December 13, 2021

Orders without Borders: Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the concept of the direct enforcement of foreign restraint and confiscation orders, a crucial step in the process of asset recovery, including existing legal approaches an...
Asset Recovery
StAR Publications
June 2, 2021

The Role and Responsibilities of Gatekeepers in the Fight against Illicit Financial Flows: A Unifying Framework

High-profile investigations, from the Panama Papers to the more recent FinCEN Files, have drawn widespread attention to the essential role of certain professional industries in relation to international money lau...
Beneficial Ownership Transparency
December 6, 2017

The GFAR Principles

At the Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) in December 2017, the four focus countries (Nigeria, Ukraine, Tunisia, Sri Lanka) developed and adopted the GFAR Principles. At the Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFA...
Asset Recovery
December 9, 2020

Asset Recovery Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners, Second Edition

Designed as a how-to manual, the handbook guides practitioners as they grapple with the strategic, organizational, investigative, and legal challenges of recovering assets that have been stolen by corrupt leaders...
Asset Recovery
International Cooperation
Legal Tools for Asset Recovery
StAR Publications
September 10, 2014

Few and Far The Hard Facts on Stolen Asset Recovery

Corruption has a devastating impact on developing and transition countries, with estimates of $20 billion to $40 billion per year stolen by public officials, a figure equivalent to 20 to 40 percent of official de...
Asset Recovery
StAR Publications