Emerging Trends in Asset Recovery - Softcover

Fenner-Zinkernagel, Gretta; Monteith, Charles; Gomes Pereira, Pedro

Softcover

ISBN 10: 303431308X ISBN 13: 9783034313087

Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2013

Synopsis

Street protests in the ‘Arab Spring’ countries have illustrated that public demand for recovering stolen assets has grown exponentially, as have expectations by concerned populations and governments. From a topic discussed in expert forums, it has thus become a topic of the people. The question is: Have practitioners and policy makers delivered on these expectations?
Clearly, since the ratification of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) ten years ago, much progress has been made in streamlining respective legal and institutional frameworks. On the other hand, we also find that practical successes on the ground remain few and far apart, and largely limited to a handful of countries.
This book asks why and, through the voice of renowned practitioners from a broad range of affected countries, analyses challenges that remain, identifies new stumbling blocks that have cropped up, and discusses practical solutions that are being tested with a view to overcoming these.
The book is published by the Basel Institute on Governance’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).

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About the Author

Gretta Fenner Zinkernagel is the Managing Director of the Basel Institute on Governance and Director of its International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).
Charles Monteith is the Head of Legal and Case Consultancy at ICAR. He is a lawyer by training.
Pedro Gomes Pereira is Senior Asset Recovery Specialist within ICAR‘s Legal and Case Consultancy division. He is a lawyer by training.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303431308X
• ISBN 13: 9783034313087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396