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Public Wrongs, Private Actions : Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets /
Over the last decade, the topics of corruption and recovery of its proceeds have steadily risen in the international policy agenda, with the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2005, the Arab Spring in 2011, and most recently a string of scandals in the fi...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
STAR Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative, The World Bank-UNODC,
©2015.
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| Collection: | Stolen asset recovery series.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Over the last decade, the topics of corruption and recovery of its proceeds have steadily risen in the international policy agenda, with the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2005, the Arab Spring in 2011, and most recently a string of scandals in the financial sector. As states decide how best to respond to corruption and recover assets, the course of action most often discussed is criminal investigation and prosecution rather than private lawsuits. But individuals, organizations, and governments harmed by corruption are also entitled to recover lost assets and/or receive compensation for the damage suffered. To accomplish these goals of recovery and compensation, private or 'civil' actions are often a necessary and useful complement to criminal proceedings. This study explores how states can act as private litigants to bring lawsuits to recover assets lost to corruption. |
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| Description: | Title from PDF cover (World Bank's website, viewed November 19, 2014). |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781464803734 1464803730 9781464803703 1464803706 |