The Council of Europe

The Council of Europe
Author: Stefanie Schmahl
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1057
Release: 2017
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199672520

The Council of Europe plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights in Europe, yet its work is often little understood. This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the work of the Council of Europe and the legal framework within which it operates.

International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice

International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice
Author: Arun Srivastava
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 1713
Release: 2019-04-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1526502313

Starting with an overview of the development of money laundering and the work of international organisations, International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice is a unique publication providing a detailed insight into the background of money laundering operations, clearly explaining the anti-money laundering laws and regulations in 35 key global financial centres throughout the world. In addition, there are four chapters considering money laundering law and practice in the UK with the emphasis on the legal and regulatory framework and include: a chapter on the accounting and auditing issues; and a chapter on confiscating the proceeds of crime written by Jonathan Fisher, QC, a leading barrister specialising in corporate and financial crime, proceeds of crime and tax cases. It also contains a chapter covering international responses and initiatives to money laundering. The fifth edition covers, amongst other things, the implementation of the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive and the Criminal Finances Bill. Written by local experts and edited by a team from Baker McKenzie's Financial Services Group, International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice is the leading, authoritative text on this heavily regulated area of law. It is essential for all banking and finance practitioners involved in anti-money laundering, banks, compliance officers and regulators in order to keep abreast of the developments and compliant with the law and regulations internationally.

Essential Texts on International and European Criminal Law

Essential Texts on International and European Criminal Law
Author: Gert Vermeulen
Publisher: Maklu
Total Pages: 1030
Release: 2005
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9046600165

This notebook comprises the principal policy documents and multilateral legal instruments on international and European criminal law, with a special focus on Europol and Eurojust as well as on initiatives aimed at combating international or organized crime or terrorism. It is meant to provide students as well as practitioners (judicia] and law enforcement authorities, lawyers, researchera, ...) throughout Europe with an accurate, up-to-date and low-budget edition of essential texts on these matters. These texts have been ordered according to the multilateral cooperation level within which they were drawn up: either Prum, the European Union (comprising also Schengen-related texts), the Council of Europe or the United Nations. Within each of these four parts, they have been included in chronological order. With a view to strengthening internal coherente, however, certain texts have been inserted immediately following the text they modify, supplement or otherwise re-late to. This compilation, containing over 10 newly added texts for the fourth edition, has been brought up to 15 August 2005.

EU Counter-Terrorism Law

EU Counter-Terrorism Law
Author: Cian C Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-06-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1847319599

EU Counter-Terrorism Law: Pre-emption and the Rule of Law is a detailed study of EU action to combat terrorism since 11 September 2001 and the implications that action has had for the EU legal order. It critically examines EU counter-terrorism measures to ascertain how rule of law principles have been affected in the 'war on terror'. The book opens with a critical examination of the rule of law in the EU legal order. It then provides an overview of the “war on terror” before analysing five key facets of EU counter-terrorism: the common European definition of terrorism along with related offences contained in the Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism; the EU's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance laws; UN and EU targeted asset-freezing sanctions; EU data retention measures such as the Data Retention Directive and the Passenger Name Records agreements; and the European Arrest Warrant and European Evidence Warrant. The book argues that EU counter-terrorism is weakening the rule of law and bypassing safeguards in favour of a system emphasising coercive control over individual autonomy. It concludes by examining the prospects for the future as the EU becomes a more powerful security actor following the Lisbon Treaty and the adoption of the Stockholm Programme. 'an impressively accurate and alarming analysis' Ms Sophia In 't Veld MEP and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 2ND Prize winner of the Society of Legal Scholars Peter Birks Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2013

European Homeland Security

European Homeland Security
Author: Christian Kaunert
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-05-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136332766

This book examines the processes and factors shaping the development of homeland security policies in the European Union (EU), within the wider context of European integration. The EU functions in a complex security environment, with perceived security threats from Islamist terrorists, migration and border security issues, and environmental problems. In order to deal with these, the EU has undertaken a number of actions, including the adoption of the European Security Strategy in 2003, the Information Management Strategy of 2009, and the Internal Security Strategy of 2010. However, despite such efforts to achieve a more concerted European action in the field of security, there are still many questions to be answered about whether the European approach is really a strategic one. European Homeland Security addresses two major debates in relation to the development of homeland security in Europe. First, it reflects on the absence of ‘homeland security’ in European political debate and its potential consequences. Second, it examines the significant policy developments in the EU that suggest the influence of homeland security ideas, notably through policy transfer from the United States. The book will be of great interest to students of European security and EU politics, terrorism and counter-terrorism, security studies and IR.

Counter-Terrorism Financing

Counter-Terrorism Financing
Author: Nathalie Rébé
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 900440967X

In Counter-Terrorism Financing: International Best Practices and the Law, Nathalie Rébé, offers a new comprehensive framework for CTF worldwide and reviews the strengths and weaknesses of current regulations and policies. Both accessible, interesting and engaging in how it approaches chronic problems of Counter-Terrorism Financing, this book provides general understanding of this topic with a literature review and a gap-analysis based on CTF experts’ advices, as well as a very detailed analysis of current international regulatory tools. Nathalie Rébé’s ‘all-in’one’ CTF manual is innovative in this field and provides answers for the international community to fight terrorism financing together more effectively, using a set of standards which promotes strong and diligent cooperation between countries concerning reporting, information exchange and gathering, as well as enforcement.

The Palgrave Handbook of Criminal and Terrorism Financing Law

The Palgrave Handbook of Criminal and Terrorism Financing Law
Author: Colin King
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1247
Release: 2018-05-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 331964498X

The Palgrave Handbook of Criminal and Terrorism Financing Law focuses on how criminal and terrorist assets pose significant and unrelenting threats to the integrity, security, and stability of contemporary societies. In response to the funds generated by or for organised crime and transnational terrorism, strategies have been elaborated at national, regional, and international levels for laws, organisations and procedures, and economic systems. Reflecting on these strands, this handbook brings together leading experts from different jurisdictions across Europe, America, Asia, and Africa and from different disciplines, including law, criminology, political science, international studies, and business. The authors examine the institutional and legal responses, set within the context of both policy and practice, with a view to critiquing these actions on the grounds of effective delivery and compliance with legality and rights. In addition, the book draws upon the experiences of the many senior practitioners and policy-makers who participated in the research project which was funded by a major Arts and Humanities Research Council grant. This comprehensive collection is a must-read for academics and practitioners alike with an interest in money laundering, terrorism financing, security, and international relations.

Criminals and Terrorists in Partnership

Criminals and Terrorists in Partnership
Author: Helena Carrapico
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-10-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317389824

The nexus between terrorism and organised crime consists of a strategic alliance between two non-state actors who are able to exploit illegal markets, threaten the security of individuals, and influence policy-making on a global level. Recent Europol reports have pointed towards the importance of studying the links between organised crime and terrorist groups, and have underlined that the nature and extent of these connections have seldom been addressed from an academic perspective. Considering the danger that both organised crime and terrorism currently pose to the world, the collusion between these two phenomena is of urgent contemporary interest. Basing itself on geographical case-studies, this book contributes to the existing literature in three ways: by enriching the empirical knowledge on the nature of the crime-terror nexus and its evolution; by exploring the impact of the nexus within different economic, political and societal contexts; and by expanding on its theoretical conceptualization. This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Crime.

Crime, War, and Global Trafficking

Crime, War, and Global Trafficking
Author: Christine Jojarth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2009-04-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521886112

Asks whether governments choose the best institutional designs to enable effective measures against criminal trafficking.