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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793674003321

Autore

Harvey Anne Imobersteg

Titolo

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Law and Policy : Showcasing Australia / / Anne Imobersteg Harvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2019

ISBN

90-04-35910-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 pages)

Collana

Nijhoff Law Specials; ; v.97

Disciplina

346.082

Soggetti

Commercial crimes - Law and legislation

Money laundering - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Tables -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction -- Australian aml/ctf Legislation in the International Context -- A New Crime Type: Defining Money Laundering -- Money Laundering Post-9/11: Defining Terrorism Financing -- The Proscription of Terrorist Organisations and the Implementation of ctf unscrs -- Appraising aml/ctf Legislation in the International Context -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides one of the first accounts of AML/CFT legislation in Australia, sets the international policy context, and outlines key international legal obligations. To minimise the negative impact on personal freedoms, it proposes a reading of Australian provisions in line with international caselaw. Expanding her analysis on the international level, the author offers an appraisal of the measures taken, both in terms of criminal policy and cost for civil society. She argues that the development of soft law and the increased powers given to law enforcement agencies, which sub-contract surveillance to the private sector, further erode the legitimacy of State action and the rule of law, and ultimately the democracy the laws were meant to protect.