Barriers to Asset Recovery : An Analysis of the Key Barriers and Recommendations for Action

Theft of public assets from developing countries is an immense problem with a staggering development impact. These thefts diverts valuable public resources from addressing the abject poverty and fragile infrastructure often present in such countrie...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Stephenson, Kevin M., Gray, Larissa, Power, Ric, Brun, Jean-Pierre, Dunker, Gabriele, Panjer, Melissa
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE COURT ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET RECOVERY ASYLUM BANK SECRECY BANKS BARRIER BEST PRACTICES BILATERAL TREATIES BRIBERY CIVIL LAW CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMON LAW COMMON LAW COUNTRIES COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY REGISTRIES COMPETENT AUTHORITIES COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONFIDENTIALITY CONFISCATION ORDER CONFISCATION ORDERS CONTINGENCY FEE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORRUPT CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CONDUCT CRIMINAL MATTERS CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS CRIMINALITY CRIMINALS CUSTOMARY LAW DEATH PENALTY DEPOSITOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DISCRETION DISSIPATION OF ASSETS DOMESTIC LAW DOMESTIC LAWS DUE DILIGENCE DUE PROCESS ECONOMIC CRIME ECONOMIC CRISIS EMBEZZLEMENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXTRADITIONS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING OF TERRORISM FOREIGN BANK FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS FORFEITURE FROZEN ASSETS FULL DISCLOSURE GLOBAL ECONOMY GRAND CORRUPTION HOME COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH INCOME INITIATIVE INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL CRIMES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTIGATING MAGISTRATE INVESTIGATING MAGISTRATES INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS INVESTIGATORS INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDGE JUDGEMENT JUDGES JUDICIAL ORDER JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEMS LAND REGISTRIES LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LAWYER LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL ORIGIN LEGAL PRACTITIONERS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATIVE REFORM LEGISLATIVE REFORMS MEDIA MINISTERS MISMANAGEMENT MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NATIONAL BANK NEGOTIATIONS OFFENSE OFFENSES OFFICEHOLDERS ORGANIZED CRIME PENALTIES PENALTY PEP PLAINTIFF POLICE POLITICAL LEADERS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWERS OF ATTORNEY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE LAWYERS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDS OF CRIME PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY RECOVERY OF ASSETS RED TAPE REPATRIATION RESTRAINT ORDER RESTRAINT ORDERS RULE OF LAW SECRECY LAWS SHAREHOLDER STATEMENT STATEMENTS STATUTORY PROVISIONS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRORISM THEFT THEFTS TITLE TRANSPARENCY WEAK ENFORCEMENT
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110713235824 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2320