Civil forfeiture of criminal property
Subtitle: legal measures for targeting the proceeds of crime
By: edited by Simon N.M. Young
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9781848446212; 9781847208262
Subjects: Forfeiture; Criminal Law; Sentences (Criminal procedure); Property; LAW; General
Description: Examines the civil and criminal forfeiture systems in Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. This book analyzes the appeal the forfeiture and confiscation laws have for governments for their potential to disrupt criminal organizations and for their quantifiable benefits to the state.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 8: Is the patient expected to live? UK civil forfeiture in operationChapter 9: The confiscation system in mainland China; Chapter 10: Civil forfeiture for Hong Kong: issues and prospects; Chapter 11: Civil confiscation of proceeds of crime: a view from Macau; Chapter 12: The current forfeiture regime in Taiwan; Index;