Civil Recovery of Criminal Property av Prof Colin (Professor Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Professor Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Univers

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''Follow-the-money'' approaches are increasingly being adopted to tackle organised crime, corruption, and terrorist activities. The rationale behind such an approach is oft stated: to show that crime does not pay, to reinforce confidence in a fair and effective criminal justice system, and to deter criminal activity. Civil Recovery of Criminal Property is an in-depth analysis of the confiscation of the proceeds of crime in the absence of criminal conviction inIreland and England & Wales, more than two decades since the introduction of this civil/criminal hybrid procedure. This book considers the development of civil recovery in both jurisdictions, providing a comprehensive comparative account and critical examination of its legislative context and framework,judicial reception, and case law development. It leads the argument that civil recovery ¿ like other civil/criminal hybrids ¿ straddles civil and criminal procedure in a manner that takes advantage of the resultant legal ambiguity,