International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4

The Comparative Overview of The Phenomenon of Money Laundering in Certain European Union and Western Balkan's States

  • Author:
  • Fatos Hazir
  • Total Page Count: 15
  • Page Number: 33 to 47

Online published on 10 March, 2016.

Abstract

The Republic of Kosovo has issued several legal acts which are in place to prevent and combat the phenomenon of money laundering. These acts determine the issue of state response and other institutional mechanisms which have competence in the field of law enforcement to strike this criminal phenomenon. Until now, prevention of money laundering is regulated by: UNMIK Regulation, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code, the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Prevention of Terrorist Financing and the Law on Extended Powers for Confiscation of Assets Acquired by Criminal Offence.

Keywords

Money laundering, comparative overview, organized crime, prevention and detection