Dirty Assets: Emerging Issues in the Regulation of Criminal and Terrorist Assets

Adopting a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach, this book focuses on the emerging and innovative aspects of attempts to target the accumulated assets of those engaged in criminal and terrorist activity, organized crime and corruption. It examines the 'follow-the-money' approach and explores the nature of criminal, civil and regulatory responses used to attack the financial assets of those engaged in financial crime in order to deter and disrupt future criminal activity as well as terrorism networks. With contributions from leading international academics and practitioners in the fields of law, economics, financial management, criminology, sociology and political science, the book explores law and practice in countries with significant problems and experiences, revealing new insights into these dilemmas. It also discusses the impact of the 'follow-the-money' approach on human rights while also assessing effectiveness. The book will appeal to academics and researchers of financial crime, organized crime and terrorism as well as practitioners in the police, prosecution, financial and taxation agencies, policy-makers and lawyers.

Contents: Part I Introductory Matters: Emerging issues in the regulation of criminal and terrorist assets, Colin King and Clive Walker. Part II Criminal and Civil Responses to Illicit Assets: Confiscation of the proceeds of crime: the European Union framework, Matthias J. Borgers; Post-conviction confiscation of assets in England and Wales: rhetoric and reality, Karen Bullock and Stuart Lister; Anti-mafia forfeiture in the Italian system, Daniele Piva; Civil forfeiture of criminal assets in Bulgaria, Rosita Dzhekova; Criminal asset recovery in Australia, Andrew Goldsmith, David Gray and Russell G. Smith; 'Hitting back' at organized crime: the adoption of civil forfeiture in Ireland, Colin King; Civil processes and tainted assets: exploring Canadian models of forfeiture, Michelle Gallant; Asset recovery: substantive or symbolic?, Jackie Harvey; Corruption, the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and asset recovery, Indira Carr and Robert Jago. Part III Responses to the Financing of Terrorist Activity: Terrorism financing and the policing of charities: who pays the price?, Clive Walker; US efforts to stem the flow of funds to terrorist organizations: export controls, financial sanctions and material support, Laura K. Donohue; Dismantling terrorists' economics: the Spanish experience, Thomas Baumert and Mikel Buesa; EU counter-terrorist sanctions: the questionable success story of criminal law in disguise, Christina Eckes; Select bibliography; Index.