSET RECOVERY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
STOLEN ASSET RECOVERY INITIATIVE
Betti, Stefano
Kozin, Vladimir
Brun, Jean-Pierre
Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
relation International Development in Focus;
description This book offers an in-depth analysis of the concept of the direct enforcement of foreign restraint and confiscation orders, a crucial step in the process of asset recovery, including existing legal approaches and related challenges. In order to provide a balanced and informed overview, 31 jurisdictions, representing different United Nations regional groups and legal systems (civil law / common law / mixed systems), were selected as the focus of the analysis. This approach provides a meaningful picture of the situation worldwide from which generally applicable guidance could be drawn. The study suggests a series of practical steps and good practices for consideration by (1) countries exploring the possibility to introduce a direct enforcement mechanism into their domestic legal frameworks and (2) countries already in a position to directly enforce foreign confiscation orders but that are considering options to streamline processes and maximize results obtainable via direct enforcement approaches. This new StAR Initiative knowledge product is addressed to a broad range of law enforcement, justice, and asset recovery practitioners, as well as bodies involved in legislative and regulatory processes, and will be useful tool in their work.
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author Betti, Stefano
Kozin, Vladimir
Brun, Jean-Pierre
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Kozin, Vladimir
Brun, Jean-Pierre
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title Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
title_short Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
title_full Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
title_fullStr Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
title_full_unstemmed Orders without Borders : Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions
title_sort orders without borders : direct enforcement of foreign restraint and confiscation decisions
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2021
url https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/251161639458376802/orders-without-borders-direct-enforcement-of-foreign-restraint-and-confiscation-decisions
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