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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454509703321

Titolo

Stolen asset recovery [[electronic resource] ] : a good practices guide for non-conviction based asset forfeiture / / Theodore S. Greenberg ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington D.C., : World Bank, : StAR, c2009

ISBN

0-8213-7902-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GreenbergTheodore S

Disciplina

345.0773

345/.0773

Soggetti

Forfeiture

Fines (Penalties)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Non-Conviction Based (NCB) asset forfeiture is a powerful tool for recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of corruption, particularly in cases where the proceeds are transferred abroad. A procedure that provides for the restraint, seizure, and forfeiture of tainted assets without the need for a criminal conviction, it can be critical when the wrongdoer is dead, has fled the jurisdiction, or is immune from prosecution??features common in cases of grand corruption. A growing number of jurisdictions have established a system to allow NCB forfeiture. In addition, NCB forfeiture has been rec