Civil forfeiture of criminal property : legal measures for targeting the proceeds of crime / edited by Simon N. M. Young.

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2009.

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Forfeiture.

Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Property.

Part I. An introduction to civil forfeiture

1. Perspectives on civil forfeiture

Part II. Global proliferation of civil forfeiture laws

2. An overview of asset forfeiture in the United States

3. Ireland: a multi-disciplinary approach to proceeds of crimes

4. Asset forfeiture in South Africa under the prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998

5. Civil forfeiture - the Australian experience

6. Civil asset forfeiture in Canada

7. Assets recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: the UK experience

8. Is the patient expeced to live? UK civil forfeiture in operation

Part III. Forfeiture of criminal property in Chinese societies: prospects for modern forfeiture laws

9. The confiscation system in mainland China

10. Civil forfeiture for Hong Kong: issues and prospects

11. Civil confiscation of proceeds of crime: a view from Macau

12. The current forfeiture regime in Taiwan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781847208262

xxx, 361 p. ; 24 cm