Unexplained Wealth in the Philippines
Section 144(3) of the CRIMINAL PROPERTY CONFISCATION ACT 2000 of the Philippines provides that: “The value of a person’s wealth is the amount equal to the sum of the values of all the items of property, and each service, advantage and benefit that both is constituent of the person’s wealth and was lawfully acquired” This […]
Senior Researcher – Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
Deadline: 15th September 2022 Employer: CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute Municipality: Bergen Scope: Fulltime Duration: Permanent Place of service: CMI, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen, Norway Apply Here CMI invites engaged, entrepreneurial, and academically strong researchers to apply. We are looking for an established researcher with a proven academic track record, but early career researchers may also […]
Unexplained Wealth in Tanzania
Unexplained wealth orders allow states to, among other things, prosecute corrupt officials and confiscate the proceeds of corruption on the basis that the unexplained wealth is evidence of corrupt conduct. Many are of the view that given the difficulty of proving corruption, it is in the public interest to require public officials to explain how […]
Unexplained Wealth in South Africa
Several countries have debated the possibility of introducing Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) into their legal systems, but most have decided to maintain the traditional confiscation regime. Few have ventured into the area of UWOs, and some of those that have done so have faced constitutional and legal challenges. Other countries have adopted only some aspects […]
Unexplained Wealth: A Global Perspective – June 29th, 2022
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Global South dialogue to hold webinar on ‘unexplained wealth’
The Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (GSDEC) has announced it will hold a webinar on June 29, 2022, as part of its campaign to draw attention to thought-provoking issues concerning financial crimes. The webinar themed “Unexplained Wealth – A Global Perspective” is to help strengthen the legal architecture for confronting financial crimes and benefits […]
Whistleblower Protection Laws in the United States
It is absolutely important to encourage employees to report wrongdoings, and also protect them when they make such reports. This is essential in order to prevent corruption in both public and private organizations. Employees are usually the first to notice wrongdoings in the workplace, being always present and actively involved in the day- to- running […]
Tax Evasion and Unexplained Wealth in the United Kingdom
ABSTRACT In the year 2020, there was a 51{4f899fabf2c0226c2566515fde9e909bb35516fec0944f6c127b95148c788344} drop in the volume of tax fraud cases in the UK. Tax evasion by high-income people is notoriously difficult to measure due to the many ways in which they can evade tax payment, either from unreported offshore accounts to partnerships and corporations and their many businesses […]
GSDEC Inaugural Conference held on August 21, 2021
Theme: Financial Crime Regulation – A Global South Perspective Welcome Remarks & Keynote Speech Session 1 – Illicit Financial Flows: Definitions, Arguments, Processes and Solutions Session 2 – Tax Elements of IFFs and Developing Countries Session 3 – Whistle-Blower Protection in Africa Session 4 – Digital Finance and Economic Crime: New Era, Old Vulnerabilities Session […]