The principle of justice, the effective prevention of crime, and the rule of law demand that it cannot be accepted that a person who has gained wealth through crime is allowed to enjoy the fruits of his criminal activities. During the last four decades, significant efforts have been made, both on the international and national levels, to develop fair and efficient rules enabling the authorities to forfeit assets derived from crime. However, the vast majority of legal systems throughout Europe have not succeeded in upholding this important aspect of the rule of law. The purpose of this book is to get the reader acquainted with different Non-Conviction-Based Confiscation legislation models (NCBC), to analyze the diverse structural issues and human rights issues that NCBC legislation raises in a European context, and to discuss and carve out some guidelines for legislating NCBC.

Autorentext

Professor Jon Petter Rui is professor of economic criminal law, criminal procedural law and human rights at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway. He has published several books and articles within his field of interest. Professor Rui has been appointed by the Norwegian Government to draft law proposals on non-conviction-based confiscation. He is the head of the law commission which drafts new anti-money laundering/terror financing legislation for Norway.

Inhalt
Jon Petter Rui Introduction Stefan D. Cassella Civil Asset Recovery The American Experience Ian Smith Civil Asset Recovery The English Experience Robert Esser A Civil Asset Recovery Model The German Perspective and European Human Rights Michele Panzavolta / Roberto Flor A Necessary Evil? The Italian »Non-Criminal System« of Asset Forfeiture Johan Boucht Civil Asset Forfeiture and the Presumption of Innocence under Art. 6(2) ECHR Els De Busser Confiscation and Data Protection The Bare Necessities Alan Bacarese / Gavin Sellar Civil Asset Forfeiture in Practice Joachim Vogel The Legal Construction that Property Can Do Harm Reflections on the Rationality and Legitimacy of »Civil« Forfeiture Jon Petter Rui / Ulrich Sieber NCBC in Europe Bringing the Picture Together List of Authors and Editors