Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime

The powers available to criminal enforcement authorities to investigate and seize the UK-based proceeds of overseas grand corruption are piecemeal in nature and collectively under-researched. In considering how the UK uses its laws to address the proceeds of overseas political corruption being laund...

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description The powers available to criminal enforcement authorities to investigate and seize the UK-based proceeds of overseas grand corruption are piecemeal in nature and collectively under-researched. In considering how the UK uses its laws to address the proceeds of overseas political corruption being laundered within its territory, this monograph examines the broader anti-corruption enforcement architecture of a ‘destination’ country for the proceeds of grand corruption. This volume uses the introduction and operation of the politically exposed person-specific unexplained wealth order as a lens through which to assess the UK’s anti-corruption regime. It provides an in-depth critical examination of the pitfalls, the benefits, and the efficacy of the options available to countries acting as haven states for corruptly acquired wealth in deterring the laundering of ‘dirty money’ in their states and interrogates the political motivations underpinning the introduction of those measures. It considers the relative advantages and disadvantages of various legal routes to recovering and, where appropriate, to returning misappropriated assets to states of origin. This work provides an essential resource with which to inform current policy and future reform of anti-corruption regimes both in the UK and in other states harbouring corruptly acquired assets originating overseas.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1741822026-03-19T14:55:34Z Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime Clancy, Áine Grand corruption Proceeds of crime Asset recovery Politically exposed person Official corruption Kleptocracy Civil recovery Unexplained wealth Unexplained wealth orders Anti-corruption thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences::LNFX Criminal procedure The powers available to criminal enforcement authorities to investigate and seize the UK-based proceeds of overseas grand corruption are piecemeal in nature and collectively under-researched. In considering how the UK uses its laws to address the proceeds of overseas political corruption being laundered within its territory, this monograph examines the broader anti-corruption enforcement architecture of a ‘destination’ country for the proceeds of grand corruption. This volume uses the introduction and operation of the politically exposed person-specific unexplained wealth order as a lens through which to assess the UK’s anti-corruption regime. It provides an in-depth critical examination of the pitfalls, the benefits, and the efficacy of the options available to countries acting as haven states for corruptly acquired wealth in deterring the laundering of ‘dirty money’ in their states and interrogates the political motivations underpinning the introduction of those measures. It considers the relative advantages and disadvantages of various legal routes to recovering and, where appropriate, to returning misappropriated assets to states of origin. This work provides an essential resource with which to inform current policy and future reform of anti-corruption regimes both in the UK and in other states harbouring corruptly acquired assets originating overseas. 2026-03-19T14:55:33Z 2026-03-19T14:55:33Z 2026-03-17T10:15:32Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111773 9780198907282 9780198907312 9780198907305 9780198907299 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174182 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111773/1/9780198907282.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/9780198907312.001.0001 10.1093/9780198907312.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 9780198907282 9780198907312 9780198907305 9780198907299 304 Oxford open access
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Proceeds of crime
Asset recovery
Politically exposed person
Official corruption
Kleptocracy
Civil recovery
Unexplained wealth
Unexplained wealth orders
Anti-corruption
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Clancy, Áine
Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime
title Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime
title_full Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime
title_fullStr Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime
title_full_unstemmed Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime
title_short Unexplained Wealth Orders and the UK's Anti-Corruption Regime
title_sort unexplained wealth orders and the uk s anti corruption regime
topic Grand corruption
Proceeds of crime
Asset recovery
Politically exposed person
Official corruption
Kleptocracy
Civil recovery
Unexplained wealth
Unexplained wealth orders
Anti-corruption
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topic_facet Grand corruption
Proceeds of crime
Asset recovery
Politically exposed person
Official corruption
Kleptocracy
Civil recovery
Unexplained wealth
Unexplained wealth orders
Anti-corruption
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences::LNFX Criminal procedure
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