Public Wrongs, Private Actions: Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets

by Emile Van Der Does De Willebois, Jean-Pierre Brun, Pascale Helene DuBois, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464803706
• ISBN13: 9781464803703
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"