PPT-The Treaties, conventions on money laundering and corruption in Europe and globally

Fight against organised crime and corruption strengthening the prosecutors network March4th7 th 2014 Skopje Macedonia Mona Konecny Public Prosecution Office Vienna Austria. Dr. Abdullahi Y. Shehu. Director General, GIABA. Presented to the Commissioners of the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD), Accra, Ghana. 29 April 2013. Presentation Overview. Regional Context – the facts. Prof. . Yemi. Osinbajo, SAN. INTRODUCTION. The global nature of the internet has created an environment which allows criminals to perpetrate almost any illegal activity anywhere in the world even without being physically present at the locus of the crime. . What is money laundering?. It is a process of making dirty money clean.. Money is moved around the financial system again and again in such a manner that its origin gets hidden.. Money generated from illegitimate source is converted into that derived from a legitimate source .. Latin America . Ben Tonner. Attorney. www.samsonandmcgrath.com. 1. OUTLINE. (Anti) Money Laundering. The Financial Action Task Force. AML, Trusts and Estates . AML and Latin America. Changes: the FATF 40 Recommendations. Between 1927 & 1951 is was illegal for a First Nation to even hire a lawyer to negotiate with the government on their behalf.. The . gov’t. felt treaties set the First Nations apart from mainstream Canada.. “Fight against organised crime and corruption: strengthening the prosecutors’ network”. March4th-7. th. . 2014, Skopje, Macedonia . Mona . Konecny. , Public Prosecution Office, Vienna, Austria. Did . the Government . Sign . Treaties?. To obtain . land and resources to build the . railway. To create . farmland for immigrants . To . extend . Canadian territory to the Pacific. . To . claim . natural resources in northern Canada. 46 Volume 4 • Issue 1 regulated businesses Money laundering – concealing the origins of illegally ob - tained funds – is not new. But the focus on money laundering by governments, . Enforcement Directorate. Ahmedabad. , 21. st. Feb 2015. Money Laundering…... . Process by which illegal funds and assets are converted into legitimate funds and assets.. The Need for Money Laundering Act . Anti-money laundering - what you need to know. Why does preventing money laundering matter? . Not a victimless crime. Organised crime has a massive impact on the prosperity of the UK. Reputational risk to the legal sector . Esther Aikiriza Kagira ,. Manager, Strategic Analysis AND STATISTICS. Financial Intelligence Authority -UGANDA. Structure of Presentation. Role of Financial intelligence Authority. Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorism Financing (TF)/PF. 1. What Makes a Treaty?. (1) the states intend the agreement to be legally binding under international law; . (2) the agreement deals with significant matters; . (3) it clearly describes the obligations of the parties; and . Madhab. . Paudel. ,. Kathmandu. UN Convention Against Corruption. UN Convention Against Corruption . (. UNCAC. ) . is the most . comprehensive global level . anti-corruption convention, . . UNCAC. . . between. BRI . Countries. Prof. dr. Stef van Weeghel. Professor International Tax Law University of Amsterdam. Global Tax Policy Leader PwC. Chair Board of Trustees IBFD. Member Advisory Board BRITACOM.