Holdings: Public Wrongs, Private Actions : Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets

Public Wrongs, Private Actions : Civil Lawsuits to Recover Stolen Assets

Corruption and thefts of public assets harm a diffuse set of victims, weakens confidence in public institutions, damages the private investment climate, and threatens the foundations of the society as a whole. In developing countries with scarce p...

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Main Authors:	Brun, Jean Pierre, Dubois, Pascale Helene, van der Does de Willebois, Emile, Hauch, Jeanne, Jaïs, Sarah, Mekki, Yannis, Sotiropoulou, Anastasia, Sylvester, Katherine Rose, Uttamchandani, Mahesh
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	ABUSE ABUSES ACT OF CORRUPTION ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AGENCY PROBLEM ANTI-BRIBERY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTIBRIBERY ANTIBRIBERY LAWS ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AGENCIES ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSIONS ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION ASSETS AUTHORITY BANKS BEST PRACTICES BREACH OF CONTRACT BRIBE BRIBE PAYER BRIBE PAYERS BRIBERY BRIBERY CASES BRIBES BUSINESSMAN CASE LAW CHAPTER 7 CIVIL LAW CIVIL LAW JURISDICTIONS CIVIL LIABILITY CIVIL LITIGATION CIVIL PROCEDURES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLAIM CLAIM FOR DAMAGES CLAIMANT CLAIMANTS CODES COLLATERAL COMMON LAW COMMON LAW COUNTRIES COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS COMMON LAW SYSTEMS COMPARATIVE LAW COMPENSATION COMPENSATION OF DAMAGES COMPLAINTS CONCEALMENT OF ASSETS CONCESSION CONCESSIONS CONFIDENCE CONFISCATION ORDER CONFISCATION ORDERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONTRACTUAL TERMS COPYRIGHT CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTIONS CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIAL CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION COURT DECISION COURT OF APPEALS COURT OF JUSTICE COURT PROCEEDINGS CRIME CRIME CONTROL CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACTION CRIMINAL ACTS CRIMINAL CODES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL LIABILITY CRIMINAL PENALTIES CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CRIMINAL PROCEDURES CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS CRIMINAL PUNISHMENTS CRIMINOLOGY CRONIES DEPOSIT DIFFERENT LEGAL SYSTEMS DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS DOMESTIC LAW ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION ECONOMIC CRIME ECONOMIC CRIMES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMBEZZLEMENT EQUITABLE REMEDY ESTATE ESTATE AGENTS EU EUROPEAN UNION FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRIMES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL SERVICES FINES FOREIGN BANK FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT FOREIGN COURT FOREIGN COURTS FOREIGN LAW FORFEITURE FORGERY FRAUD FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOR GOOD FAITH GRAND CORRUPTION HOME HUMAN RIGHTS IMPRISONMENT INITIATIVE INJUNCTIONS INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS INSURANCE INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TREATIES INVESTIGATING MAGISTRATE INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS INVESTIGATORS INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENT JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL ACTION JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONS JUSTICE KICKBACKS LAW FIRM LAW FIRMS LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEGAL ACTION LEGAL ACTIONS LEGAL ADVICE LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL FEES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PERSON LEGAL PERSONS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS LEGAL PROCESS LEGAL REMEDIES LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGAL THEORIES LEGAL THEORY LIABILITY LITIGATION LOCAL LAWS LOSS OF VALUE MARKET VALUE MINISTERS MISAPPROPRIATION MONETARY SANCTIONS MONEY LAUNDERING MULTINATIONAL MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NATIONAL LEGISLATION NEGLIGENCE OFFENDER OFFENSE OFFENSES ORGANIZED CRIME PARTICULAR ASSET PARTICULAR ASSETS PENALTIES PENALTY PERSONAL GAIN POLICE POLITICIAN PREFERENTIAL PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRISON PRIVATE GAIN PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE LAWYERS PRIVATE PARTIES PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES PROPERTY LAW PROPRIETARY CLAIM PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUNISHMENT RACKETEERING RECEIVER RECEIVERSHIP REMEDIES REMEDY REPATRIATION RESTITUTION OF ASSETS RULINGS SCANDALS SETTLEMENT SPECIFIC ASSET SPECIFIC ASSETS STEALING THEFTS TITLE TRANSFER OF ASSETS TRANSPARENCY TRIAL TRUSTEE TRUSTEES UNJUST ENRICHMENT VICTIMS VIOLATIONS WIFE WILL
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