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 […]
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 […]