Das Phänomen Geldwäsche hatte bis zu Beginn der 1980er Jahre aus juristischer Sicht keine eigenständige Bedeutung. Erst der immense An­stieg des weltweiten Drogenhandels – insbesondere in Verbindung mit der Organisierten Kriminalität – und der diesbezüglich mangelnde...

Using a unique data set, this paper studies the governance of anti-money laundering supervisors known as Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). Starting from a theoretical framework that highlights four key properties of FIU governance – financial powers, law enforcement features, independence...

This study provides a number of case studies that illustrate how the international trade system has been exploited by criminal organisations. It also presents the results of a survey gathering information on the current practices of more than thirty countries in fighting money laundering. This...