Download PDF by Larissa Gray,Jean-Pierre Brun,Clive Scott,Kevin Stephenson: Asset Recovery Handbook (StAR Initiative)

constructing international locations lose an predicted US$20-40 billion every year via bribery, misappropriation of money, and different corrupt practices. a lot of the proceeds of this corruption locate 'safe haven' within the world’s monetary facilities. those felony flows are a drain on social prone and financial improvement courses, contributing to the impoverishment of the world’s poorest nations. Many constructing nations have already sought to get well stolen resources. a few winning high-profile circumstances with artistic foreign cooperation have verified that asset restoration is feasible. notwithstanding, it's hugely complicated, concerning coordination and collaboration with household companies and ministries in a number of jurisdictions, in addition to the potential to track and safe resources and pursue quite a few felony options—whether felony confiscation, non-conviction dependent confiscation, civil activities, or different choices. This technique might be overwhelming for even the main skilled of practitioners. it's enormously tricky for these operating within the context of failed states, frequent corruption, or restricted assets. With this in brain, the Stolen Asset restoration (StAR) Initiative has constructed the Asset restoration instruction manual: A consultant for Practitioners to steer these grappling with the strategic, organizational, investigative, and felony demanding situations of improving stolen resources. A practitioner-led venture, the guide presents universal methods to convalescing stolen resources situated in overseas jurisdictions, identifies the demanding situations that practitioners tend to come across, and introduces strong practices. integrated are examples of instruments that may be utilized by practitioners, corresponding to pattern intelligence stories, functions for court docket orders, and mutual criminal assistance requests.